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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 {{AdmRN}}.

Portsmouth served as the operational base for [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XII]], with sub-bases at [[Newhaven]].

==Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth==
Dates of appointment given:
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Michael Seymour|nick=Sir Michael Seymour|appt=March, 1863|end=March, 1866}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Thomas Sabine Pasley|nick=Sir Thomas S. Pasley|appt=March, 1866|end=February, 1869}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=James Hope|nick=Sir James Hope|appt=February, 1869|end=March, 1872}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Rodney Mundy|nick=Sir G. Rodney Mundy|appt=March, 1872|end=March, 1875}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Augustus Elliot|nick=Sir George A. Elliot|appt=1 March, 1875{{NLJan78|p. 125}}|end=March, 1878}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Edward Gennys Fanshawe|nick=Edward G. Fanshawe|appt=March, 1878|end=November, 1879}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Alfred Phillipps Ryder|nick=Sir Alfred P. Ryder|appt=27 November, 1879{{NLJan80|p. 188}}|end=1882}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|nick=Sir Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby|appt=28 November, 1882{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=November, 1885}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Ommanney Willes|nick=Sir George O. Willes|appt=28 November, 1885{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=June, 1888}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Edmund Commerell|nick=Sir John E. Commerell|appt=20 June, 1888{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=June, 1891}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam|nick=The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Clanwilliam|appt=22 June, 1891{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=June, 1894}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Nowell Salmon|nick=Sir Nowell Salmon|appt=22 June, 1894{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=August, 1897}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.|appt=3 August, 1897{{ClowesVII|p. 85}}|end=3 October, 1900<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}} f. 821.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{FleetRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Hotham|nick=Sir Charles F. Hotham|appt=3 October, 1900<ref>Hotham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 636.</ref>|end=August, 1903}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|nick=Sir John A. Fisher|appt=31 August, 1903<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}}  f. 9.</ref>|end=March, 1904}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Sir Archibald L. Douglas|appt=20 October, 1904<ref>"Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 June, 1904.  Issue '''37425''', col A, p. 10.</ref><ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 337.</ref>|end=8 February, 1907<ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 337.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Sir Day H. Bosanquet|appt=9 February, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 February, 1907.  Issue '''38252''', col B, p. 9.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral of the Fleet|name=Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|nick=Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe|appt=23 March, 1908<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 443.</ref>|end=30 April, 1910<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 90.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|nick=The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe|appt=30 April, 1910<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 275.</ref>|end=1 March, 1911<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 529.</ref>|note=deceased in this role}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Arthur William Moore|nick=Sir Arthur W. Moore|appt=13 March, 1911<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 1296/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>|ass=3 April, 1911<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>|end=30 July, 1912<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 915.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral of the Fleet|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=The Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux|appt=30 July, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 16 July, 1912.  Issue '''39952''', col D, p. 13.</ref>|end=17 February, 1916<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 500.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Stanley Cecil James Colville|nick=The Hon. Sir Stanley C. J. Colville|appt=17 February, 1916{{NLNov18|p. 2}}|end=31 March, 1919<ref>Colville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 292.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Cecil Burney, First Baronet|nick=Sir Cecil Burney, Bart.|appt=31 March, 1919<ref>"Naval Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 27 March, 1919.  Issue '''42059''', col F, p. 13.</ref>|end=28 April, 1920<ref>Burney Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 181.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|nick=The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe|appt=28 April, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 April, 1920.  Issue '''42396''', col G, p. 6.</ref><ref>Gough-Calthorpe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 203.</ref>|end=28 April, 1923<ref>Gough-Calthorpe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 203.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sir Sydney R. Fremantle|appt=28 April, 1923<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 28 April, 1923.  Issue '''43327''', col G, p. 15.</ref>|end=28 April, 1926<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 293.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|nick=Sir Osmond de B. Brock|appt=28 April, 1926<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 April, 1926.  Issue '''44257''', col E, p. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{FleetRN}}|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.|appt=29 April, 1929<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 29 April, 1929.  Issue '''45189''', col E, p. 21.</ref><ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 291.</ref>|end=9 June, 1931<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 291.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Arthur Kipling Waistell|nick=Sir Arthur K. Waistell|appt=9 June, 1931<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 June, 1931.  Issue '''45844''', col C, p. 20.</ref>|end=17 January, 1934<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 244.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Donald Kelly|nick=Sir John D. Kelly|appt=17 January, 1934<ref>"Portsmouth Command Change" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 17 June, 1933.  Issue '''46473''', col F, p. 12.</ref><ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}}  f. 109.</ref>|end=July, 1936}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=William Wordsworth Fisher|nick=Sir William W. Fisher|appt=13 July, 1936<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 231.</ref>|end=June, 1937}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral of the Fleet|name=William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery|nick=The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Cork and Orrery|appt=3 July, 1937<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 3 July, 1937.  Issue '''47727''', col F, p. 14.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=William Milbourne James|nick=Sir William M. James|appt=30 June, 1939<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 17 February, 1939.  Issue '''48232''', col F, p. 4.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Charles James Colebrooke Little|nick=Sir Charles J. C. Little|appt=1 October, 1942<ref>Little Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/95.|D7603802}} f. 300.</ref>|end=15 April, 1945<ref>Little Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/95.|D7603802}} f. 300.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Sir Geoffrey Layton|appt=March, 1945|end=May, 1947}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Bruce Austin Fraser, First Baron Fraser|nick=Sir Bruce A. Fraser|appt=May, 1947|end=July, 1948}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Sir Algernon U. Willis|appt=July, 1948|end=September, 1950}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Arthur John Power|nick=Sir Arthur J. Power|appt=September, 1950|end=September, 1952}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Hereward Edelsten|nick=Sir John H. Edelsten|appt=September, 1952|end=September, 1954}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=George Elvey Creasy|nick=Sir George E. Creasy|appt=September, 1954|end=July, 1957}}
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Guy Grantham|nick=Sir Guy Grantham|appt=July, 1957|end=March, 1959|succBy=Sir Manley L. Power}}
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==Flag Captains==
Dates of appointment given:

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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899)|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=27 October, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 207}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|nick=Henry St. L. B. Palliser|appt=1 August, 1891|end=29 December, 1891}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Coey Kane|nick=Henry C. Kane|appt=29 December, 1891<ref>Kane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1849.|}} f. 741.</ref>|end=19 February, 1894<ref>Kane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1849.|}} f. 741.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wollaston Comyns Karslake|nick=Wollaston C. Karslake|appt=19 February, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 268''g''}}|end=13 March, 1897}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=13 March, 1897<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 860.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|nick=Francis C. B. Bridgeman|appt=10 August, 1897<ref>Bridgeman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 167.</ref>|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Pitcairn Jones|nick=Edward P. Jones|appt=3 October, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 310}}|end=21 May, 1903}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot|appt=21 May, 1903<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>|appt=20 May, 1905<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Fortescue Phillimore|nick=Richard F. Phillimore|appt=20 May, 1905<ref>Phillimore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>|end=8 February, 1907<ref>Phillimore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=A. Gordon H. W. Moore|appt=8 February, 1907<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>|end=12 August, 1907}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry Baker-Baker|nick=William H. Baker-Baker|appt=12 August, 1907<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|end=23 March, 1908<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmond Hyde Parker|nick=E. Hyde Parker|appt=23 March, 1908<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>|end=3 April, 1910<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John de Mestre Hutchison|nick=John de M. Hutchison|appt=30 April, 1910<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>|end=28 March, 1911<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=24 March, 1911<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>|end=1 September, 1913}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|nick=Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton|appt=1 September, 1913<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>{{NLDec14|p. 390}}|end=3 September, 1916<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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==See Also==
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* [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]
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