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The Australian Station was first established as a separate Royal Navy station on 26 March 1859 under Commodore William Loring, C.B..[1]
Commanders-in-Chief
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore Frederick H. Stirling, 8 April, 1870[2] – 22 May, 1873[3]
- Commodore James G. Goodenough, 22 May, 1873[4] – 7 September, 1875[5] (died in command)
- Commodore Anthony H. Hoskins, 7 September, 1875[6] – 12 September, 1878[7]
- Rear-Admiral John C. Wilson, 12 September, 1878[8] – 21 January, 1882[9]
- Commodore, Second Class James E. Erskine, 21 January, 1882[10]
- Rear-Admiral George Tryon, 12 November, 1884[11][12] – 4 June, 1887[13]
- Rear-Admiral Henry Fairfax, 1 February, 1887[14]
- Rear-Admiral Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott, 10 September, 1889[15]
- Rear-Admiral Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, 12 September, 1892[16]
- Rear-Admiral Cyprian A. G. Bridge, 1 November, 1894[17] – 1 November, 1897
- Rear-Admiral Hugo L. Pearson, 1 November, 1897[18] – 19 February, 1901
- Vice-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 October, 1900[19] – 19 January, 1903[20]
- Admiral Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe, 16 January, 1903[21]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 10 September, 1905[22]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bart., 1 January, 1908[23] – 23 February, 1911[24]
- Admiral Sir George F. King-Hall, 31 December, 1910[25]
- Vice-Admiral George E. Patey, June, 1913[26]
- Rear-Admiral William C. Pakenham, 1915[Citation needed]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur C. Leveson, 1 December, 1916[27] – 1 September, 1918[28]
- Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey, 1 September, 1918[29] – 21 March, 1919[30]
- Rear-Admiral John S. Dumaresq, 22 February, 1919[Citation needed]
- Rear-Admiral Albert P. Addison, 1 March, 1922[31] – 24 August, 1924[32]
Composition
February, 1900
- Karakatta
- Katoomba
- Lizard
- Mildura
- Mohawk
- Porpoise
- Pylades
- Ringdove
- Royal Arthur
- Tauranga
- Torch
- Wallaroo
January, 1901
- Archer
- Boomerang
- Karakatta
- Katoomba
- Mildura
- Porpoise
- Pylades
- Ringarooma
- Ringdove (ordered home)
- Royal Arthur
- Sparrow
- Tauranga
- Torch
June, 1906
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 188.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Tryon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13. f. 394.
- ↑ Tryon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13. f. 394.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue 36980, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 August, 1905. Issue 37785, col E, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 December, 1907. Issue 38516, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 25 November, 1910. Issue 39439, col E, p. 16.
- ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 85.
- ↑ Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
- ↑ Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 5.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). pp. 268, 269a.
