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| − | *{{RearRN}} [[Algernon McLennan Lyons|Algernon McL. Lyons]], 10 December, 1881. | + | <div name=fredbot:office0 nat=UK otitle="Commander-in-Chief, [[Pacific Station]]"> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|John K. E. Baird]], 13 September, 1884. | + | *{{RearRN}} [[Algernon McLennan Lyons|Algernon McL. Lyons]], 10 December, 1881.{{ClowesVII|p. 87}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], 4 July, 1885. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|John K. E. Baird]], 13 September, 1884.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Algernon Charles Fiesché Heneage|Algernon C. F. Heneage]], 20 September, 1887. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], 4 July, 1885.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], 4 February, 1890. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Algernon Charles Fiesché Heneage|Algernon C. F. Heneage]], 20 September, 1887.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Henry F. Stephenson]], 4 May, 1893. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], 4 February, 1890.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|Henry St. L. Bury Palliser]], 19 June, 1896. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Henry F. Stephenson]], 4 May, 1893.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Lewis A. Beaumont]], 22 June, 1899. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|Henry St. L. Bury Palliser]], 19 June, 1896.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew K. Bickford]], 15 October, 1900.< | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Lewis A. Beaumont]], 22 June, 1899.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} |
| + | *Rear-Admiral [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew K. Bickford]], 15 October, 1900.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
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Revision as of 14:38, 13 May 2014
In September, 1901, Andrew Bickford referred in a letter to the Admiralty to "the dangerously weak state of the Squadron."[1] He also requested improvements in the garrison at Esquimalt, an increase of destroyers to defend the coaling station at Nainamo and a significant increase in the squadron to act as a deterrent. The Director of Naval Intelligence, Reginald N. Custance commented, "this letter shows, when considered in connection with the calls upon us of other stations, how impossible it is to think of attempting to meet the U.S. on equal terms on the Pacific coast of North America."[2]
In November, 1902, the Admiralty announced that it had decided to abolish the Liffey, Staff Commander J. D. Moulton, as storeship at Coquimbo, Chile as it had been decided that a storeship in the south of the Pacific Station was no longer needed. The Liffey was directed to be sold.[3]
Commanders-in-Chief
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Algernon McL. Lyons, 10 December, 1881.[4]
- Rear-Admiral John K. E. Baird, 13 September, 1884.[5]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 4 July, 1885.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Algernon C. F. Heneage, 20 September, 1887.[7]
- Rear-Admiral Charles F. Hotham, 4 February, 1890.[8]
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Stephenson, 4 May, 1893.[9]
- Rear-Admiral Henry St. L. Bury Palliser, 19 June, 1896.[10]
- Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, 22 June, 1899.[11]
- Rear-Admiral Andrew K. Bickford, 15 October, 1900.[12]
Composition
September, 1885:[13]
- H.M.S. Conquest.
- H.M.S. Constance.
- H.M.S. Cormorant.
- H.M.S. Heroine.
- H.M.S. Liffey.
- H.M.S. Pelican.
- H.M.S. Satellite.
- H.M.S. Triumph.
- H.M.S. Wild Swan.
June, 1890:[14]
- H.M.S. Amphion.
- H.M.S. Champion.
- H.M.S. Daphne.
- H.M.S. Espiegle.
- H.M.S. Liffey.
- H.M.S. Nymphe.
- H.M.S. Pheasant.
- H.M.S. Warspite.
February, 1886:[15]
- H.M.S. Comus.
- H.M.S. Icarus.
- H.M.S. Liffey.
- H.M.S. Pheasant.
- H.M.S. Royal Arthur.
- H.M.S. Satellite.
- H.M.S. Wild Swan.
Footnotes
- ↑ Letter of 17 September, 1901. Quoted in Bourne. Britain and the Balance of Power in America. p. 375.
- ↑ Bourne. Britain and the Balance of Power in America. pp. 375-376.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 20 November, 1902. Issue 36930, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 87.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 193.
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