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Revision as of 10:37, 7 January 2021
The Portsmouth Station was one of the three Home Ports of the Royal Navy. It encompassed Portsmouth Royal Dockyard and ships not attached to other fleets. Command-in-Chief of the port command was usually vested in an Admiral.
Portsmouth served as the operational base for Auxiliary Patrol Area XII, with sub-bases at Newhaven.
Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Dates of appointment given:
- Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, March, 1863 – March, 1866
- Admiral Sir Thomas S. Pasley, March, 1866 – February, 1869
- Admiral Sir James Hope, February, 1869 – March, 1872
- Admiral Sir G. Rodney Mundy, March, 1872 – March, 1875
- Admiral Sir George A. Elliot, 1 March, 1875[1] – March, 1878
- Admiral Edward G. Fanshawe, March, 1878 – November, 1879
- Admiral Sir Alfred P. Ryder, 27 November, 1879[2] – 1882
- Admiral Sir Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby, 28 November, 1882[3] – November, 1885
- Admiral Sir George O. Willes, 28 November, 1885[4] – June, 1888
- Admiral Sir John E. Commerell, 20 June, 1888[5] – June, 1891
- Admiral The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Clanwilliam, 22 June, 1891[6] – June, 1894
- Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, 22 June, 1894[7] – August, 1897
- Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 3 August, 1897[8] – 3 October, 1900[9]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles F. Hotham, 3 October, 1900[10] – August, 1903
- Admiral Sir John A. Fisher, 31 August, 1903[11] – March, 1904
- Admiral Sir Archibald L. Douglas, 20 October, 1904[12][13] – 8 February, 1907[14]
- Admiral Sir Day H. Bosanquet, 9 February, 1907[15]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe, 23 March, 1908[16] – 30 April, 1910[17]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 30 April, 1910[18] – 1 March, 1911[19] (deceased in this role)
- Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore, 13 March, 1911[20] – 30 July, 1912[21]
- Admiral of the Fleet The Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux, 30 July, 1912[22] – 17 February, 1916[23]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley C. J. Colville, 17 February, 1916[24] – 31 March, 1919[25]
- Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, Bart., 31 March, 1919[26] – 28 April, 1920[27]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 28 April, 1920[28][29] – 28 April, 1923[30]
- Admiral Sir Sydney R. Fremantle, 28 April, 1923[31] – 28 April, 1926[32]
- Admiral Sir Osmond de B. Brock, 28 April, 1926[33]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart., 29 April, 1929[34][35] – 9 June, 1931[36]
- Admiral Sir Arthur K. Waistell, 9 June, 1931[37] – 17 January, 1934[38]
- Admiral Sir John D. Kelly, 17 January, 1934[39][40] – July, 1936
- Admiral Sir William W. Fisher, 13 July, 1936[41] – June, 1937
- Admiral of the Fleet The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Cork and Orrery, 3 July, 1937[42]
- Admiral Sir William M. James, 30 June, 1939[43]
- Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Little, 1 October, 1942[44] – 15 April, 1945[45]
- Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, March, 1945 – May, 1947
- Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser, May, 1947 – July, 1948
- Admiral Sir Algernon U. Willis, July, 1948 – September, 1950
- Admiral Sir Arthur J. Power, September, 1950 – September, 1952
- Admiral Sir John H. Edelsten, September, 1952 – September, 1954
- Admiral Sir George E. Creasy, September, 1954 – July, 1957
- Admiral Sir Guy Grantham, July, 1957 – March, 1959
Flag Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry St. L. B. Palliser, 1 August, 1891 – 29 December, 1891
- Captain Wollaston C. Karslake, 19 February, 1894[46] – 13 March, 1897
- Captain William H. May, 13 March, 1897[47]
- Captain Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 10 August, 1897[48]
- Captain Edward P. Jones, 3 October, 1900[49] – 21 May, 1903
- Captain Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, 20 May, 1905[50]
- Captain Richard F. Phillimore, 20 May, 1905[51] – 8 February, 1907[52]
- Captain A. Gordon H. W. Moore, 8 February, 1907[53] – 12 August, 1907
- Captain William H. Baker-Baker, 12 August, 1907[54] – 23 March, 1908[55]
- Captain E. Hyde Parker, 23 March, 1908[56] – 28 March, 1911[57]
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 24 March, 1911[58] – 1 September, 1913
- Captain Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 1 September, 1913[59][60] – 3 September, 1916[61]
Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899) and Henry Coey Kane also held this position at some point.[Fact Check]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1878). p. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1880). p. 188.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 85.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 821.
- ↑ Hotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 636.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 9.
- ↑ "Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 June, 1904. Issue 37425, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 February, 1907. Issue 38252, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 529.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 1296/39. f. 915.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 915.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1912. Issue 39952, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.
- ↑ Colville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 292.
- ↑ "Naval Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 27 March, 1919. Issue 42059, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 181.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 April, 1920. Issue 42396, col G, p. 6.
- ↑ Gough-Calthorpe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 203.
- ↑ Gough-Calthorpe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 203.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 28 April, 1923. Issue 43327, col G, p. 15.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 293.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 April, 1926. Issue 44257, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 29 April, 1929. Issue 45189, col E, p. 21.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 June, 1931. Issue 45844, col C, p. 20.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 244.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Command Change" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 June, 1933. Issue 46473, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 109.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 231.
- ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.
- ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 17 February, 1939. Issue 48232, col F, p. 4.
- ↑ Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/95. f. 300.
- ↑ Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/95. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268g.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 860.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 167.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 310.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 202.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 29a
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 29a
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 64.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 390.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
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