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Hong Kong was an important base for the Royal Navy throughout the Dreadnought Era and right up to 1997. It was based in H.M.S. Tamar before moving ashore.
Commodores
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George Digby Morant, before July, 1884[1] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Edmund J. Church, 27 December, 1888[2] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Rear-Admiral Henry St. L. Bury Palliser, 29 December, 1891[3]
- Captain George T. H. Boyes, 20 June, 1893[4] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Rear-Admiral Swinton C. Holland, 8 July, 1896[5]
- Captain Francis Powell, 5 January, 1899[6][7] – 10 February, 1902[8] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Rear-Admiral Charles G. Robinson, 10 February, 1902[9]
- Captain Charles G. Dicken, 1 January, 1904[10] – 11 November, 1905[11] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 17 July, 1905[12] – 5 March, 1907[13] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Rear-Admiral Robert H. S. Stokes, 5 March, 1907[14] – 1908[15] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Herbert Lyon, 18 August, 1908[16][17] – 19 August, 1910[18] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Cresswell J. Eyres, 14 April, 1910[19] – 26 April, 1912[20] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Rear-Admiral Robert H. Anstruther, 26 April, 1912[21] – 18 May, 1916[22]
- Captain Henry G. G. Sandeman, 18 May, 1916[23] – 4 March, 1918[24] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Victor G. Gurner, 4 Mar, 1918[25] – 1 April, 1920[26] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Commodore, Second Class Henry E. Grace, 28 April, 1922[27] – 1924
- Captain Anselan J. B. Stirling, 15 October, 1924[28][29] – December, 1926[30] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain John L. Pearson, 22 October, 1926[31] – December, 1928[32]
- Captain Richard A. S. Hill, December, 1928[33] – 8 November, 1930[34]
- Commodore, Second Class Arthur T. Walker, October, 1930[35] – August, 1932[36]
- Commodore, Second Class Edward McC. W. Lawrie, 8 July, 1932[37] – 5 May, 1933[38]
- Commodore, Second Class Hugh R. Marrack, 5 May, 1933[39] – 14 July, 1933[40]
- Commodore, Second Class Frank Elliott, 14 July, 1933[41] – April, 1935[42]
See Also
- Plan of Harbour & Kowloon Docks c. 1908 at GWPDA.org
- Plan of Naval Yard c. 1908 at GWPDA.org
- Plan of Taikoo Dockyard c. 1908 at GWPDA.org
- H.M.S. Tamar at Wikipedia.org
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 356a.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 8 July, 1896. Issue 34937, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/243. f. 1052.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 4 January, 1899. Issue 35717, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/243. f. 1052.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 January, 1902. Issue 36666, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ Visitations of England and Wales. II. p. vii.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 449.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 February, 1907. Issue 38251, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Either 15 January or 15 June ... illegible. Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 August, 1908. Issue 38721, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 April, 1910. Issue 39252, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ Eyres Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 9.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Sandeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 4.
- ↑ Sandeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 4.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 8.
- ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 273.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 273.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 146.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 146.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
