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| − | '''Captain of the Fleet''' in the [[Royal Navy]] is a title I understand little. | + | 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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| − | It is worth noting that at some point, various fleets, such as [Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)]] boasted their own "Captain of the Fleet". I am not sure whether those on this list are for the entire Royal Navy or not. This needs further work, obviously.
| + | 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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| − | ==Appointees== | + | ==Permitted Retinue== |
| − | Dates of appointment given:
| + | 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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| − | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of the Fleet" nat="UK">
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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|end=16 December, 1909<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 64.</ref>}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|nick=The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe|appt=16 December, 1909<ref>Gough-Calthorpe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 130/264.</ref>|end=25 March, 1911<ref>Gough-Calthorpe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 130/264.</ref>|note=as {{Com1RN}}}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Osbert Boothby|nick=William O. Boothby|appt=25 March, 1911{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}<ref>Boothby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602238}} f. 180.</ref>|end=9 May, 1913<ref>Boothby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602238}} f. 180.</ref>|as=Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleets|note=as {{Com1RN}}}}
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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|end=9 June, 1915<ref>Everett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 23.</ref>}} | |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Lionel Halsey|nick=Lionel Halsey|appt=June, 1915<ref>Halsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576543}} f. 243.</ref>|end=December, 1916<ref>Halsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576543}} f. 243.</ref>|note=as {{Com1RN}}}} | |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert George Brand|nick=Hubert G. Brand|appt=December, 1916<ref>Brand Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 118.</ref>|end=6 March, 1919<ref>Brand Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 118.</ref>}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Wise Parker|nick=Henry W. Parker|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 156.</ref>|end=1 August, 1921<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 156.</ref>}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Victor Campbell|nick=Alexander V. Campbell|appt=26 August, 1919<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 465.</ref>|note=as {{Com2RN}}}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric John Arthur Fullerton|nick=Eric J. A. Fullerton|appt=1 August, 1921<ref>Fullerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 518.</ref>|end=1 August, 1923<ref>Fullerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 518.</ref>|as=Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=26 April, 1930<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=19 August, 1933<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald Wolseley Oldham|nick=Ronald W. Oldham|appt=19 August, 1933<ref>Oldham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|end=20 August, 1935<ref>Oldham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>}}
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|nick=Alban T. B. Curteis|appt=20 August, 1935<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref>|end=12 April, 1938<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref>}}
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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
