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==History, 1905 - 1909==
==History, 1905-1909==
Under the terms of an Admiralty Memorandum of 6 December, 1904, the Home Fleet was renamed the Channel Fleet<ref>Bradford.  ''The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson''.  p. 197.</ref> on 1 January, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 24 October, 1908.  Issue '''38786''', col E, pg. 11.</ref>  Admiral [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur K. Wilson]], previously Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, became Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet.   
Under the terms of an Admiralty Memorandum of 6 December, 1904, the Home Fleet was renamed the Channel Fleet<ref>Bradford.  ''The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson''.  p. 197.</ref> on 1 January, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 24 October, 1908.  Issue '''38786''', col E, pg. 11.</ref>  Admiral [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur K. Wilson]], previously Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, became Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet.   


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History, 1905-1909

Under the terms of an Admiralty Memorandum of 6 December, 1904, the Home Fleet was renamed the Channel Fleet[1] on 1 January, 1905.[2] Admiral Sir Arthur K. Wilson, previously Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, became Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet.

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford succeeded Wilson in absentia on 4 March, 1907.[3]

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.[4] Vice-Admiral the Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe succeeded Vice-Admiral Moore on 5 December.[5] Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald N. Custance was appointed Second-in-Command dated 23 February, 1907.[6] Custance was succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir A. Berkeley Milne on 12 June, 1908.[7] Milne remained as Second-in-Command until the Channel Fleet was absorbed into the Home Fleet.

Rear-Admirals in the Channel Fleet

Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Rear-Admiral in the Mediterranean Fleet,[8] was transferred to the Channel Fleet with four battleships from the Mediterranean in February, 1905.[9] Rear-Admiral Robert L. Groome succeeded Rear-Admiral Poore on 16 November, 1905.[10] Rear-Admiral Robert S. Lowry was appointed as Rear-Admiral in the Channel Fleet on 5 April, 1907.[11] Lowry struck his flag on 30 September, 1907, and on 1 October Rear-Admiral Francis J. Foley hoisted his flag in the battleship Illustrious.[12] Rear-Admiral James Startin succeeded Foley on 1 October, 1908.[13]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bradford. The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson. p. 197.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 October, 1908. Issue 38786, col E, pg. 11.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 March, 1907. Issue 38271, col D, pg. 10.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1905. Issue 37691, col B, pg. 8.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 November, 1905. Issue 37863, col B, pg. 7.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 February, 1907. Issue 38246, col F, pg. 11.
  7. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 893.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 October, 1904. Issue 37520, col C, pg. 8.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 17 January, 1905. Issue 37606, col B, pg. 9.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 November, 1905. Issue 37854, col A, pg. 8.
  11. ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 800.
  12. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 17 September, 1907. Issue 38440, col A, pg. 4.
  13. ↑ "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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