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===Seconds-in-Command===
===Seconds-in-Command===
Vice-Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]] was appointed to succeed Rear-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]] as Second-in-Command on 9 May, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 April, 1905.  Issue '''37691''', col B, pg. 8.</ref>  Vice-Admiral the Honourable [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]] succeeded Vice-Admiral Moore on 5 December.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 November, 1905.  Issue '''37863''', col B, pg. 7.</ref>  Vice-Admiral [[Reginald Neville Custance|Sir Reginald N. Custance]] was appointed Second-in-Command dated 23 February, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 February, 1907.  Issue '''38246''', col F, pg. 11.</ref>  Custance was succeeded by Vice-Admiral [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne]] on 12 June, 1908.<ref>Milne Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  p. 893.</ref>  Milne remained as Second-in-Command until the Channel Fleet was absorbed into the Home Fleet.
Rear-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]] had been Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet before it was renamed at the beginning of 1905.  Vice-Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]] was appointed to succeed Barlow as Second-in-Command on 9 May of that year.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 April, 1905.  Issue '''37691''', col B, pg. 8.</ref>  Vice-Admiral the Honourable [[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]] succeeded Vice-Admiral Moore on 5 December.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 November, 1905.  Issue '''37863''', col B, pg. 7.</ref>  Vice-Admiral [[Reginald Neville Custance|Sir Reginald N. Custance]] was appointed Second-in-Command dated 23 February, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 February, 1907.  Issue '''38246''', col F, pg. 11.</ref>  Custance was succeeded by Vice-Admiral [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne]] on 12 June, 1908.<ref>Milne Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  p. 893.</ref>  Milne remained as Second-in-Command until the Channel Fleet was absorbed into the Home Fleet.


===Rear-Admirals in the Channel Fleet===
===Rear-Admirals in the Channel Fleet===

Revision as of 19:21, 6 June 2010

Seconds-in-Command

Rear-Admiral Charles J. Barlow had been Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet before it was renamed at the beginning of 1905. Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore was appointed to succeed Barlow as Second-in-Command on 9 May of that year.[1] Vice-Admiral the Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe succeeded Vice-Admiral Moore on 5 December.[2] Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald N. Custance was appointed Second-in-Command dated 23 February, 1907.[3] Custance was succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir A. Berkeley Milne on 12 June, 1908.[4] Milne remained as Second-in-Command until the Channel Fleet was absorbed into the Home Fleet.

Rear-Admirals in the Channel Fleet

Rear-Admiral Robert S. Lowry was appointed as Rear-Admiral in the Channel Fleet on 5 April, 1907.[5] Lowry struck his flag on 30 September, 1907, and on 1 October Rear-Admiral Francis J. Foley hoisted his flag in the battleship Illustrious.[6] Rear-Admiral James Startin succeeded Foley on 1 October, 1908.[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1905. Issue 37691, col B, pg. 8.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 November, 1905. Issue 37863, col B, pg. 7.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 February, 1907. Issue 38246, col F, pg. 11.
  4. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 893.
  5. ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 800.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 17 September, 1907. Issue 38440, col A, pg. 4.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 September, 1908. Issue 38751, col E, pg. 6.

Bibliography

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