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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station" nat="UK">{{TenureListBegin|Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station}} | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station" nat="UK">{{TenureListBegin|Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Nowell Salmon|nick=Nowell Salmon | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Nowell Salmon|nick=Nowell Salmon|appt=11 April, 1882{{NLJan85|p. 188}}|end=14 May, 1885{{NLOct85|p. 188}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|nick=Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|nick=Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe|appt=15 May, 1885{{NLOct85|p. 188}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Richard Wells|nick=Richard Wells|appt=29 March, 1888{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Richard Wells|nick=Richard Wells|appt=29 March, 1888{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Henry Frederick Nicholson|nick=Henry F. Nicholson|appt=1 September, 1890{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Henry Frederick Nicholson|nick=Henry F. Nicholson|appt=1 September, 1890{{ClowesVII|p. 90}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|nick=Herbert G. King-Hall|appt=28 December, 1912<ref>King-Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 42.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|nick=Herbert G. King-Hall|appt=28 December, 1912<ref>King-Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 42.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|nick=Sir Edward F. B. Charlton|appt=6 December, 1915<ref>Charlton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|nick=Sir Edward F. B. Charlton|appt=6 December, 1915<ref>Charlton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|nick= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|nick=The Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert|appt=12 June, 1918<ref>Fitzherbert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 198.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=William Edmund Goodenough|nick=Sir William E. Goodenough | + | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=William Edmund Goodenough|nick=Sir William E. Goodenough|appt=18 June, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 699-700}}|end=1922|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Rudolf Walter Bentinck|nick=Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Rudolf Walter Bentinck|nick=Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck|appt=2 August, 1922{{NLDec24|p. 200}}|end=6 February, 1925|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|nick=Maurice S. FitzMaurice|appt=7 February, 1925{{NLSep25|p. 200}}|end=23 January, 1927|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|nick=Maurice S. FitzMaurice|appt=7 February, 1925{{NLSep25|p. 200}}|end=23 January, 1927|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=David Murray Anderson|nick=David M. Anderson|appt=1926|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=David Murray Anderson|nick=David M. Anderson|appt=27 December, 1926<ref>Anderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 415.</ref>|ass=27 February, 1927<ref>Anderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 415.</ref>|end=14 February, 1929<ref>Anderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 415.</ref>|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Rudolf Miles Burmester|nick=Rudolf M. Burmester | + | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Rudolf Miles Burmester|nick=Rudolf M. Burmester|appt=14 February, 1929{{NLOct30|p. 200}}|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Hugh Justin Tweedie|nick=Hugh J. Tweedie|appt=1931|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Hugh Justin Tweedie|nick=Hugh J. Tweedie|appt=1931|as=Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station}} | ||
{{TenureListEnd}} | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 23 October 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
- Rear-Admiral Nowell Salmon, 11 April, 1882[3] – 14 May, 1885[4]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe, 15 May, 1885[5]
- Vice-Admiral Richard Wells, 29 March, 1888[6]
- Vice-Admiral Henry F. Nicholson, 1 September, 1890[7]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford, 10 August, 1892[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Harry H. Rawson, 4 May, 1895[9]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Harris, 27 April, 1898[10]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore, 11 February, 1901[11]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John Durnford, 11 February, 1904[12]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund S. Poë, 20 April, 1907[13]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George Le C. Egerton, 20 August, 1908[14]
- Vice-Admiral Paul W. Bush, 17 December, 1910[15]
- Vice-Admiral Herbert G. King-Hall, 28 December, 1912[16]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Edward F. B. Charlton, 6 December, 1915[17]
- Vice-Admiral The Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert, 12 June, 1918[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, 18 June, 1920[19] – 1922
- Rear-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, 2 August, 1922[20] – 6 February, 1925
- Vice-Admiral Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 7 February, 1925[21] – 23 January, 1927
- Vice-Admiral David M. Anderson, 27 December, 1926[22] – 14 February, 1929[23]
- Vice-Admiral Rudolf M. Burmester, 14 February, 1929[24]
- Vice-Admiral Hugh J. Tweedie, 1931
See Also
Composition
June, 1906:[25]
Footnotes
- ↑ Winston S. Churchill. Part II. Companion Part 3. p. 1753.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1884). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 915.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 356.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1052.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 396.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/325 f. 505.
- ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Fitzherbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 699-700.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1924). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1925). p. 200.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 415.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 415.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1930). p. 200.
- ↑ 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.
