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The '''Australian Station''' was first established as a separate Royal Navy station on 26 March 1859 under Commodore William Loring, C.B..{{ClowesVII|p. 89}} | |||
==Commanders-in-Chief== | ==Commanders-in-Chief== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station" nat="UK">{{ | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Coke Wilson|nick=John C. Wilson|end= | {{Tenure|rank=Commodore|name=Frederick Henry Stirling|nick=Frederick H. Stirling|appt=8 April, 1870{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|end=22 May, 1873{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|precBy=Rowley Lambert}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=James Elphinstone Erskine|nick=James E. Erskine|appt=21 January, 1882{{NLMar83|p. 188}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Commodore|name=James Graham Goodenough|nick=James G. Goodenough|appt=22 May, 1873{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|end=7 September, 1875{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|note=died in command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Tryon|nick=George Tryon|appt=12 November, 1884{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Commodore|name=Anthony Hiley Hoskins|nick=Anthony H. Hoskins|appt=7 September, 1875{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|end=12 September, 1878{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry Fairfax|nick=Henry Fairfax|appt=1 February, 1887{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Coke Wilson|nick=John C. Wilson|appt=12 September, 1878{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|end=21 January, 1882{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=James Elphinstone Erskine|nick=James E. Erskine|appt=21 January, 1882{{NLMar83|p. 188}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Tryon|nick=George Tryon|appt=12 November, 1884{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}<ref>Tryon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/13.}} f. 394.</ref>|end=4 June, 1887<ref>Tryon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/13.}} f. 394.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry Fairfax|nick=Henry Fairfax|appt=1 February, 1887{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}|ass=4 June, 1887<ref>Taken from predecessor discharge date. Tryon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/13.}} f. 394.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott|nick=Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott|appt=10 September, 1889{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott|nick=Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott|appt=10 September, 1889{{ClowesVII|p. 89}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|nick=Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|appt=12 September, 1892{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|nick=Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|appt=12 September, 1892{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|nick=Cyprian A. G. Bridge|appt=1 November, 1894{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|nick=Cyprian A. G. Bridge|appt=1 November, 1894{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}|ass=14 January, 1895|end=1 November, 1897}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=1 November, 1897{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=1 November, 1897{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}|ass=11 January, 1898|end=19 February, 1901}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=1 October, 1900{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=1 October, 1900{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}|ass=19 January, 1901<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>|end=19 January, 1903<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|nick=Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe|appt=16 January, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue '''36980''', col B, p. 9.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|nick=Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe|appt=16 January, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue '''36980''', col B, p. 9.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=10 September, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 14 August, 1905. Issue '''37785''', col E, p. 9.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=10 September, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 14 August, 1905. Issue '''37785''', col E, p. 9.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Lionel Halsey|nick=Lionel Halsey|appt=1 September, 1918{{SMNLNov18|p. 5}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet|end=21 March, 1919<ref>Halsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576543}} f. 243.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Lionel Halsey|nick=Lionel Halsey|appt=1 September, 1918{{SMNLNov18|p. 5}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet|end=21 March, 1919<ref>Halsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576543}} f. 243.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Saumarez Dumaresq|nick=John S. Dumaresq|appt=22 February, 1919{{CN}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Saumarez Dumaresq|nick=John S. Dumaresq|appt=22 February, 1919{{CN}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=1922{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=1 March, 1922<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|end=24 August, 1924<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
===February, 1900=== | |||
{{NLFeb00|p. 218}} | |||
*{{UK-Karakatta}} | |||
*{{UK-Katoomba}} | |||
*{{UK-1Lizard}} | |||
*{{UK-Mildura}} | |||
*{{UK-1Mohawk}} | |||
*{{UK-2Porpoise}} | |||
*{{UK-1Pylades}} | |||
*{{UK-Ringdove}} | |||
*{{UK-RoyalArthur}} | |||
*{{UK-Tauranga}} | |||
*{{UK-1Torch}} | |||
*{{UK-Wallaroo}} | |||
===January, 1901=== | |||
{{NLJan01|p. 218}} | |||
*{{UK-1Archer}} | |||
*{{UK-Boomerang}} | |||
*{{UK-Karakatta}} | |||
*{{UK-Katoomba}} | |||
*{{UK-Mildura}} | |||
*{{UK-2Porpoise}} | |||
*{{UK-1Pylades}} | |||
*{{UK-Ringarooma}} | |||
*{{UK-Ringdove}} (ordered home) | |||
*{{UK-RoyalArthur}} | |||
*{{UK-Sparrow}} | |||
*{{UK-Tauranga}} | |||
*{{UK-1Torch}} | |||
===June, 1906=== | |||
{{NLJun06|pp. 268, 269''a''}} | |||
*{{UK-Powerful}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]] | *{{UK-Powerful}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
*{{UK- | *{{UK-1Cambrian}} | ||
*{{UK-Challenger}} | *{{UK-Challenger}} | ||
*{{UK- | *{{UK-1Encounter}} | ||
*{{UK- | *{{UK-1Pegasus}} | ||
*{{UK-Pioneer}} | *{{UK-Pioneer}} | ||
*{{UK-Prometheus}} | *{{UK-Prometheus}} | ||
*{{UK-Psyche}} | *{{UK-Psyche}} | ||
*{{UK-Pyramus}} | *{{UK-Pyramus}} | ||
*{{UK- | *{{UK-1Torch}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Fleets and Stations]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Fleets and Stations]] | ||
[[Category:Pages with Offices]] | [[Category:Pages with Offices]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 13 April 2021
The Australian Station was first established as a separate Royal Navy station on 26 March 1859 under Commodore William Loring, C.B..[1]
Commanders-in-Chief
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore Frederick H. Stirling, 8 April, 1870[2] – 22 May, 1873[3]
- Commodore James G. Goodenough, 22 May, 1873[4] – 7 September, 1875[5] (died in command)
- Commodore Anthony H. Hoskins, 7 September, 1875[6] – 12 September, 1878[7]
- Rear-Admiral John C. Wilson, 12 September, 1878[8] – 21 January, 1882[9]
- Commodore, Second Class James E. Erskine, 21 January, 1882[10]
- Rear-Admiral George Tryon, 12 November, 1884[11][12] – 4 June, 1887[13]
- Rear-Admiral Henry Fairfax, 1 February, 1887[14]
- Rear-Admiral Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott, 10 September, 1889[15]
- Rear-Admiral Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, 12 September, 1892[16]
- Rear-Admiral Cyprian A. G. Bridge, 1 November, 1894[17] – 1 November, 1897
- Rear-Admiral Hugo L. Pearson, 1 November, 1897[18] – 19 February, 1901
- Vice-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 October, 1900[19] – 19 January, 1903[20]
- Admiral Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe, 16 January, 1903[21]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 10 September, 1905[22]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bart., 1 January, 1908[23] – 23 February, 1911[24]
- Admiral Sir George F. King-Hall, 31 December, 1910[25]
- Vice-Admiral George E. Patey, June, 1913[26]
- Rear-Admiral William C. Pakenham, 1915[Citation needed]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur C. Leveson, 1 December, 1916[27] – 1 September, 1918[28]
- Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey, 1 September, 1918[29] – 21 March, 1919[30]
- Rear-Admiral John S. Dumaresq, 22 February, 1919[Citation needed]
- Rear-Admiral Albert P. Addison, 1 March, 1922[31] – 24 August, 1924[32]
Composition
February, 1900
- Karakatta
- Katoomba
- Lizard
- Mildura
- Mohawk
- Porpoise
- Pylades
- Ringdove
- Royal Arthur
- Tauranga
- Torch
- Wallaroo
January, 1901
- Archer
- Boomerang
- Karakatta
- Katoomba
- Mildura
- Porpoise
- Pylades
- Ringarooma
- Ringdove (ordered home)
- Royal Arthur
- Sparrow
- Tauranga
- Torch
June, 1906
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 188.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Tryon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13. f. 394.
- ↑ Tryon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13. f. 394.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue 36980, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 August, 1905. Issue 37785, col E, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 December, 1907. Issue 38516, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 25 November, 1910. Issue 39439, col E, p. 16.
- ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 85.
- ↑ Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
- ↑ Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 5.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). pp. 268, 269a.
