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Revision as of 15:08, 28 July 2022
The East Indies Station was a squadron of the Royal Navy which encompassed the Indian Ocean. In 1941, the command was renamed as the Eastern Fleet.
Limits
In 1909 the limits of the Station were defined as:
North: By the South shores of Asia (including the Persian Gulf) from an imaginary line drawn from Ras Siyan on the African Coast to Cape Bab-el Mandeb on the Arabian Coast, to where the parallel of 10° North Latitude touches the West Coast of the Malay Peninsula
East: By the Meridian of 95° East Longitude between the parallels of 10° North and 10° South Latitude.
South: By the parallel of 10° North Latitude between the Coast of the Malay Peninsula and the Meridian of 95° East Longitude, and by the parallel of 10° South Latitude between the Meridians of 70° and 95° East Longitude, and by the Equator between the Meridian of 70° East Longitude and the African Coast.
West: By the Meridian of 70° East Longitude between the parallel of 10° South and the Equator, and the Coast of African Coast.[1]
Commanders-in-Chief
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commodore, Second Class Frederick B. Montresor, 1865 – 1865 (initially, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station)
- Commodore, Second Class Charles F. Hillyar, 1865 – 1867
- Rear-Admiral Leopold G. Heath, 1867 – 1870 (henceforth, East Indies Station)
- Rear-Admiral James H. Cockburn, 1870 – 1872 (died while in this command)
- Rear-Admiral William G. Jones, 1872 – 1875
- Rear-Admiral William N. W. Hewett, 1875 – 12 April, 1877[2]
- Rear-Admiral John Corbett, 29 March, 1877[3] – 11 September, 1879
- Rear-Admiral William G. Jones, 1879 – 1882
- Rear-Admiral William N. W. Hewett, 13 April, 1882[4] – 18 May, 1885[5]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick W. Richards, 18 May, 1885[6]
- Rear-Admiral The Hon. Sir Edmund R. Fremantle, 25 February, 1888[7]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. B. Robinson, 26 February, 1891[8]
- Rear-Admiral William R. Kennedy, 26 January, 1892[9]
- Rear-Admiral Edmund C. Drummond, 16 March, 1895[10] – 22 March, 1898
- Rear-Admiral Archibald L. Douglas, 15 January, 1898[11][12] – 19 July, 1899[13]
- Rear-Admiral Day H. Bosanquet, 5 June, 1899[14]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Charles C. Drury, 5 June, 1902[15]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George L. Atkinson-Willes, 9 June, 1903[16] – August, 1905
- Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund S. Poë, 20 August, 1905[17]
- Rear-Admiral Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 1 February, 1907[18] – 3 March, 1909[19]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond J. W. Slade, 3 March, 1909[20] – 11 April, 1912[21]
- Rear-Admiral The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell, 23 March, 1912[22]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Richard H. Peirse, 20 December, 1912[23][24] – 25 January, 1916[25]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1 January, 1916[26] – June, 1917[27]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 23 June, 1917[28] – 1 August, 1919[29]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill, 1 August, 1919[30] – 29 September, 1921[31]
- Vice-Admiral Lewis Clinton-Baker, 29 September, 1921[32]
- Vice-Admiral Herbert W. Richmond, 4 October, 1923[33] – 4 October, 1925[34]
- Vice-Admiral Walter M. Ellerton, 4 October, 1925[35][36]
- Vice-Admiral Bertram S. Thesiger, 5 October, 1927[37] – 10 November, 1929[38]
- Vice-Admiral Eric J. A. Fullerton, 18 October, 1929[39] – 13 June, 1932[40]
- Vice-Admiral Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith, 29 April, 1932[41] – 12 December, 1934[42]
- Vice-Admiral Frank F. Rose, 26 October, 1934[43] – 15 May, 1936[44]
- Vice-Admiral The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay, 15 May, 1936[45] – 21 June, 1938[46]
- Commodore, First Class John G. Crace, 20 May, 1936[47] – 14 June, 1936[48] (temporary)
- Vice-Admiral Sir James F. Somerville, July, 1938 – April, 1939
- Vice-Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham, April, 1939 – April, 1941
- Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Arbuthnot, 22 April, 1941[49] – 17 June, 1942[50]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, 10 December, 1941[51] – 1942
- Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur J. Power, November, 1944 – December, 1945
- Vice-Admiral Sir Clement Moody, 15 December, 1945 – 19 July, 1946
- Vice-Admiral Arthur F. E. Palliser, 1946 – 1948
- Vice-Admiral Charles H. L. Woodhouse, 1948 – 1950
- Vice-Admiral Geoffrey N. Oliver, 1950 – 1952
Second in Command
- Vice-Admiral Arthur J. Power, 1 December, 1943[52] (and as Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Battle Squadron)
- Vice-Admiral Harold T. C. Walker, 10 August, 1945[53] – 18 November, 1945[54]
- Captain (temporary) Neville F. J. Wilson, before December, 1919[55] – 1920
- Rear-Admiral Henry L. Mawbey, 28 August, 1920
Fleet Gunnery Officer
- Lieutenant-Commander (G) Patrick V. McLaughlin, 1 January, 1931[56]
- Lieutenant-Commander (G) Michael B. Laing, 24 February, 1934[57] (borne in Norfolk)
Fleet Torpedo Officer
- Lieutenant-Commander (T) Patrick H. W. Haig-Ferguson, 28 February, 1930[58]
- Lieutenant-Commander (T) (I Fr. It.) Michael F. B. Ward, 22 January, 1935[59]
Fleet Signal Officer
- Commander (S) John H. Bowen, 1 November, 1929[60] – April, 1932[61]
- Lieutenant (S) James W. McClelland, 24 February, 1934[62]
Fleet W/T Officer
- Commander (S) John H. Bowen, 1 November, 1929[63] – April, 1932[64]
- Lieutenant (S) James W. McClelland, 24 February, 1934[65]
- Commander (N) Henry J. Egerton, 28 February, 1930[66]
- Commander (N) Ronald G. Bowes Lyon, 21 September, 1932[67] – 1935[68]
- Commander (N) Hugh St. L. Nicolson, 22 January, 1935[69]
Composition
February, 1900
The station was equipped as follows.[70]
June, 1906
The station was equipped as follows.[71]
1912
On 20 December, 1912, the flagship was Swiftsure when Rear-Admiral Richard Henry Peirse hoisted his flag.[72]
1915
The flag was transferred from Swiftsure to Euryalus in February, 1915 and from there to Proserpine on 10 April, 1915.[73]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Limits of the East Indies Station." Reel One. Slade Papers. National Maritime Museum. MRF/39/1.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 623.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/583. f. 230.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 602.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 602.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 188.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 May, 1902. Issue 36763, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1903. Issue 37101, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue 37772, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1384.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 111.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 111.
- ↑ Hazell's Annual 1913. p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 383.
- ↑ Peirse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1026.
- ↑ Peirse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1026.
- ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 223.
- ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 276.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 186.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 186.
- ↑ Day of year taken from predecessor. Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 186.
- ↑ Richmond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 49.
- ↑ Richmond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 49.
- ↑ Wikipedia article on East Indies Station
- ↑ Day of year from predecessor. Richmond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 49.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
- ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
- ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Superseded by Ramsay that date. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Inferring that this temporary assignment was until Ramsay arrived. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/12. f. 11.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/12. f. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 1154.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Bowen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Bowen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Bowen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Bowen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 235.
- ↑ Bowes-Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Bowes-Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/174. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). pp. 268, 269a.
- ↑ Peirse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1026.
- ↑ Peirse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1026.
Bibliography
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
