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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:

Vice-Admiral George G. Wellesley, 25 October, 1870^[5]
Vice-Admiral Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby, 31 August, 1871^[6]
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick B. P. Seymour, 1 October, 1874^[7]
Vice-Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord John Hay, 10 November, 1877^[8]
Vice-Admiral Arthur W. A. Hood, 9 December, 1879^[9]
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Henry C. Glynn, 1 December, 1881^[10]
Vice-Admiral Sir William M. Dowell, 17 April, 1882^[11]
Vice-Admiral H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, 3 December, 1884^[12]
Admiral Algernon F. R. de Horsey, 4 December, 1884^[13]
Vice-Admiral Charles Fellowes, 1 July, 1885^[14]
Vice-Admiral John K. E. Baird, 17 April, 1888^[15]
Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 3 May, 1890^[16] – 10 May, 1892^[17]
Vice-Admiral Henry Fairfax, 10 May, 1892^[18] – 12 May, 1894^[19]
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert O'B. FitzRoy, 12 May, 1894^[20]
Vice-Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Kerr, 27 May, 1895^[21]
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephenson, 7 June, 1897^[22]
Vice-Admiral Sir Harry H. Rawson, 20 December, 1898^[23]
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur K. Wilson, 14 April, 1901^[24] – 16 April, 1903^[25]
Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, 17 April, 1903^[26] – 6 May, 1903^[27] (Renamed as Channel Fleet)

Seconds-in-Command

Dates of appointment given:

Rear-Admiral William M. Dowell, 1877
Rear-Admiral Henry Boys, 1878
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Henry C. Glyn, 20 June, 1881.^[28]
Rear-Admiral Francis W. Sullivan, Bart., 1882^{[Citation needed]}
Rear-Admiral John C. Wilson, 1 April, 1883^[29]
Rear-Admiral William H. Whyte, 13 May, 1884^[30]
Rear-Admiral Algernon C. F. Heneage, 3 July, 1885^[31] – 7 August, 1886^[32]
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edmund R. Fremantle, 9 August, 1886^[33]
Rear-Admiral Charles J. Rowley, 18 August, 1887^[34]
Rear-Admiral St. George C. D'Arcy-Irvine, 1 September, 1888^[35]
Rear-Admiral Richard E. Tracey, 12 September, 1889^[36]
Rear-Admiral Loftus F. Jones, 12 September, 1890^[37]
Rear-Admiral Edward S. Adeane, 15 September, 1891^[38]
Rear-Admiral Edward H. Seymour, 16 September, 1892^[39] – 25 April, 1894^[40]
Rear-Admiral Alfred T. Dale, 25 April, 1894^[41] – 20 April, 1895^[42]
Rear-Admiral Arthur H. Alington, 1 May, 1895^[43]
Rear-Admiral Armand T. Powlett, 1 May, 1896^[44]
Rear-Admiral John Fellowes, 19 May, 1897^[45]
Rear-Admiral John W. Brackenbury, 1 June, 1898^[46]
Rear-Admiral Arthur D. Fanshawe, 1 June, 1899^[47] – 31 May, 1900^[48]
Rear-Admiral Albert B. Jenkings, 1 June, 1900^[49]
Rear-Admiral Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart., 5 June, 1901^[50]
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 5 June, 1902^[51]

Footnotes

↑ The Navy List. (June, 1903). p. 216.
↑ Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.
↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 693.
↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 693.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy: A History. VII. p. 89.
↑ Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 653.
↑ Alcester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1212.
↑ Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 591.
↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 192.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1882). p. 188.
↑ Dowell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 334.
↑ Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 22.
↑ De Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 312.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 821.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
↑ Fairfax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 721.
↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 454.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.
↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.
↑ Beresford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 90.
↑ Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1881). p. 188.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 188.
↑ Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1394.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13/332
↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 478.
↑ Rowley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 1112.
↑ D'Arcy-Irvine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 290.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1890). p. 187.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1891). p. 187.
↑ Adeane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 10.
↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.
↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.
↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 291.
↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 161.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 May, 1895. Issue 34566, col C, p. 7.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1896). p. 191.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 April, 1894. Issue 34246, col B, p. 10.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 June, 1898. Issue 35531, col D, p. 5.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.
↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 June, 1900. Issue 36158, col G, p. 12.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 June, 1901. Issue 36474, col E, p. 11.
↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.

Bibliography

[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] Clowes. The Royal Navy: A History. VII. p. 89.

[6] Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 653.

[7] Alcester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1212.

[8] Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 591.

[9] Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 192.

[10] The Navy List. (January, 1882). p. 188.

[11] Dowell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 334.

[12] Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 22.

[13] De Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 312.

[14] The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.

[15] Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.

[16] Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.

[17] Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 821.

[18] Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.

[19] Fairfax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 721.

[20] FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 454.

[21] Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.

[22] Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.

[23] Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.

[24] Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.

[25] Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.

[26] Beresford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 90.

[27] Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.

[28] The Navy List. (July, 1881). p. 188.

[29] The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 188.

[30] Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1394.

[31] The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.

[32] Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13/332

[33] Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 478.

[34] Rowley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 1112.

[35] D'Arcy-Irvine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 290.

[36] The Navy List. (January, 1890). p. 187.

[37] The Navy List. (January, 1891). p. 187.

[38] Adeane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 10.

[39] Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.

[40] Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.

[41] Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 291.

[42] Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 161.

[43] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 May, 1895. Issue 34566, col C, p. 7.

[44] The Navy List. (July, 1896). p. 191.

[45] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 April, 1894. Issue 34246, col B, p. 10.

[46] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 June, 1898. Issue 35531, col D, p. 5.

[47] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.

[48] Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.

[49] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 June, 1900. Issue 36158, col G, p. 12.

[50] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 June, 1901. Issue 36474, col E, p. 11.

[51] Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.

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