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In September, 1901, [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew Bickford]] referred in a letter to the Admiralty to "the dangerously weak state of the Squadron."<ref>Letter of 17 September, 1901. Quoted in Bourne. ''Britain and the Balance of Power in America''. p. 375.</ref> 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 Neville Custance|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."<ref>Bourne. ''Britain and the Balance of Power in America''. pp. 375-376.</ref> | In September, 1901, [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew Bickford]] referred in a letter to the Admiralty to "the dangerously weak state of the Squadron."<ref>Letter of 17 September, 1901. Quoted in Bourne. ''Britain and the Balance of Power in America''. p. 375.</ref> 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 Neville Custance|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."<ref>Bourne. ''Britain and the Balance of Power in America''. pp. 375-376.</ref> | ||
| − | In November, 1902, the Admiralty announced that it had decided to abolish the | + | In November, 1902, the Admiralty announced that it had decided to abolish the {{UK-1Liffey}}, 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.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 20 November, 1902. Issue '''36930''', col D, p. 10.</ref> |
==Commanders-in-Chief== | ==Commanders-in-Chief== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station" nat="UK"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey|nick=Algernon F. R. de Horsey|appt=6 August, 1876|ass=23 September, 1876|end=10 September, 1879 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur Farquhar|nick=Sir Arthur Farquhar|appt=1869|end=1872|precBy=George Hastings}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles Farrell Hillyar|nick=Charles F. Hillyar|appt=1872|end=1873}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane|nick=Arthur A. L. P. Cochrane|appt=6 June, 1873|end=15 April, 1876}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Hancock|nick=George Hancock|appt=15 April, 1876|end=August, 1876|note=replaced due to terminal illness}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey|nick=Algernon F. R. de Horsey|appt=6 August, 1876|ass=23 September, 1876|end=10 September, 1879}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Henry Stirling|nick=Frederick H. Stirling|appt=21 July, 1879{{NLJan80|p. 188}}|ass=11 September, 1879{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Henry Stirling|nick=Frederick H. Stirling|appt=21 July, 1879{{NLJan80|p. 188}}|ass=11 September, 1879{{INF}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Algernon McLennan Lyons|nick=Algernon McL. Lyons|appt=10 December, 1881{{ClowesVII|p. 87}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Algernon McLennan Lyons|nick=Algernon McL. Lyons|appt=10 December, 1881{{ClowesVII|p. 87}}|end=}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Kennedy Erskine Baird|nick=John K. E. Baird|appt=13 September, 1884{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Kennedy Erskine Baird|nick=John K. E. Baird|appt=13 September, 1884{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.|appt=4 July, 1885{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.|appt=4 July, 1885{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage|nick=Algernon C. F. Heneage|appt=20 September, 1887{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage|nick=Algernon C. F. Heneage|appt=20 September, 1887{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Charles Frederick Hotham|nick=Charles F. Hotham|appt=4 February, 1890{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}|ass=7 June, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 191}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Charles Frederick Hotham|nick=Charles F. Hotham|appt=4 February, 1890{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}|ass=7 June, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 191}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry Frederick Stephenson|nick=Henry F. Stephenson|appt=4 May, 1893{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry Frederick Stephenson|nick=Henry F. Stephenson|appt=21 March, 1893<ref>Stephenson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1134.|}} f. 1235.</ref>|ass=4 May, 1893<ref>Stephenson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1134.|}} f. 1235.</ref>|end=5 September, 1896<ref>Stephenson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1134.|}} f. 1235.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|nick=Henry St. L. Bury Palliser|appt=19 June, 1896{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|nick=Henry St. L. Bury Palliser|appt=5 March, 1896|ass=19 June, 1896{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}|end=15 August, 1899}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=22 June, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=20 March, 1899<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>|ass=22 June, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>|end=1 November, 1900<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=15 October, 1900{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=15 October, 1900<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|ass=13 December, 1900|end=21 December, 1903<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=James Edward Clifford Goodrich|nick=James E. C. Goodrich|appt=15 October, 1903<ref>Goodrich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 535.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=James Edward Clifford Goodrich|nick=James E. C. Goodrich|appt=15 October, 1903<ref>Goodrich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 535.</ref>|ass=21 December, 1903<ref>Goodrich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 535.</ref>|end=1 March, 1905<ref>Goodrich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 535. Date was an approximate forecast.</ref>}} |
| − | {{ | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
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'''September, 1885:'''{{NLOct85|p. 189}} | '''September, 1885:'''{{NLOct85|p. 189}} | ||
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Conquest}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Constance}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-Cormorant}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-Heroine}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Liffey}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Pelican}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-Satellite}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Triumph}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1WildSwan}} |
'''June, 1890:'''{{NLJul90|p. 189}} | '''June, 1890:'''{{NLJul90|p. 189}} | ||
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Amphion}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Champion}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Daphne}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Espiegle}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Liffey}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Nymphe}} |
*H.M.S. {{UK-1Pheasant}} | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Pheasant}} | ||
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Warspite}} |
'''February, 1896:'''{{NLMar96|p. 193}} | '''February, 1896:'''{{NLMar96|p. 193}} | ||
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Comus}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Icarus}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Liffey}} |
*H.M.S. {{UK-1Pheasant}} | *H.M.S. {{UK-1Pheasant}} | ||
*H.M.S. {{UK-RoyalArthur}} | *H.M.S. {{UK-RoyalArthur}} | ||
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-Satellite}} |
| − | *H.M.S. | + | *H.M.S. {{UK-1WildSwan}} |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
| − | + | ==See Also== | |
| + | {{refbegin}} | ||
| + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Station}} | ||
| + | {{refend}} | ||
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[[Category:Pages with Offices]] | [[Category:Pages with Offices]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:24, 2 August 2021
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 Sir Arthur Farquhar, 1869 – 1872
- Rear-Admiral Charles F. Hillyar, 1872 – 1873
- Rear-Admiral Arthur A. L. P. Cochrane, 6 June, 1873 – 15 April, 1876
- Rear-Admiral George Hancock, 15 April, 1876 – August, 1876 (replaced due to terminal illness)
- Rear-Admiral Algernon F. R. de Horsey, 6 August, 1876 – 10 September, 1879
- Rear-Admiral Frederick H. Stirling, 21 July, 1879[4]
- Rear-Admiral Algernon McL. Lyons, 10 December, 1881[5]
- Rear-Admiral John K. E. Baird, 13 September, 1884[6]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 4 July, 1885[7]
- Rear-Admiral Algernon C. F. Heneage, 20 September, 1887[8]
- Rear-Admiral Charles F. Hotham, 4 February, 1890[9]
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Stephenson, 21 March, 1893[10] – 5 September, 1896[11]
- Rear-Admiral Henry St. L. Bury Palliser, 5 March, 1896 – 15 August, 1899
- Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, 20 March, 1899[12] – 1 November, 1900[13]
- Rear-Admiral Andrew K. Bickford, 15 October, 1900[14] – 21 December, 1903[15]
- Commodore, Second Class James E. C. Goodrich, 15 October, 1903[16] – 1 March, 1905[17]
Composition
September, 1885:[18]
- 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:[19]
- 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, 1896:[20]
- 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1880). p. 188.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stephenson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1134. f. 1235.
- ↑ Stephenson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1134. f. 1235.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535. Date was an approximate forecast.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 193.
Bibliography
See Also
