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In the [[Royal Navy]], a '''Captain of the Fleet''' was a designation bestowed upon the senior {{CaptRN}} in some Fleets or on some Stations.  It was not, in itself, a rank ''per se''.
  
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The use of this title was sporadic within the service.  When [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Archibald Moore]] was appointed as [[Captain of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Captain of the Fleet]] to [[William Henry May|Sir William H. May]] in the Home Fleet in August, 1909, it was the first such appointment since 1871.<ref>''Hansard''.  [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1909/aug/10/captain-archibald-moore-promotion#S5CV0009P0_19090810_HOC_56 HC Deb 10 August 1909 vol 9 cc238-9.]</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=A. Gordon H. W. Moore|appt=30 July, 1909<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>|as="Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet"|precBy=Appointment Revived}}
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In 1888, a Captain of the Fleet was allotted the Secretary, Flag Lieutenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers and Commdores, First Class, as well as two domestics.{{NLFeb88|p. 190}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|nick=The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe|appt=16 December, 1909}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Osbert Boothby|nick=William O. Boothby|appt=25 March, 1911{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}|as="Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleets"}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Allan Frederic Everett|nick=Allan F. Everett|appt=9 May, 1913<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|}ADM 196/43.}}  f. 23.</ref>|as="Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleets"}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Lionel Halsey|nick=Lionel Halsey|appt=June, 1915}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert George Brand|nick=Hubert G. Brand|appt=1916}}
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 8 January 2019

In the Royal Navy, a Captain of the Fleet was a designation bestowed upon the senior Captain in some Fleets or on some Stations. It was not, in itself, a rank per se.

The use of this title was sporadic within the service. When Archibald Moore was appointed as Captain of the Fleet to Sir William H. May in the Home Fleet in August, 1909, it was the first such appointment since 1871.[1]

Permitted Retinue

In 1888, a Captain of the Fleet was allotted the Secretary, Flag Lieutenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers and Commdores, First Class, as well as two domestics.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hansard. HC Deb 10 August 1909 vol 9 cc238-9.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 190.

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