Commander-in-Chief, Devonport explained

The Commander-in-Chief, Devonport, was a senior Royal Navy appointment first established in 1845. The office holder was the Port Admiral responsible for the command and administration of the Devonport Station. The appointment continued until 1900 when the Devonport Station was renamed back to the Plymouth Station and this title in name was abolished.^[1]

History

In 1845 the title of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was changed to Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. This office existed until 1900 when the Devonport Station was renamed back to its former name.

Office Holders

• 1845 – 1848 Admiral of the White: Sir John West.^[2]
• 1848 – 1851 Admiral of the Red: Sir William Hall Gage.^[3]
• 1851 – 1854 Admiral of the Red: Sir John Ommanney
• 1854 – 1857 Admiral of the White: Sir William Parker.^[4]
• 1857 – 1860 Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Barrington Reynolds.^[5]
• Jun 1860 – Oct 1860 Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Arthur Fanshawe.^[6]
• 1860 – 1863 Admiral of the Blue: Sir Houston Stewart.^[7]
• 1863 – 1866 Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Charles Fremantle.^[8]
• 1866 – 1869 Admiral Sir William Martin
• 1869 – 1872 Admiral Sir Henry Codrington.^[9]
• 1872 – 1875 Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel.^[10]
• 1875 – 1877 Admiral Sir Thomas Symonds
• 1877 – 1880 Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar.^[11]
• 1880 – 1881 Admiral Sir Charles Elliot (1818-1895)
• 1881 – 1884 Admiral Sir William Houston Stewart.^[12]
• 1884 – 1887 Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore^[13]
• 1887 – 1888 Admiral Lord John Hay
• 1888 – 1890 Admiral Sir William Dowell^[14]
• 1890 – 1893 Admiral The Duke of Edinburgh^{[15] [16]}
• 1893 – 1896 Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons^[17]
• 1896 – 1899 Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle.^{[18] [19]}
• 1899 – 1900 Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax.^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Donnithorne . Christopher . Naval Biographical Database . www.navylist.org . C. Donnithorne. . 1 November 2019 . May 2017.
2. Book: Heathcote . T. A. . British Admirals of the Fleet: 1734-1995 . 2002 . Pen and Sword . Barnsley . 9781473812703 . 254 . en.
3. Book: The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1848 . 2013 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, England. . 9781108054393 . 278 . en.
4. Book: Heathcote . T. A. . British Admirals of the Fleet: 1734-1995 . 2002 . Pen and Sword . Barnsley . 9781473812703 . 208 . en.
5. Laughton . Leonard George Carr . Anderson . Roger Charles . Perrin . William Gordon . The Mariner's Mirror . The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research . 1960 . 46 . 54 . Society for Nautical Research. . en.
6. Book: Companion to the Almanac, Or Yearbook of General Information for .... . 1861 . Knight and Company . London . 62 . en.
7. Book: Companion to the Almanac, Or Yearbook of General Information for Volume: 37 . 1863 . Knight and Company . London . 62 . en.
8. Book: Companion to the Almanac, Or Yearbook of General Information for Volume: 37 . 1863 . Knight and Company . London . 62 . en.
9. Book: Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons . 1876 . House of Commons . London, England. . 35 . en.
10. Book: Olson . James Stuart . Shadle . Robert . Historical Dictionary of the British Empire . 1996 . Greenwood Publishing Group . Westport, Connecticut, United States. . 9780313293672 . 622 . en.
11. Book: Admiralty . Great Britain . The Navy List . 1877 . H.M. Stationery Office . London . 69 . Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. . en.
12. Web site: Stewart, Sir William Houston, Admiral, 1822-1901 . collections.rmg.co.uk . Royal Museums Greenwich . 1 November 2019.
13. Web site: Augustus Phillimore in ceremonial uniform, as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives UK . 1 November 2019. Kew, Surrey, England . English . 1885.
14. Book: Kiste . John Van Der . Alfred: Queen Victoria's Second Son . 2014 . Fonthill Media . Stroud . 9781781553190 . en . 10:The Devonport Command 1890 to 1893.
15. Naval Review . The Naval Review . 1963 . 51 . 199 . Naval Society . London . en.
16. Book: Heathcote . T. A. . British Admirals of the Fleet: 1734-1995 . 2002 . Pen and Sword . Barnsley . 9780850528350 . 10 . en.
17. Naval Review . The Naval Review . 1963 . 51 . 199 . Naval Society . London . en.
18. Book: Parkinson . Jonathan . The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941: As seen through the lives of the Commanders in Chief . 2018 . Troubador Publishing Ltd . Leicester, England. . 9781788035217 . 185 . en.
19. Book: Stewart . William . Admirals of the world : a biographical dictionary, 1500 to the present . 2014 . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States. . 9780786482887 . 135 .
20. News: Keddie . Craig . 'Heir to Nelson's victory' to be honoured in graveside ceremony . 3 November 2019 . The Southern Reporter Newspaper . 26 August 2005 . Selkirk, Scotland . en.