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In a letter to the First Lord of the Admiralty on 11 July, 1913, the Commander-in-Chief, [[Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|Herbert G. King-Hall]], noted of his command, "Though small it gets through quite a lot of exercises at Sea in the most approved Home Fleet manner."<ref>''Winston S. Churchill.  Part II.  Companion Part 3.''  p. 1753.</ref>
In a letter to the First Lord of the Admiralty on 11 July, 1913, the Commander-in-Chief, [[Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|Herbert G. King-Hall]], noted of his command, "Though small it gets through quite a lot of exercises at Sea in the most approved Home Fleet manner."<ref>''Winston S. Churchill.  Part II.  Companion Part 3.''  p. 1753.</ref>


The station title was changed to "Africa Station" by an order of 21 June, 1919.{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}
The station title was changed to "'Africa Station'" by an order of 21 June, 1919.{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}


==Commanders-in-Chief==
==Commanders-in-Chief==
*{{ViceRN}} [[Richard Wells]], 29 March, 1888.<ref>Clowes.  ''History of the Royal Navy''.  '''VII'''.  p. 90.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Frederick Nicholson|Henry F. Nicholson]], 1 September, 1890.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*{{ViceRN}} [[Richard Wells]], 29 March, 1888.{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}
*{{RearRN}} [[Frederick George Denham Bedford|Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford]], 10 August, 1892.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Frederick Nicholson|Henry F. Nicholson]], 1 September, 1890.{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Sir Harry H. Rawson]], 4 May, 1895.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*{{RearRN}} [[Frederick George Denham Bedford|Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford]], 10 August, 1892.{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Robert Hastings Harris|Sir Robert Hastings Harris]], 27 April, 1898.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Sir Harry H. Rawson]], 4 May, 1895.{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Robert Hastings Harris|Sir Robert Hastings Harris]], 27 April, 1898.{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]], 11 February, 1901.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]], 11 February, 1901.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[John Durnford|Sir John Durnford]], 11 February, 1904.<ref>Durnford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 356.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[John Durnford|Sir John Durnford]], 11 February, 1904.<ref>Durnford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 356.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|Sir Edward F. B. Charlton]], 6 December, 1915.<ref>Charlton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 282.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|Sir Edward F. B. Charlton]], 6 December, 1915.<ref>Charlton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 282.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|The Honourable Edward S. Fitzherbert]], 20 May, 1918.<ref>Fitzherbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 198.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|The Honourable Edward S. Fitzherbert]], 20 May, 1918.<ref>Fitzherbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 198.</ref>
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==Composition==
==Composition==
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Revision as of 15:09, 13 May 2014

History

In a letter to the First Lord of the Admiralty on 11 July, 1913, the Commander-in-Chief, Herbert G. King-Hall, noted of his command, "Though small it gets through quite a lot of exercises at Sea in the most approved Home Fleet manner."[1]

The station title was changed to "'Africa Station'" by an order of 21 June, 1919.[2]

Commanders-in-Chief

Composition

June, 1906:[16]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Winston S. Churchill. Part II. Companion Part 3. p. 1753.
  2. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. Unnumbered folio.
  3. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
  4. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
  5. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
  6. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
  7. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
  8. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 915.
  9. ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 356.
  10. ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1052.
  11. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 396.
  12. ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 505.
  13. ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
  14. ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
  15. ↑ Fitzherbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 198.
  16. ↑ The Navy List (June, 1906). pp. 268, 269a.

Bibliography

  • "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461.
  • Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.

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