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==January==
 
==January==
 
*5 January.   
 
*5 January.   
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**Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|F. C. Doveton Sturdee]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Charles John Briggs|Charles J. Briggs]] as Rear-Admiral of the First Division, {{HF}}.   
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**Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|F. C. Doveton Sturdee]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Charles John Briggs|Charles J. Briggs]] as Rear-Admiral of the First Division, {{HF}}.<ref name=H1911191>''Hazell's Annual, 1911''.  p. 191.</ref>
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**Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Arthur A. C. Galloway]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]] as Rear-Admiral in command of the Devonport Division, Home Fleet.
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**Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Arthur A. C. Galloway]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]] as Rear-Admiral in command of the Devonport Division, Home Fleet.<ref name=H1911191/>
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*20 January.  Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|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 (1906)|H.M.S. ''Lord Nelson'']] on 31 January and placed on half pay.  
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*20 January.  Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|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 (1906)|H.M.S. ''Lord Nelson'']] on 31 January and placed on half pay.<ref>ADM 196/42.  p. 250.</ref>
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*24 January.  Admiral of the Fleet [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Lord Fisher]] stood down as [[First Sea Lord]].  Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Leigh Winsloe|Sir Arthur Winsloe]] steps down as [[Fourth Sea Lord]]  
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*24 January.  Admiral of the Fleet [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Lord Fisher]] stood down as [[First Sea Lord]].  Vice-Admiral [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Sir Alfred Winsloe]] steps down as [[Fourth Sea Lord]]  
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*25 January.  Admiral of the Fleet [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson]] appointed First Sea Lord.  Captain [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] appointed Fourth Sea Lord.
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*25 January.  Admiral of the Fleet [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson]] appointed First Sea Lord.  Captain [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] appointed Fourth Sea Lord.<ref name=H1911192>''Hazell's Annual, 1911''.  p. 192.</ref>
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*26 January.  Results of Gunlayers' Tests with Heavy Guns issued.
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*26 January.  Results of Gunlayers' Tests with Heavy Guns issued.<ref name=H1911192/>
  
 
==February==
 
==February==
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17 February.  Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Alfred Simons|Ernest A. Simons]] succeeded Vice-Admiral [[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]] as [[Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard]].
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17 February.  Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Alfred Simons|Ernest A. Simons]] succeeded Vice-Admiral [[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]] as [[Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard]].<ref name=H1911192/>
  
 
==March==
 
==March==
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*6 March.  Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Winsloe succeeded Vice-Admiral the [[Hedworth Meux|Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton]] as Commander-in-Chief on the [[China Station (Royal Navy)|China Station]].
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*6 March.  Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Winsloe succeeded Vice-Admiral the [[Hedworth Meux|Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton]] as Commander-in-Chief on the [[China Station]].<ref name=H1911192/>
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*22 March.  Results of 1909 Battle Practice published.
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*22 March.  Results of 1909 Battle Practice published.<ref name=H1911192/>
  
 
==April==
 
==April==
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*14 April.  [[Cresswell John Eyres|Creswell J. Eyres]] succeeded [[Herbert Lyon]] as Commodore in charge of the dockyard and establishments at Hong Kong.<ref name=H1911192/>
 
*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.
 
*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.
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*30 April. Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Sir Edmund S. Poë]] succeeded Admiral the [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|Hon. Sir A. G. Curzon-Howe]] as Commander-in-Chief of the [[Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)|Mediterranean Fleet]].
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*30 April.
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**Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Sir Edmund S. Poë]] succeeded Admiral the [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|Hon. Sir A. G. Curzon-Howe]] as Commander-in-Chief of the [[Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)|Mediterranean Fleet]].<ref name=H1911192/>
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**Admiral Curzon-Howe succeeded [[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe]] as [[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth]].<ref name=H1911192/>
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==May==
 
==May==
 
==June==
 
==June==
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==August==
 
==August==
 
*9 August.   
 
*9 August.   
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**Vice-Admiral [[George Astley Callaghan|Sir George A. Callaghan]] succeeded Vice-Admiral [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir Berkeley Milne]] as Second-in-Command, Home Fleet.
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**Vice-Admiral [[George Astley Callaghan|Sir George A. Callaghan]] succeeded Vice-Admiral [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir Berkeley Milne]] as Second-in-Command, Home Fleet.<ref name=H1911191/>
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**Rear-Admiral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|T. H. Martyn Jerram]] succeeded Vice-Admiral Callaghan as Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet.
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**Rear-Admiral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|T. H. Martyn Jerram]] succeeded Vice-Admiral Callaghan as Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet.<ref name=H1911192/>
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*26 August.  Rear-Admiral [[Sackville Hamilton Carden|Sackville H. Carden]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Colin Richard Keppel|Sir Colin R. Keppel]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].   
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*26 August.  Rear-Admiral [[Sackville Hamilton Carden|Sackville H. Carden]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Colin Richard Keppel|Sir Colin R. Keppel]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].<ref>''Hazell's Annual, 1911''.  pp. 191-192.</ref>  
 
==September==
 
==September==
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*20 September.  [[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]] succeeded [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Rossyn E. Wemyss]] as Commodore, Second Class at the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]].
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*20 September.  [[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]] succeeded [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Rossyn E. Wemyss]] as Commodore, Second Class at the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]].<ref name=H1911192/>
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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]].  
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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]].<ref name=H1911192/>
 
==October==
 
==October==
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*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.
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*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.<ref name=H1911192/>
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*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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*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.<ref name=H1911191/>
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*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]].<ref name=H1911192/>
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==November==
 
==November==
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*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.
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*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.<ref name=H1911191/>
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*29 November.  Rear-Admiral [[George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|Sir George J. S. Warrender]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Cruiser Squadron]].
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*29 November.  Rear-Admiral [[George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|Sir George J. S. Warrender]] succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Cruiser Squadron]].<ref name=H1911192/>
 
==December==
 
==December==
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*17 December.  Rear-Admiral [[Paul Warner Bush|Paul W. Bush]] relieved Vice-Admiral [[George Le Clerc Egerton|George Le C. Egerton]] as Commander-in-Chief on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station (Royal Navy)|Cape of Good Hope Station]].   
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*17 December.  Rear-Admiral [[Paul Warner Bush|Paul W. Bush]] relieved Vice-Admiral [[George Le Clerc Egerton|George Le C. Egerton]] as Commander-in-Chief on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station (Royal Navy)|Cape of Good Hope Station]].<ref name=H1911192/>  
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*20 December.  Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]] succeeded [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg]] as Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet.
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*20 December.  Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]] succeeded [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg]] as Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet.<ref name=H1911192/><ref>ADM 196/38.  p. 693.</ref>
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*31 December.  Vice-Admiral [[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]] succeeded [[Richard Poore|Sir Richard Poore]] as Commander-in-Chief on the [[Australian Station (Royal Navy)|Australian Station]].
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*31 December.  Vice-Admiral [[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]] succeeded [[Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|Sir Richard Poore]] as Commander-in-Chief on the [[Australian Station (Royal Navy)|Australian Station]].<ref>"Admiral Sir George King-Hall" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 September, 1939.  Issue '''48407''', col F, p. 11.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 15 May 2018

January

February

17 February. Rear-Admiral Ernest A. Simons succeeded Vice-Admiral Frederic W. Fisher as Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.[3]

March

April

May

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August

September

October

November

December

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hazell's Annual, 1911. p. 191.
  2. ↑ ADM 196/42. p. 250.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Hazell's Annual, 1911. p. 192.
  4. ↑ Hazell's Annual, 1911. pp. 191-192.
  5. ↑ ADM 196/38. p. 693.
  6. ↑ "Admiral Sir George King-Hall" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 September, 1939. Issue 48407, col F, p. 11.

Bibliography

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