Plymouth Station
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The Plymouth Station was one of the three Home Ports of the Royal Navy. It encompassed Devonport Royal Dockyard and Pembroke Royal Dockyard and ships not attached to other fleets. Command-in-Chief of the port command was usually vested in an Admiral or a Vice-Admiral.
Commanders-in-Chief, Plymouth
Dates of appointment given:
- Admiral The Right Honourable Lord John Hay, 25 May, 1887.[1]
- Admiral Sir William M. Dowell, 15 December, 1888.[1]
- Admiral His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 4 August, 1890.[1]
- Admiral Sir Algernon McL. Lyons, 2 June, 1893.[1]
- Admiral The Honourable Sir Edmund R. Fremantle, 10 June, 1896.[1]
- Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax, 16 June, 1899.[2]
- Admiral Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott, 28 March, 1900.[1]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward H. Seymour, 28 March, 1903.[3]
- Admiral Sir Lewis A. Beaumont, 20 March, 1905.[4]
- Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 9 April, 1908.[5]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir William H. May, 11 May, 1911.[6]
- Admiral Sir George Le C. Egerton, 20 March, 1913.[7]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 20 March, 1916.[8]
- Admiral The Honourable Sir Alexander E. Bethell, 7 December, 1916.[9]
- Admiral Sir Cecil F. Thursby, 1 August, 1918.[10]
- Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, 30 September, 1920.[11]
- Admiral Sir Richard F. Phillimore, 3 October, 1923.[12]
- Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, 5 October, 1926.[13]
- Admiral Sir Hubert G. Brand, 8 October, 1929.[14]
Flag Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Richard D. King, 1 September, 1888.[15]
- Captain Charles Johnstone, 15 May, 1896.[16]
- Captain Sir Richard Poore, Bart, 10 April, 1900.[17]
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 1 January, 1904.[18]
- Captain Montague E. Browning, 20 March, 1905.[19]
- Captain Edward S. Fitzherbert, 28 May, 1907.[20]
- Captain Eric P. C. Back, 20 March, 1913.[21]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 5 June, 1915.[22]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Clowes. History of the Royal Navy. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 May, 1899. Issue 35835, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 March, 1903. Issue 37039, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 18 March, 1905. Issue 37658, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 April, 1908. Issue 38616, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Plymouth Command" (News in Brief). The Times. Tuesday, 11 April, 1911. Issue 39556, col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "New Admiral of the Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 February, 1913. Issue 35835, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395i.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 2.
- ↑ Browning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 429.
- ↑ "Flag Commands" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 6 July, 1923. Issue 43386, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 October, 1926. Issue 44394, col C, p. 23.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 8 October, 1929. Issue 45328, col E, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th June, 1890. p. 252i.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 22 May, 1896. Issue 34871, col C, p. 13.
- ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1309.
- ↑ Browning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 124.
- ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List, for December, 1914, Corrected to the 18th November, 1914. p. 335.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5. f. 20.
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