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*26 September. Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble|Sir Douglas A. Gamble]] relieved [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding, [[Sixth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Sixth Cruiser Squadron]]. | *26 September. Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble|Sir Douglas A. Gamble]] relieved [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding, [[Sixth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Sixth Cruiser Squadron]]. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
| + | *4 October. Rear-Admiral [[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Robert H. S. Stokes]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]] as Admiral-Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard. | ||
*19 October. Rear-Admiral [[George Edwin Patey|George E. Patey]] relieved Rear-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradford|Edward E. Bradford]] as Rear-Admiral of the Second Division, Home Fleet. | *19 October. Rear-Admiral [[George Edwin Patey|George E. Patey]] relieved Rear-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradford|Edward E. Bradford]] as Rear-Admiral of the Second Division, Home Fleet. | ||
*25 October. [[Alexander Ludovic Duff|Alexander L. Duff]] succeeded [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]] as Commodore, Second Class at the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth]]. | *25 October. [[Alexander Ludovic Duff|Alexander L. Duff]] succeeded [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]] as Commodore, Second Class at the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth]]. | ||
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==November== | ==November== | ||
*17 November. Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Limpus|Arthur H. Limpus]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] as Rear-Admiral in command of the Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet. | *17 November. Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Limpus|Arthur H. Limpus]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] as Rear-Admiral in command of the Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet. | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 17 September 2009
Contents
January
- 5 January.
- Rear-Admiral F. C. Doveton Sturdee succeeded Rear-Admiral Charles J. Briggs as Rear-Admiral of the First Division, Home Fleet.
- Rear-Admiral Arthur A. C. Galloway succeeded Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney as Rear-Admiral in command of the Devonport Division, Home Fleet.
- 20 January. Captain Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart. gave a speech at the annual dinner of the Auto-Cycle Union in which he criticised the German and British governments. He was relieved in command of H.M.S. Lord Nelson on 31 January and placed on half pay.
- 24 January. Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher stood down as First Sea Lord. Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Winsloe steps down as Fourth Sea Lord
- 25 January. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson appointed First Sea Lord. Captain Charles E. Madden appointed Fourth Sea Lord.
- 26 January. Results of Gunlayers' Tests with Heavy Guns issued.
February
17 February. Rear-Admiral Ernest A. Simons succeeded Vice-Admiral Frederic W. Fisher as Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.
March
- 6 March. Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Winsloe succeeded Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton as Commander-in-Chief on the China Station.
- 22 March. Results of 1909 Battle Practice published.
April
- 29 April. Argo Company accepts Board of Admiralty's offer to purchase forty-five Argo rangefinder mountings and indicators over the next three years at £1,350 each, with £15,000 paid in advance.
- 30 April. Admiral Sir Edmund S. Poë succeeded Admiral the Hon. Sir A. G. Curzon-Howe as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet.
May
June
July
August
- 9 August.
- Vice-Admiral Sir George A. Callaghan succeeded Vice-Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne as Second-in-Command, Home Fleet.
- Rear-Admiral T. H. Martyn Jerram succeeded Vice-Admiral Callaghan as Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet.
- 26 August. Rear-Admiral Sackville H. Carden succeeded Rear-Admiral Sir Colin R. Keppel as Second-in-Command of the Atlantic Fleet.
September
- 20 September. Lionel G. Tufnell succeeded Rossyn E. Wemyss as Commodore, Second Class at the Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport.
- 26 September. Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas A. Gamble relieved Sir Henry B. Jackson as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Sixth Cruiser Squadron.
October
- 4 October. Rear-Admiral Robert H. S. Stokes succeeded Rear-Admiral Charles H. Cross as Admiral-Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard.
- 19 October. Rear-Admiral George E. Patey relieved Rear-Admiral Edward E. Bradford as Rear-Admiral of the Second Division, Home Fleet.
- 25 October. Alexander L. Duff succeeded Christopher G. F. M. Cradock as Commodore, Second Class at the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth.
November
- 17 November. Rear-Admiral Arthur H. Limpus succeeded Rear-Admiral Frederic E. E. Brock as Rear-Admiral in command of the Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet.
- 29 November. Rear-Admiral Sir George J. S. Warrender succeeded Rear-Admiral Robert S. Lowry as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Second Cruiser Squadron.
December
- 17 December. Rear-Admiral Paul W. Bush relieved Vice-Admiral George Le C. Egerton as Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station.
- 20 December. Vice-Admiral (Acting) Sir John R. Jellicoe succeeded H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg as Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet.
- 31 December. Vice-Admiral George F. King-Hall succeeded Sir Richard Poore as Commander-in-Chief on the Australian Station.
