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Asencion Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic, located roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa. Though it lacks a natural harbour of any consequence, its remote location made it a valuable asset in naval strategy, serving as a coaling station for the Royal Navy during the Dreadnought Era.
Dates of appointment given.
- Commander John B. Creagh, 6 August, 1872[1] – 11 January, 1874
- Captain James W. East, 10 November, 1873[2] – 7 February, 1877
- Captain Henry B. Phillimore, 4 November, 1876[3] – 11 December, 1878[4]
- Captain Arthur G. R. Roe, 9 October, 1878[5] – 28 July, 1882
- Captain George Parsons, 28 July, 1882[6] – 10 November, 1886
- Captain Richard H. Napier, 17 July, 1886[7] – 1 May, 1890
- Captain Richard Evans, 1 May, 1890[8] – June, 1899
- Captain George N. A. Pollard, 30 May, 1899[9] – 12 May, 1902
- Captain Robert K. McAlpine, 4 March, 1902[10] – 14 March, 1905
- Captain, R.M. Reginald H. Morgan, 14 March, 1905 – 13 May, 1908
- Captain, R.M. George Carpenter, 1 April, 1910[11] – 1913
- Captain, R.M. Henry C. Benett, 29 March, 1913[12] – July, 1919
- Major, R.M. Harold G. Grant, mid 1919 – 12 October, 1920
- Major, R.M.L.I. Charles A. Tennyson, mid 1920 – 25 May, 1922
Dates of appointment given.
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh W. Innes-Lillingston, 9 December, 1914[13] – 7 January, 1918[14]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1874). p. 241.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1877). p. 237.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13/372. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1882). p. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1886). p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 359.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 436.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 552.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 552.
- ↑ Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
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