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The '''Portsmouth Station''' was one of the three [[Home Ports]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  It encompassed [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] and ships not attached to other fleets.  Command-in-Chief of the port command was usually vested in an {{AdmRN}}.
 
The '''Portsmouth Station''' was one of the three [[Home Ports]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  It encompassed [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] and ships not attached to other fleets.  Command-in-Chief of the port command was usually vested in an {{AdmRN}}.
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Portsmouth served as the operational base for [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XII]], with sub-bases at [[Newhaven]].
  
 
==Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth==
 
==Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station" nat="UK">
*Admiral [[Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|Sir Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby]], 28 November, 1882.<ref name=Clowes85>Clowes.  ''History of the Royal Navy''.  '''VII'''.  p. 85.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Michael Seymour|nick=Sir Michael Seymour|appt=March, 1863|end=March, 1866}}
*Admiral Sir George O. Willes, 28 November, 1885.<ref name=Clowes85/>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Thomas Sabine Pasley|nick=Sir Thomas S. Pasley|appt=March, 1866|end=February, 1869}}
*Admiral [[John Edmund Commerell|Sir John E. Commerell]], 20 June, 1888.<ref name=Clowes85/>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=James Hope|nick=Sir James Hope|appt=February, 1869|end=March, 1872}}
*Admiral [[Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam|The Right Honourable The Earl of Clanwilliam]], 22 June, 1891.<ref name=Clowes85/>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Rodney Mundy|nick=Sir G. Rodney Mundy|appt=March, 1872|end=March, 1875}}
*Admiral [[Nowell Salmon|Sir Nowell Salmon]], 22 June, 1894.<ref name=Clowes85/>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Elliot|nick=Sir George Elliot|appt=1 March, 1875{{NLJan78|p. 125}}|end=March, 1878}}
*Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], 3 August, 1897.<ref name=Clowes85/>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Edward Gennys Fanshawe|nick=Edward G. Fanshawe|appt=March, 1878|end=November, 1879}}
*{{FleetRN}} [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Sir Charles F. Hotham]], 3 October, 1900.<ref>Hotham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 636.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Alfred Phillipps Ryder|nick=Sir Alfred P. Ryder|appt=27 November, 1879{{NLJan80|p. 188}}|end=1882}}
*Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Sir John A. Fisher]], 31 August, 1903.<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}}  f. 9.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|nick=Sir Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby|appt=28 November, 1882{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=November, 1885}}
*Admiral [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Sir Archibald L. Douglas]], 20 October, 1904.<ref>"Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 June, 1904.  Issue '''37425''', col A, p. 10.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Ommanney Willes|nick=Sir George O. Willes|appt=28 November, 1885{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=June, 1888}}
*Admiral [[Day Hort Bosanquet|Sir Day H. Bosanquet]], 9 February, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 February, 1907.  Issue '''38252''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Edmund Commerell|nick=Sir John E. Commerell|appt=20 June, 1888{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=June, 1891}}
*Admiral of the Fleet [[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe]], 23 March, 1908.<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 443.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam|nick=The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Clanwilliam|appt=22 June, 1891{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=June, 1894}}
*Admiral [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|The Honourable Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]], 30 April, 1910.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 275.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Nowell Salmon|nick=Sir Nowell Salmon|appt=22 June, 1894{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=August, 1897}}
*Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]], 13 March, 1911.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 1296/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.|appt=3 August, 1897{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=3 October, 1900<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}} f. 821.</ref>}}
*Admiral of the Fleet [[Hedworth Meux|The Honourable Sir Hedworth Meux]], 30 July, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 16 July, 1912.  Issue '''39952''', col D, p. 13.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{FleetRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Hotham|nick=Sir Charles F. Hotham|appt=3 October, 1900<ref>Hotham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 636.</ref>|end=August, 1903}}
*Admiral [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|The Honourable Sir Stanley C. J. Colville]], 17 February, 1916.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918)p. 2.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|nick=Sir John A. Fisher|appt=31 August, 1903<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}}  f. 9.</ref>|end=March, 1904}}
*Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney, Bart.]], 31 March, 1919.<ref>"Naval Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 27 March, 1919.  Issue '''42059''', col F, p. 13.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Sir Archibald L. Douglas|appt=20 October, 1904<ref>"Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 June, 1904.  Issue '''37425''', col A, p. 10.</ref><ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 337.</ref>|end=8 February, 1907<ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 337.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe]], 28 April, 1920.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 April, 1920.  Issue '''42396''', col G, p. 6.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Sir Day H. Bosanquet|appt=9 February, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 February, 1907.  Issue '''38252''', col B, p. 9.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sir Sydney R. Fremantle]], 28 April, 1923.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 28 April, 1923.  Issue '''43327''', col G, p. 15.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral of the Fleet|name=Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|nick=Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe|appt=23 March, 1908<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 443.</ref>|end=30 April, 1910<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 90.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Sir Osmond de B. Brock]], 28 April, 1926.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 April, 1926.  Issue '''44257''', col E, p. 10.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|nick=The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe|appt=30 April, 1910<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 275.</ref>|end=1 March, 1911<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 529.</ref>|note=deceased in this role}}
*Admiral of the Fleet [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.]], 29 April, 1929.<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 29 April, 1929.  Issue '''45189''', col E, p. 21.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Arthur William Moore|nick=Sir Arthur W. Moore|appt=13 March, 1911<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 1296/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>|ass=3 April, 1911<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>|end=30 July, 1912<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[Arthur Kipling Waistell|Sir Arthur K. Waistell]], 9 June, 1931.<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 June, 1931.  Issue '''45844''', col C, p. 20.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral of the Fleet|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=The Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux|appt=30 July, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 16 July, 1912.  Issue '''39952''', col D, p. 13.</ref>|end=17 February, 1916<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 500.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[John Donald Kelly|Sir John D. Kelly]], 17 January, 1934.<ref>"Portsmouth Command Change" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 17 June, 1933.  Issue '''46473''', col F, p. 12.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Stanley Cecil James Colville|nick=The Hon. Sir Stanley C. J. Colville|appt=17 February, 1916{{NLNov18|p. 2}}|end=31 March, 1919<ref>Colville Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 292.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[William Wordsworth Fisher|Sir William W. Fisher]], 13 July, 1936.<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 231.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Cecil Burney, First Baronet|nick=Sir Cecil Burney, Bart.|appt=31 March, 1919<ref>"Naval Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 27 March, 1919.  Issue '''42059''', col F, p. 13.</ref>|end=28 April, 1920<ref>Burney Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 181.</ref>}}
*Admiral of the Fleet [[William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery|The Right Hon. The Earl of Cork and Orrery]], 3 July, 1937.<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 3 July, 1937.  Issue '''47727''', col F, p. 14.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|nick=The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe|appt=28 April, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 April, 1920.  Issue '''42396''', col G, p. 6.</ref><ref>Gough-Calthorpe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 203.</ref>|end=28 April, 1923<ref>Gough-Calthorpe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 203.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[William Milbourne James|Sir William M. James]], 30 June, 1939.<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 17 February, 1939.  Issue '''48232''', col F, p. 4.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sir Sydney R. Fremantle|appt=28 April, 1923<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 28 April, 1923.  Issue '''43327''', col G, p. 15.</ref>|end=28 April, 1926<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 293.</ref>}}
*Admiral [[Charles James Colebrooke Little|Sir Charles J. C. Little]], 1942.
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|nick=Sir Osmond de B. Brock|appt=28 April, 1926<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 April, 1926.  Issue '''44257''', col E, p. 10.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{FleetRN}}|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.|appt=29 April, 1929<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 29 April, 1929.  Issue '''45189''', col E, p. 21.</ref><ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 291.</ref>|end=9 June, 1931<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 291.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Arthur Kipling Waistell|nick=Sir Arthur K. Waistell|appt=9 June, 1931<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 June, 1931.  Issue '''45844''', col C, p. 20.</ref>|end=17 January, 1934<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 244.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Donald Kelly|nick=Sir John D. Kelly|appt=17 January, 1934<ref>"Portsmouth Command Change" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 17 June, 1933.  Issue '''46473''', col F, p. 12.</ref><ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}}  f. 109.</ref>|end=July, 1936}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=William Wordsworth Fisher|nick=Sir William W. Fisher|appt=13 July, 1936<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 231.</ref>|end=June, 1937}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral of the Fleet|name=William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery|nick=The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Cork and Orrery|appt=3 July, 1937<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 3 July, 1937.  Issue '''47727''', col F, p. 14.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=William Milbourne James|nick=Sir William M. James|appt=30 June, 1939<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 17 February, 1939.  Issue '''48232''', col F, p. 4.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Charles James Colebrooke Little|nick=Sir Charles J. C. Little|appt=1 October, 1942<ref>Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/95.|D7603802}} f. 300.</ref>|end=15 April, 1945<ref>Little Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/95.|D7603802}} f. 300.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Sir Geoffrey Layton|appt=March, 1945|end=May, 1947}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Bruce Austin Fraser, First Baron Fraser|nick=Sir Bruce A. Fraser|appt=May, 1947|end=July, 1948}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Sir Algernon U. Willis|appt=July, 1948|end=September, 1950}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Arthur John Power|nick=Sir Arthur J. Power|appt=September, 1950|end=September, 1952}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Hereward Edelsten|nick=Sir John H. Edelsten|appt=September, 1952|end=September, 1954}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Elvey Creasy|nick=Sir George E. Creasy|appt=September, 1954|end=July, 1957}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Guy Grantham|nick=Sir Guy Grantham|appt=July, 1957|end=March, 1959|succBy=Sir Manley L. Power}}
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==Flag Captains==
 
==Flag Captains==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
*Captain [[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]], 19 February, 1894.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 18th February, 1896''.  p. 268''g''.</ref>
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*Captain [[William Henry May|William H. May]], 13 March, 1897.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 860.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|nick=Henry St. L. B. Palliser|appt=1 August, 1891|end=29 December, 1891}}
*Captain [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman]], 10 August, 1897.<ref>Bridgeman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 167.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wollaston Comyns Karslake|nick=Wollaston C. Karslake|appt=19 February, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 268''g''}}|end=13 March, 1897}}
*Captain [[Edward Pitcairn Jones|Edward P. Jones]], 3 October, 1900.<ref>''The Navy List for May, 1902, Corrected to the 18th April, 1902''.  p. 310.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=13 March, 1897<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 860.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot]], 21 May, 1903.<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|nick=Francis C. B. Bridgeman|appt=10 August, 1897<ref>Bridgeman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 167.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]], 20 May, 1905.<ref>Phillimore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Pitcairn Jones|nick=Edward P. Jones|appt=3 October, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 310}}|end=21 May, 1903}}
*Captain [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|A. Gordon H. W. Moore]], 8 February, 1907.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot|appt=21 May, 1903<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>|appt=20 May, 1905<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>}}
*Captain [[William Henry Baker-Baker|William H. Baker-Baker]], 12 August, 1907.<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Fortescue Phillimore|nick=Richard F. Phillimore|appt=20 May, 1905<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>|end=8 February, 1907<ref>Phillimore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>}}
*Captain [[Edmond Hyde Parker|E. Hyde Parker]], 23 March, 1908.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=A. Gordon H. W. Moore|appt=8 February, 1907<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>|end=12 August, 1907}}
*Captain [[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]], 30 April, 1910.<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry Baker-Baker|nick=William H. Baker-Baker|appt=12 August, 1907<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|end=23 March, 1908<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 24 March, 1911.<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmond Hyde Parker|nick=E. Hyde Parker|appt=23 March, 1908<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>|end=3 April, 1910<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref}}
*Captain [[Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton]], 1 September, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List, for December, 1914, Corrected to the 18th November, 1914''.  p. 390.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John de Mestre Hutchison|nick=John de M. Hutchison|appt=30 April, 1910<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>|end=28 March, 1911<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=24 March, 1911<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|nick=Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton|appt=1 September, 1913<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>{{NLDec14|p. 390}}|end=3 September, 1916<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>}}
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[[Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899)]] and [[Henry Coey Kane]] also held this position at some point.{{FC}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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Revision as of 07:59, 6 August 2019

The Portsmouth Station was one of the three Home Ports of the Royal Navy. It encompassed Portsmouth Royal Dockyard and ships not attached to other fleets. Command-in-Chief of the port command was usually vested in an Admiral.

Portsmouth served as the operational base for Auxiliary Patrol Area XII, with sub-bases at Newhaven.

Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth

Dates of appointment given:

Flag Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899) and Henry Coey Kane also held this position at some point.[Fact Check]

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1878). p. 125.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1880). p. 188.
  3. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
  4. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
  5. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
  6. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
  7. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
  8. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
  9. Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 821.
  10. Hotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 636.
  11. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 9.
  12. "Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 June, 1904. Issue 37425, col A, p. 10.
  13. Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
  14. Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
  15. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 February, 1907. Issue 38252, col B, p. 9.
  16. Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
  17. Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
  18. Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.
  19. Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 529.
  20. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 1296/39. f. 915.
  21. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 915.
  22. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1912. Issue 39952, col D, p. 13.
  23. Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 500.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.
  25. Colville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 292.
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