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==History==
 
==History==
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Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresford]] was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron, on 17 April, 1903.<ref>''Navy List'' (June, 1903).  p. 216.</ref>  On 6 May Beresford was informed by the Admiralty "that for the future the Channel Squadron shall be known as the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]."<ref>Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903.  The National Archives.  ADM 144/16.  f. 60.</ref>
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Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresford]] was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron, on 17 April, 1903.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1903).  p. 216.</ref>  On 6 May Beresford was informed by the Admiralty "that for the future the Channel Squadron shall be known as the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]."<ref>Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903.  {{TNA|ADM 144/16.}} f. 60.</ref>
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
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'''1891.'''<ref>Parkes.  p. 693.</ref>
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'''1891.'''{{ParkesBritishBattleships|p. 693}}
  
 
*[[H.M.S. Anson (1886)|''Anson'']].
 
*[[H.M.S. Anson (1886)|''Anson'']].
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*[[H.M.S. Rodney (1884)|''Rodney'']].
 
*[[H.M.S. Rodney (1884)|''Rodney'']].
  
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'''1896.'''<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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'''1896.'''{{ParkesBritishBattleships|p. 693}}
  
 
*[[H.M.S. Magnificent (1894)|''Magnificent'']].
 
*[[H.M.S. Magnificent (1894)|''Magnificent'']].
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==Senior Officers in Command==
 
==Senior Officers in Command==
 
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<div name=fredbot:office0 nat=UK otitle="Senior Officer in Command, [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]">
 
*{{ViceRN}} [[Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby]], 31 August, 1871.<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 653.</ref>
 
*{{ViceRN}} [[Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby]], 31 August, 1871.<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 653.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, First Baron Alcester|Sir Frederick B. P. Seymour]], 1 October, 1874.<ref>Alcester Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1212.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, First Baron Alcester|Sir Frederick B. P. Seymour]], 1 October, 1874.<ref>Alcester Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1212.</ref>
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*{{AdmRN}} [[Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey|Algernon F. R. de Horsey]], 4 December, 1884.<ref>De Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 312.</ref>
 
*{{AdmRN}} [[Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey|Algernon F. R. de Horsey]], 4 December, 1884.<ref>De Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 312.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles Fellowes]], 1 July, 1885.{{NLOct85|p. 188}}
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles Fellowes]], 1 July, 1885.{{NLOct85|p. 188}}
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*Vice-Admiral Sir William W. N. Hewett, 18 March, 1886.<ref name=Clowes89>Clowes.  ''The Royal Navy''.  '''VII'''.  p. 89.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral Sir William W. N. Hewett, 18 March, 1886.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|John K. E. Baird]], 17 April, 1888.<ref name=Clowes89/>
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*Vice-Admiral [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|John K. E. Baird]], 17 April, 1888.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], 3 May, 1890.<ref name=Clowes89/>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], 3 May, 1890.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Fairfax]], 10 May, 1892.<ref name=Clowes89/>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Fairfax]], 10 May, 1892.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|Sir Robert O'B. FitzRoy]], 12 May, 1894.<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 454.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|Sir Robert O'B. FitzRoy]], 12 May, 1894.<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 454.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|The Right Hon. Lord Walter Kerr]], 27 May, 1895.<ref name=Clowes89/>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Walter Talbot Kerr|The Right Hon. Lord Walter Kerr]], 27 May, 1895.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Sir Henry F. Stephenson]], 7 June, 1897.<ref name=Clowes89/>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Sir Henry F. Stephenson]], 7 June, 1897.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Sir Harry H. Rawson]], 20 December, 1898.<ref name=Clowes89/>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Sir Harry H. Rawson]], 20 December, 1898.{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur K. Wilson]], 18 April, 1901.<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1410.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur K. Wilson]], 18 April, 1901.<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1410.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], 17 April, 1903.<ref>Beresford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 90.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], 17 April, 1903.<ref>Beresford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 90.</ref>
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</div name=fredbot:office0>
  
 
==Seconds-in-Command==
 
==Seconds-in-Command==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
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<div name=fredbot:office! nat=UK otitle="Second-in-Command, [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]">
 
*Rear-Admiral [[John Coke Wilson|John C. Wilson]], 1 April, 1883.{{NLApr83|p. 188}}
 
*Rear-Admiral [[John Coke Wilson|John C. Wilson]], 1 April, 1883.{{NLApr83|p. 188}}
 
*Rear-Admiral [[William Henry Whyte|William H. Whyte]], 13 May, 1884.<ref>Whyte Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1394.</ref>
 
*Rear-Admiral [[William Henry Whyte|William H. Whyte]], 13 May, 1884.<ref>Whyte Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1394.</ref>
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*Rear-Admiral [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.]], 5 June, 1901.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 6 June, 1901.  Issue '''36474''', col E, p. 11.</ref>
 
*Rear-Admiral [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.]], 5 June, 1901.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 6 June, 1901.  Issue '''36474''', col E, p. 11.</ref>
 
*Rear-Admiral [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|The Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]], 5 June, 1902.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 275.</ref>
 
*Rear-Admiral [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|The Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]], 5 June, 1902.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 275.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Revision as of 19:49, 13 May 2014

History

Vice-Admiral The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresford was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron, on 17 April, 1903.[1] On 6 May Beresford was informed by the Admiralty "that for the future the Channel Squadron shall be known as the Channel Fleet."[2]

Composition

1891.[3]

1896.[4]

Senior Officers in Command

Dates of appointment given:

Seconds-in-Command

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (June, 1903). p. 216.
  2. ↑ Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.
  3. ↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 693.
  4. ↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 693.
  5. ↑ Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 653.
  6. ↑ Alcester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1212.
  7. ↑ Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 591.
  8. ↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 192.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1882). p. 188.
  10. ↑ Dowell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 334.
  11. ↑ Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 22.
  12. ↑ De Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 312.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
  14. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  15. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  16. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  17. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  18. ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 454.
  19. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  20. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  21. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  22. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.
  23. ↑ Beresford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 90.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 188.
  25. ↑ Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1394.
  26. ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 604.
  27. ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 478.
  28. ↑ Rowley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 1112.
  29. ↑ D'Arcy-Irvine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 290.
  30. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1890). p. 187.
  31. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1891). p. 187.
  32. ↑ Adeane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 10.
  33. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.
  34. ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 291.
  35. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 May, 1895. Issue 34566, col C, p. 7.
  36. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1896). p. 191.
  37. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 April, 1894. Issue 34246, col B, p. 10.
  38. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 June, 1898. Issue 35531, col D, p. 5.
  39. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.
  40. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 June, 1900. Issue 36158, col G, p. 12.
  41. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 June, 1901. Issue 36474, col E, p. 11.
  42. ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.

Bibliography

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