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==A Reconstituted Home Fleet, 1907-1912==
 
==A Reconstituted Home Fleet, 1907-1912==
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The reconstitution of the Home Fleet, based on Sheerness, was announced by the Admiralty on 24 October, 1906.  Under the command of a flag officer with the status of a Commander-in-Chief, the fleet was to be formed out of the ships in commission in reserve.<ref>"Redistribution of Naval Strength" (News).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 24 October, 1906.  Issue '''38159''', col A, pg. 11.</ref>  On 30 October it was announced that the King had approved the appointment of Rear-Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 October, 1906.  Issue '''38164''', col A, pg. 12.</ref>  On 17 December it was announced that Admiralty House, Sheerness, would become the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, after the [[Commander-in-Chief at the Nore]] vacated it on 1 January, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 December, 1906.  Issue '''38205''', col D, pg. 10.</ref>  Vice-Admiral Bridgeman hoisted his flag in the battleship [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']] at Sheerness at 09:00 on 5 March, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 March, 1907.  Issue '''38273''', col B, pg. 11.</ref>
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The reconstitution of the Home Fleet, based on Sheerness, was announced by the Admiralty on 24 October, 1906.  Under the command of a flag officer with the status of a Commander-in-Chief, the fleet was to be formed out of the ships in commission in reserve.<ref>"Redistribution of Naval Strength" (News).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 24 October, 1906.  Issue '''38159''', col A, pg. 11.</ref>  On 30 October it was announced that the King had approved the appointment of Rear-Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 October, 1906.  Issue '''38164''', col A, pg. 12.</ref>  On 17 December it was announced that Admiralty House, Sheerness, would become the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, after the [[Commander-in-Chief at the Nore]] vacated it on 1 January, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 December, 1906.  Issue '''38205''', col D, pg. 10.</ref>  Vice-Admiral Bridgeman hoisted his flag in the battleship [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']] at Sheerness at 09:00 on 5 March, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 March, 1907.  Issue '''38273''', col B, pg. 11.</ref>  On 10 January, 1908 Captain the Hon. [[Alexander Edward Bethell|Alexander E. Bethell]] was appointed Chief of Staff to Bridgeman.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 21 December, 1907.  Issue '''38522''', col B, pg. 10.</ref>
  
 
===Seconds-in-Command===
 
===Seconds-in-Command===

Revision as of 09:37, 30 March 2010

A Reconstituted Home Fleet, 1907-1912

The reconstitution of the Home Fleet, based on Sheerness, was announced by the Admiralty on 24 October, 1906. Under the command of a flag officer with the status of a Commander-in-Chief, the fleet was to be formed out of the ships in commission in reserve.[1] On 30 October it was announced that the King had approved the appointment of Rear-Admiral Francis C. B. Bridgeman.[2] On 17 December it was announced that Admiralty House, Sheerness, would become the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, after the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore vacated it on 1 January, 1907.[3] Vice-Admiral Bridgeman hoisted his flag in the battleship Majestic at Sheerness at 09:00 on 5 March, 1907.[4] On 10 January, 1908 Captain the Hon. Alexander E. Bethell was appointed Chief of Staff to Bridgeman.[5]

Seconds-in-Command

Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë was appointed as Second-in-Command on 8 May, 1903.[6] Rear-Admiral Barlow succeeded Rear-Admiral Poë as Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet on 9 May, 1904.[7]

Destroyers

It had been decided in 1906 that on 5 March, 1907, the Rear-Admiral Commanding, Torpedo Craft and Submarine Flotillas would come under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet.[8] On 5 March Captain Lewis Bayly was appointed Commodore, Second Class in command of destroyers in full commission in home waters.[9] In August, 1907 the Home Fleet flotillas under Commodore Bayly ceased to be the responsibility of Rear-Admiral Montgomerie, who with the First and Second Flotillas was transferred to the Channel Fleet[10] and became Rear-Admiral (D).[11]

Portsmouth Division

Rear-Admiral Robert L. Groome hoisted his flag in command of the reserve division on 3 January, 1903.[12]

Devonport Division

On 3 January, 1905 Rear-Admiral Charles G. Robinson hoisted his flag in command of the Devonport Division of ships in commission in Reserve.[12] Rear-Admiral Edward H. Gamble took command on 3 January, 1906.[13] On 3 January, 1907 Rear-Admiral Harry S. F. Niblett succeeded Rear-Admiral Gamble in command of the Devonport Division of the Home Fleet.[14] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral John Denison on 3 January, 1908.[15] Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney relieved Denison on 4 January, 1909.[16] Rear-Admiral Arthur A. C. Galloway succeeded Rear-Admiral Burney on 5 January, 1910.[17]

Nore Division

Rear-Admiral Frank Finnis succeeded Adair as Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleet at Sheerness-Chatham on 3 January, 1907.[14] Rear-Admiral the Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville succeeded Finnis on 3 January, 1908, hoisting his flag at Chatham.[18]

Rear-Admiral, Home Fleet


Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Redistribution of Naval Strength" (News). The Times. Wednesday, 24 October, 1906. Issue 38159, col A, pg. 11.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 30 October, 1906. Issue 38164, col A, pg. 12.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 December, 1906. Issue 38205, col D, pg. 10.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 March, 1907. Issue 38273, col B, pg. 11.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 21 December, 1907. Issue 38522, col B, pg. 10.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 May, 1903. Issue 37073, col E, pg. 12.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 May, 1904. Issue 37390, col C, pg. 11.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 December, 1906. Issue 38200, col F, pg. 5.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 March, 1907. Issue 38272, col A, pg. 12.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 13 August, 1907. Issue 38410, col B, pg. 10.
  11. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 November, 1907. Issue 38499, col C, pg. 4.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 4 January, 1905. Issue 37595, col C, pg. 8.
  13. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 January, 1906. Issue 37908, col C, pg. 8.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 January, 1907. Issue 38220, col C, pg. 4.
  15. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 January, 1908. Issue 38534, col A, pg. 9.
  16. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 January, 1909. Issue 38848, col D, pg. 7.
  17. ↑ Hazell's Annual, 1911. p. 191.
  18. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 3 January, 1908. Issue 38533, col A, pg. 4.

Bibliography

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