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*Rear-Admiral [[Richard Edward Tracey|Richard E. Tracey]], 12 September, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1890). p. 187.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Richard Edward Tracey|Richard E. Tracey]], 12 September, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1890). p. 187.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Loftus Francis Jones|Loftus F. Jones]], 12 September, 1890.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1891). p. 187.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Loftus Francis Jones|Loftus F. Jones]], 12 September, 1890.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1891). p. 187.</ref> | ||
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stanley Adeane|Edward S. Adeane]], 1891. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stanley Adeane|Edward S. Adeane]], 15 September, 1891.<ref>Adeane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 10.</ref> |
*Rear-Admiral [[Edward Hobart Seymour|Edward H. Seymour]], 16 September, 1892.<ref>''The Navy List'' (September, 1892). p. 191.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Edward Hobart Seymour|Edward H. Seymour]], 16 September, 1892.<ref>''The Navy List'' (September, 1892). p. 191.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Taylor Dale|Alfred T. Dale]], 25 April, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 April, 1894. Issue '''34246''', col B, p. 10.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Taylor Dale|Alfred T. Dale]], 25 April, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 April, 1894. Issue '''34246''', col B, p. 10.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 6 April 2013
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]
- Anson.
- Camperdown.
- Howe.
- Rodney.
1896.[4]
Senior Officers in Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Vice-Admiral Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby, 31 August, 1871.[5]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick B. P. Seymour, 1 October, 1874.[6]
- Vice-Admiral The Right Honourable Lord John Hay, 10 November, 1877.[7]
- Vice-Admiral Arthur W. A. Hood, 9 December, 1879.[8]
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Henry C. Glynn (Temporarily), 1 December, 1881.[9]
- Vice-Admiral Sir William M. Dowell, 17 April, 1882.[10]
- Vice-Admiral His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, 3 December, 1884.[11]
- Admiral Algernon F. R. de Horsey, 4 December, 1884.[12]
- Vice-Admiral Charles Fellowes, 1 July, 1885.[13]
- Vice-Admiral Sir William W. N. Hewett, 18 March, 1886.[14]
- Vice-Admiral John K. E. Baird, 17 April, 1888.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 3 May, 1890.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Henry Fairfax, 10 May, 1892.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Robert O'B. FitzRoy, 12 May, 1894.[15]
- Vice-Admiral The Right Hon. Lord Walter Kerr, 27 May, 1895.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephenson, 7 June, 1897.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Harry H. Rawson, 20 December, 1898.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur K. Wilson, 18 April, 1901.[16]
- Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, 17 April, 1903.[17]
Seconds-in-Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Richard E. Tracey, 12 September, 1889.[18]
- Rear-Admiral Loftus F. Jones, 12 September, 1890.[19]
- Rear-Admiral Edward S. Adeane, 15 September, 1891.[20]
- Rear-Admiral Edward H. Seymour, 16 September, 1892.[21]
- Rear-Admiral Alfred T. Dale, 25 April, 1894.[22]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur H. Alington, 1 May, 1895.[23]
- Rear-Admiral Armand T. Powlett, 1 May, 1896.[24]
- Rear-Admiral John Fellowes, 19 May, 1897.[25]
- Rear-Admiral John W. Brackenbury, 1 June, 1898.[26]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur D. Fanshawe, 1 June, 1899.[27]
- Rear-Admiral Albert B. Jenkings, 1 June, 1900.[28]
- Rear-Admiral Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart., 5 June, 1901.[29]
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 5 June, 1902.[30]
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (June, 1903). p. 216.
- ↑ Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.
- ↑ Parkes. p. 693.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ 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, Corrected to the 20th December, 1881. 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, Corrected to the 20th September, 1885. p. 188.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Clowes. The Royal Navy. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 454.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.
- ↑ Beresford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 90.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List (September, 1892). 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. 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 3 June, 1902. Issue 36784, col F, p. 10.
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
