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| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Cecil Curtis|nick=Arthur C. Curtis|appt=12 July, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 246}}}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 267}}}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Boys|nick=Henry H. Boys|appt=29 August, 1892<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 11 August, 1892. Issue '''33714''', col F, p. 7.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Home Chisholme St. Clair|nick=William H. C. St. Clair|appt=25 October, 1894<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 22 October, 1894. Issue '''34401''', col B, p. 6.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=1 February, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue '''34798''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Stanley Mann|nick=William F. S. Mann|appt=11 May, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue '''35515''', col A, p. 10.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Campbell|nick=Charles Campbell|appt=6 July, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 13 June, 1899. Issue '''35854''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Charles Bigge|nick=Henry C. Bigge|appt=26 October, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 30 October, 1899. Issue '''35973''', col D, p. 7.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald James Pocklington|nick=Archibald J. Pocklington|appt=26 February, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 21 February, 1901. Issue '''36384''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|nick=Arthur Y. Moggridge|appt=25 January, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 29 January, 1907. Issue '''38242''', col B, p. 6.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Clement Greatorex|nick=Clement Greatorex|appt=22 April, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 353}}}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry James Langford Clarke|nick=Henry J. L. Clarke|appt=2 December, 1908<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 18 November, 1908. Issue '''38807''', col E, p. 4.</ref>}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Howard Colomb|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=29 August, 1911{{NLDec14|p. 366}}}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest Alfred Taylor|nick=Ernest A. Taylor|appt=1 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396''j''}}}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Bowden Smith|nick=William B. Smith|appt=May, 1916}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Victor Campbell|nick=Alexander V. Campbell|appt=19 July, 1916}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Minet Staveley|nick=Cecil M. Staveley|appt=1 April, 1918}} | |
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Revision as of 20:46, 20 May 2014
The Nore Station was one of the three Home Ports of the Royal Navy. Named for the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames, it encompassed Chatham Royal Dockyard and Sheerness Royal Dockyard and ships not attached to other fleets. Command-in-Chief of the command was usually vested in an Admiral or a Vice-Admiral.
History
On 1 January, 1907, the Nore command vacated Admiralty House at Sheerness and moved to Chatham.[1]
Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore
Dates of appointment given:
- Vice-Admiral His Serene Highness Ernest, Prince of Leiningen, 1 July, 1885[2]
- Vice-Admiral Charles L. D. Waddilove, 1 July, 1887
- Admiral Thomas B. Lethbridge, 2 July, 1888[3]
- Vice-Admiral Charles T. Curme, 4 August, 1890[4]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage, 27 February, 1892[5]
- Admiral Sir Richard Wells, 10 December, 1894[6]
- Admiral Sir Henry F. Nicholson, 10 June, 1896[7]
- Admiral Sir Charles F. Hotham, 10 December, 1897[8]
- Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, 13 July, 1899[9]
- Admiral Sir William R. Kennedy, 18 September, 1900[10]
- Admiral Sir Albert H. Markham, 1 November, 1901[11]
- Admiral Sir Hugo L. Pearson, 1 January, 1904[12]
- Admiral Sir Gerard H. U. Noel, 1 January, 1907[13]
- Admiral Charles C. Drury, 2 December, 1908[14]
- Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bart., 29 August, 1911[15]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan, 1 January, 1915[16]
- Admiral Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee, Bart., 1 March, 1918 (Template:SMNLNov11)
- Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, 1 March, 1921[17]
- Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, 5 March, 1924[18]
- Admiral Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 16 May, 1927[19]
- Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt, Bart., 16 May, 1930[20]
- Admiral Sir Hugh J. Tweedie, 16 May, 1933[21]
Flag Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur C. Curtis, 12 July, 1887[22]
- Captain Leicester C. Keppel, 15 July, 1890[23]
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892[24]
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894[25]
- Captain James L. Hammet, 1 February, 1896[26]
- Captain William F. S. Mann, 11 May, 1898[27]
- Captain Charles Campbell, 6 July, 1899[28]
- Captain Henry C. Bigge, 26 October, 1899[29]
- Captain Archibald J. Pocklington, 26 February, 1901[30]
- Captain Arthur Y. Moggridge, 25 January, 1907[31]
- Captain Clement Greatorex, 22 April, 1908[32]
- Captain Henry J. L. Clarke, 2 December, 1908[33]
- Captain Philip H. Colomb, 29 August, 1911[34]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 1 January, 1915[35]
- Captain William B. Smith, May, 1916
- Captain Alexander V. Campbell, 19 July, 1916
- Captain Cecil M. Staveley, 1 April, 1918
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 December, 1906. Issue 38205, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 733.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 870.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 16 December, 1903. Issue 37265, col A, p. 9.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 November, 1908. Issue 38802, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1039.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 202.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 208.
- ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 206.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 194.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 May, 1933. Issue 46444, col A, p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 267.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 11 August, 1892. Issue 33714, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 October, 1894. Issue 34401, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue 34798, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue 35515, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 13 June, 1899. Issue 35854, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 30 October, 1899. Issue 35973, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 February, 1901. Issue 36384, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 29 January, 1907. Issue 38242, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 353.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 November, 1908. Issue 38807, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396j.
Bibliography
See Also
