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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=Lord Charles Beresford|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=Lord Charles Beresford|appt=14 December, 1904|precBy=Preceded by New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Henry May|nick=Sir William H. May|appt=1 March, 1905}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Henry May|nick=Sir William H. May|appt=1 March, 1905}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral the Hon.|name=Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|nick=Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe|appt=23 February, 1907<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 529.</ref>|end=19 November, 1908<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 529.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral the Hon.|name=Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|nick=Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe|appt=23 February, 1907<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 529.</ref>|end=19 November, 1908<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 529.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|nick=H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg|appt=15 November, 1908<ref>Milford Haven Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/86.}} f. 207.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|nick=H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg|appt=15 November, 1908<ref>Milford Haven Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/86.}} f. 207.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|nick=Sir John R. Jellicoe|appt=20 December, 1910<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 693.</ref>|end=19 December, 1911<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 693.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, Atlantic Fleet}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|nick=Sir John R. Jellicoe|appt=20 December, 1910<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 693.</ref>|end=19 December, 1911<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 693.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, Atlantic Fleet}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting Vice-Admiral|name=Cecil Burney, First Baronet|nick=Cecil Burney|appt=19 December, 1911<ref>Burney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578793}} f. 180.</ref>|ass=19 December, 1911<ref>Burney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578793}} f. 180.</ref>|end=13 June, 1913<ref>Burney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578793}} f. 180.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, Atlantic Fleet}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|nick=Sir Charles E. Madden|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>"End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue '''42065''', col D, p. 13.</ref><ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 124.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 124.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|nick=Sir Charles E. Madden|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>"End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue '''42065''', col D, p. 13.</ref><ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 124.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 124.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=Sir John M. de Robeck|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>"Flag Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 21 December, 1921. Issue '''42909''', col D, p. 14.</ref>|end=15 August, 1924<ref>de Robeck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 285.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=Sir John M. de Robeck|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>"Flag Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 21 December, 1921. Issue '''42909''', col D, p. 14.</ref>|end=15 August, 1924<ref>de Robeck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 285.</ref>}} | ||
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− | ==Chiefs of Staff== | + | ==Other Personnel== |
+ | ===Chiefs of Staff=== | ||
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCoS otitle="Chief of Staff to C-in-C, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=1 May, 1920<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 460.</ref>|end=14 August, 1922<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 460.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur John Davies|nick=Arthur J. Davies|appt=15 August, 1926<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 413.</ref>|end=15 August, 1927<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 413.</ref>|note=initially as {{Com1RN}} until promoted to flag rank}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur John Davies|nick=Arthur J. Davies|appt=15 August, 1926<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 413.</ref>|end=15 August, 1927<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 413.</ref>|note=initially as {{Com1RN}} until promoted to flag rank}} | ||
− | </div name=fredbot: | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Geoffrey Blake|nick=Geoffrey Blake|appt=15 December, 1927{{NLJan28|p. 255}}|end=}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Ragnar Musgrave Colvin|nick=Ragnar M. Colvin|appt=26 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 254}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Dudley Burton Napier North|nick=Dudley Burton Napier North|appt=14 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 255}}|end=1933}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Thomas Frederick Parker Calvert|nick=Thomas F. P. Calvert|appt=19 August, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Bertram Home Ramsay|nick=Bertram H. Ramsay|appt=16 August, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCoS> | ||
− | ==Captains of the Fleet== | + | ===Captains of the Fleet=== |
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCaptF otitle="Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Clutterbuck Davenport|nick=Robert C. Davenport|appt=14 December, 1928|end=7 May, 1930}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Henry Wise Parker|nick=Henry W. Parker|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/156.|}} f. 156.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 847-9}}|end=1 August, 1921<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/156.|}} f. 156.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
− | </div name=fredbot: | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Eric John Arthur Fullerton|nick=Eric J. A. Fullerton|appt=1 August, 1921<ref>Fullerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 518.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 796}}|end=1 August, 1923<ref>Fullerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 518.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Arthur Marten|nick=Francis A. Marten|appt=1 August, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 261}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Norman James|nick=Thomas N. James|appt=1 August, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 263}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sidney Julius Meyrick|nick=Sidney J. Meyrick|appt=1 July, 1927{{NLJan28|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Clutterbuck Davenport|nick=Robert C. Davenport|appt=14 December, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 255}}|end=7 May, 1930}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred Englefield Evans|appt=26 April, 1930{{NLJan33|p. 255}}<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=19 August, 1933<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ronald Wolseley Oldham|nick=Ronald W. Oldham|appt=19 August, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCaptF> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Fleet Gunnery Officer=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Fleet Gunnery Officer, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Guy Charles Cecil Royle|nick=Guy C. C. Royle|appt=8 April, 1919{{NLJan20|p. 850}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Alan Ramsay Dewar|nick=Alan R. Dewar|appt=15 April, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 847-9}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Francis Thomas Butler Tower|nick=Francis T. B. Tower|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 796}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Eric William Westgarth Ling|nick=Eric W. W. Ling|appt=15 August, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 265}}|end=30 March, 1926}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Gerard Walter Trevelyan Robertson|nick=Gerard W. T. Robertson|appt=21 October, 1927{{NLJan28|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Charles Arthur Aiskew Larcom|nick=Charles A. A. Larcom|appt=20 August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=FitzRoy Evelyn Patrick Hutton|nick=FitzRoy E. P. Hutton|appt=23 April, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 254}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars|nick=Edward G. H. Bellars|appt=16 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Eric Gordon Jeffery|nick=Eric G. Jeffery|appt=17 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeFGO> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Fleet Torpedo Officer=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Fleet Torpedo Officer, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Gordon Reinhold Bald|nick=Gordon R. Bald|appt=8 April, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 847-9}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Arnold Maitland-Dougall|nick=Arnold Maitland-Dougall|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>Maitland-Dougall Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/26.|}} f. 26.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 796}}|end=March, 1923<ref>Maitland-Dougall Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/26.|}} f. 26.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Charles Otway Alexander|nick=Charles O. Alexander|appt=15 August, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 265}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=26 August, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 264}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Henry Bernard Rawlings|nick=Henry B. Rawlings|appt=21 October, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 255}}|end=1 May, 1929}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=John Cassilis Maclean|nick=John C. Maclean|appt=20 April, 1931<ref>Maclean Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/56/6.|}} f. 6.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 255}}|end=3 April, 1933<ref>Mackenzie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/31.|}} f. 31.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Roderick Edward Francois McQuhae Mackenzie|nick=Roderick E. F. McQu. Mackenzie|appt=3 April, 1933<ref>Mackenzie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/31.|}} f. 31.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=5 January, 1935<ref>Mackenzie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/31.|}} f. 31.</ref>|note=vice Maclean}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeFTO> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Fleet Signal Officer=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeFSO otitle="Fleet Signal Officer, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Arthur Malcolm Peters|nick=Arthur M. Peters|appt=8 April, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 847-9}}|end=1 September, 1921|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Roden Henry Victor Buxton|nick=Roden H. V. Buxton|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 261}}<ref>Buxton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/26.|}} f. 25.</ref>|end=16 August, 1924<ref>Buxton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/26.|}} f. 25.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Douglas Cuthbert Lang|nick=Douglas C. Lang|appt=15 August, 1924{{NLJul27|p. 263}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Cyril Aubrey Hamilton Brooking|nick=Cyril A. H. Brooking|appt=15 August, 1927<ref>Brooking Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=7 April, 1929<ref>Brooking Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Leslie Swain Saunders|nick=Leslie S. Saunders|appt=27 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 254}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Douglas Henry Everett|nick=Douglas H. Everett|appt=18 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Herbert Francis Hope Layman|nick=Herbert F. H. Layman|appt=14 September, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeFSO> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Fleet W/T Officer=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeFWT otitle="Fleet W/T Officer, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Llewellyn Vaughan Morgan|nick=Llewellyn V. Morgan|appt=15 August, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 265}}|end=1926}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Charles Saumarez Daniel|nick=Charles S. Daniel|appt=1 October, 1926<ref>Daniel Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/148.|}} f. 150.</ref>{{NLJan28|p. 255}}|end=3 November, 1928<ref>Daniel Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/148.|}} f. 150.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip Foster Glover|nick=Philip F. Glover|appt=3 November, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 255}}|end=6 December, 1929<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Dangerfield|nick=Edward Dangerfield|appt=26 August, 1930<ref>Dangerfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/17.|}} f. 17.</ref>|end=1 December, 1932<ref>Dangerfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/17.|}} f. 17.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Geoffrey Frederic Burghard|nick=Geoffrey F. Burghard|appt=1 December, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeFWT> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Fleet Navigating Officer=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Called "Master of the Fleet" before Cloete. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeFNO otitle="Fleet Navigating Officer, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Headley Norman|nick=Alfred H. Norman|appt=8 April, 1919{{NLJan20|p. 850}}|end=1 May, 1920|as=Master of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=James Andrew Gardiner Troup|nick=James A. G. Troup|appt=1 May, 1920|end=15 August, 1922|as=Master of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Oswald Henry Dawson|nick=Oswald H. Dawson|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 796}}|end=15 August, 1923|as=Master of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=John H. D. Cunningham|appt=15 August, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 261}}|end=15 August, 1924|as=Master of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Edward Balfour Cloete|nick=Edward B. Cloete|appt=15 August, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 265}}|end=15 August, 1925}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Guy Protheroe Vivian|nick=John G. P. Vivian|appt=14 August, 1925<ref>Vivian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 264}}|end=21 October, 1927<ref>Vivian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Wittewronge Clayton|nick=John W. Clayton|appt=14 January, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=William Simon Fraser Macleod|nick=William S. F. Macleod|appt=14 August, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 255}}|end=4 April, 1932}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Herbert Disney Vaughan-Hughes|nick=Herbert D. Vaughan-Hughes|appt=26 August, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeFNO> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
Latest revision as of 09:15, 13 July 2024
The Atlantic Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy from 1905 to 1912, when it was absorbed into the Home Fleets, and from 1919 to 1932, when it was renamed the Home Fleet.
Institution and Background
On 6 December, 1904, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Earl of Selborne, publicly announced a redistribution of the Royal Navy's fleets. The Channel Fleet was renamed the Atlantic Fleet and was to be permanently based on Gibraltar. The Flag Officer in command was given the status and title of a Commander in Chief.[1] Lord Charles Beresford, Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet, was informed on 14 December that: "These changes are to come in force forthwith."[2]
The Atlantic Fleet's task was to cruise between its base at Gibraltar and the base at Berehaven in Ireland, with the ability to reinforce either the Channel Fleet or the Mediterranean. To this end it was decreed in early 1905 that the Atlantic Fleet would hold combined manœuvres twice a year with the Mediterranean Fleet, at the end of April and the beginning of August, and once a year with the Channel Fleet in February.
Its geographical sphere of operations was loosely defined as west to the Azores, north to Cape Finisterre, east to Sicily and south to the Canary Islands. In time of peace, Gibraltar came under the direct command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, but is was decided that in the event of war the key strategic port would pass to the control of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet.
From 11 July, 1905 the Fleet, composed mainly of battleships paid a visit to the French port of Brest to foster goodwill, and spent a week there as guests of the French Navy.
Further Changes
In 1906 the fleets were reorganised again to an extent, with reserve elements of the home forces united into the Home Fleet - the active force being provided by two battleships each from the three ocean-going fleets (Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean), with the rest of its fighting ability relying on the Nucleus-crew System instituted by Fisher.
In July, 1907 the Atlantic Fleet, under Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe was dispatched to the City of Quebec to celebrate the Canadian Province's Tercentenary.
Interestingly, the appointment of Captain Herbert W. Savory, Vice-Admiral Curzon-Howe's Flag Captain, as Chief of the Staff was refused.[3]
In March, 1909 the Channel Fleet was absorbed into the Home Fleet, giving Britain her front-line naval force to face the Imperial German Navy. The Atlantic Fleet, while retaining its independent status, was now assigned to act as a fully-manned and trained adjunct to the Home Fleet in the time of war, and to reflect this its main base of operations was moved to Dover. When Prince Louis of Battenberg was succeeded in command of the fleet by Sir John Jellicoe on 20 December, 1910, the officer in command lost the status of Commander-in-Chief.[4]
On 1 May, 1912 the fleets were again reorganised to completely unify the home command. The Battle Squadron, Atlantic Fleet became the Third Battle Squadron of the First Fleet and the fleet went out of existence until the name was given to the fleet in home waters in 1919, after the dispersal of the Grand Fleet.
Composition
December, 1904
- H.M.S. King Edward VII, Flagship, Vice-Admiral
- H.M.S. Victorious, Flagship, Rear-Admiral
- H.M.S. Prince George
- H.M.S. Magnificent
- H.M.S. Majestic
- H.M.S. Illustrious
- H.M.S. Cæsar
- H.M.S. Hannibal
On 17 July, 1905 Prince George was replaced by H.M.S. New Zealand.
1907
- H.M.S. Exmouth, Flagship, Vice-Admiral
- H.M.S. Albemarle
- H.M.S. Cornwallis
- H.M.S. Duncan
- H.M.S. Russell
- H.M.S. Albion
1910
At the time of manœuvres on 4 July, 1910.
- Prince of Wales, Flagship, Vice-Admiral
- London, Flagship, Rear-Admiral
- Queen
- Formidable
- Implacable
- Venerable
1912
- H.M.S. Prince of Wales, Flagship, Vice-Admiral
- H.M.S. London, Flagship, Rear-Admiral
- H.M.S. Implacable
- H.M.S. Formidable
- H.M.S. Queen
Commanders of the Atlantic Fleet
The Fleet was generally under command of the "Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet" except for a period in 1910-1912, where the position was dubbed "Vice-Admiral Commanding, Atlantic Fleet".
- Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, 14 December, 1904
- Vice-Admiral Sir William H. May, 1 March, 1905
- Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 23 February, 1907[5] – 19 November, 1908[6]
- Vice-Admiral H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg, 15 November, 1908[7]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 20 December, 1910[8] – 19 December, 1911[9]
- Acting Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney, 19 December, 1911[10] – 13 June, 1913[11]
- Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, 8 April, 1919[12][13] – 15 August, 1922[14]
- Admiral Sir John M. de Robeck, 15 August, 1922[15] – 15 August, 1924[16]
- Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, 15 August, 1924[17][18] – 15 August, 1927[19]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand, 15 August, 1927[20]
- Admiral Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 17 April, 1929[21] – 27 May, 1930[22]
- Admiral Sir Michael H. Hodges, 26 May, 1930[23] – 6 October, 1931[24]
- Admiral Sir John D. Kelly, 6 October, 1931[25][26] – 13 September, 1933[27]
Seconds-in-Command, Atlantic Fleet
- Rear-Admiral Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 25 June, 1904[28] – 25 August, 1905[29]
- Rear-Admiral Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., 26 August, 1905[30] – 25 August, 1906[31]
- Rear-Admiral George Le C. Egerton, 25 August, 1906[32] – 28 August, 1907[33]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 25 August, 1907[34] – 25 August, 1908[35]
- Rear-Admiral William B. Fisher, 25 August, 1908[36] – 26 August, 1909[37]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Colin R. Keppel, 26 August, 1909[38] – 12 September, 1910[39]
- Rear-Admiral Sackville H. Carden, 26 August, 1910
- Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 29 August, 1911[40] – 29 August, 1912[41]
Destroyer Flotilla Commanders
- Captain Hugh J. Tweedie, 8 December, 1917[42] (as Commodore, First Class)
- Rear-Admiral Michael H. Hodges, 1 May, 1920[43] – 15 July, 1922[44]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur K. Waistell, 15 July, 1922[45] – 19 April, 1923[46]
- Commodore, Second Class Colin K. MacLean, 1 September, 1924[47] – 1 September, 1926[48]
Other Personnel
Chiefs of Staff
- Commodore, First Class Cyril T. M. Fuller, 1 May, 1920[49] – 14 August, 1922[50]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur J. Davies, 15 August, 1926[51] – 15 August, 1927[52] (initially as Commodore, First Class until promoted to flag rank)
- Commodore, Second Class Geoffrey Blake, 15 December, 1927[53]
- Rear-Admiral Ragnar M. Colvin, 26 May, 1930[54]
- Rear-Admiral Dudley Burton Napier North, 14 December, 1932[55] – 1933
- Commodore, First Class Thomas F. P. Calvert, 19 August, 1933[56]
- Rear-Admiral Bertram H. Ramsay, 16 August, 1935[57]
Captains of the Fleet
- Commodore, Second Class Henry W. Parker, 8 April, 1919[58][59] – 1 August, 1921[60]
- Captain Eric J. A. Fullerton, 1 August, 1921[61][62] – 1 August, 1923[63]
- Captain Francis A. Marten, 1 August, 1923[64]
- Captain Thomas N. James, 1 August, 1925[65]
- Captain Sidney J. Meyrick, 1 July, 1927[66]
- Captain Robert C. Davenport, 14 December, 1928[67] – 7 May, 1930
- Captain Alfred Englefield Evans, 26 April, 1930[68][69] – 19 August, 1933[70]
- Captain Ronald W. Oldham, 19 August, 1933[71]
Fleet Gunnery Officer
- Commander (G) Guy C. C. Royle, 8 April, 1919[72]
- Commander (G) Alan R. Dewar, 15 April, 1919[73]
- Commander (G) Francis T. B. Tower, 15 August, 1922[74]
- Commander (G) Eric W. W. Ling, 15 August, 1924[75] – 30 March, 1926
- Commander (G) Gerard W. T. Robertson, 21 October, 1927[76]
- Commander (G) Charles A. A. Larcom, 20 August, 1928[77]
- Commander (G) FitzRoy E. P. Hutton, 23 April, 1930[78]
- Commander (G) Edward G. H. Bellars, 16 July, 1932[79]
- Commander (G) Eric G. Jeffery, 17 April, 1934[80]
Fleet Torpedo Officer
- Commander (T) Gordon R. Bald, 8 April, 1919[81]
- Commander (T) Arnold Maitland-Dougall, 15 August, 1922[82][83] – March, 1923[84]
- Commander (T) Charles O. Alexander, 15 August, 1924[85]
- Commander (T) Edward de F. Renouf, 26 August, 1925[86]
- Commander (T) Henry B. Rawlings, 21 October, 1927[87] – 1 May, 1929
- Commander (T) John C. Maclean, 20 April, 1931[88][89] – 3 April, 1933[90]
- Commander (T) Roderick E. F. McQu. Mackenzie, 3 April, 1933[91][92] – 5 January, 1935[93] (vice Maclean)
Fleet Signal Officer
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Arthur M. Peters, 8 April, 1919[94] – 1 September, 1921
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Roden H. V. Buxton, 15 August, 1922[95][96] – 16 August, 1924[97]
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Douglas C. Lang, 15 August, 1924[98]
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Cyril A. H. Brooking, 15 August, 1927[99] – 7 April, 1929[100]
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Leslie S. Saunders, 27 May, 1930[101]
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Douglas H. Everett, 18 July, 1932[102]
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Herbert F. H. Layman, 14 September, 1933[103]
Fleet W/T Officer
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Llewellyn V. Morgan, 15 August, 1924[104] – 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Charles S. Daniel, 1 October, 1926[105][106] – 3 November, 1928[107]
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip F. Glover, 3 November, 1928[108] – 6 December, 1929[109]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward Dangerfield, 26 August, 1930[110] – 1 December, 1932[111]
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Geoffrey F. Burghard, 1 December, 1932[112]
Called "Master of the Fleet" before Cloete.
- Captain Alfred H. Norman, 8 April, 1919[113] – 1 May, 1920
- Commander (N) James A. G. Troup, 1 May, 1920 – 15 August, 1922
- Commander (N) Oswald H. Dawson, 15 August, 1922[114] – 15 August, 1923
- Commander (N) John H. D. Cunningham, 15 August, 1923[115] – 15 August, 1924
- Commander (N) Edward B. Cloete, 15 August, 1924[116] – 15 August, 1925
- Commander (N) John G. P. Vivian, 14 August, 1925[117][118] – 21 October, 1927[119]
- Commander (N) John W. Clayton, 14 January, 1927[120]
- Commander (N) William S. F. Macleod, 14 August, 1930[121] – 4 April, 1932
- Commander (N) Herbert D. Vaughan-Hughes, 26 August, 1932[122]
Footnotes
- ↑ Published as a Command Paper: Navy: Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet. Cd. 2335. p. 2.
- ↑ Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty to Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet. Letter M.14018 of 14 December, 1904. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 208.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1154.
- ↑ "Naval Commands Afloat" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 3 January, 1911. Issue 39472, col A, p. 5.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 529.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 529.
- ↑ Milford Haven Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 207.
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 693.
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- ↑ Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 180.
- ↑ Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 180.
- ↑ "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 124.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 124.
- ↑ "Flag Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 December, 1921. Issue 42909, col D, p. 14.
- ↑ de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 285.
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- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 187.
- ↑ "Atlantic Fleet Command" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 March, 1927. Issue 44528, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ "Atlantic Fleet Command" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 November, 1928. Issue 45039, col D, p. 11.
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- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 April, 1930. Issue 45483, col E, p. 10.
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- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 256.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 255.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 850.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 256.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 264.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 255.
- ↑ Maclean Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56/6. f. 6.
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- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/31. f. 31.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 261.
- ↑ Buxton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/26. f. 25.
- ↑ Buxton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/26. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 263.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 265.
- ↑ Daniel Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/148. f. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 255.
- ↑ Daniel Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/148. f. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 255.
- ↑ Glover Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/66. f. 68.
- ↑ Dangerfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/17. f. 17.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 265.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/54. f. 56.
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