The Commander-in-Chief, Devonport, was a senior

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appointment first established in 1845. The office holder was the Port Admiral responsible for the command and administration of the Devonport Station. The appointment continued until 1900 when the Devonport Station was renamed back to the Plymouth Station and this title in name was abolished.

History

In 1845 the title of the

Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Plymouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the admiral's command. Between 1845 and 1896, this offic ...

was changed to Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. This office existed until 1900 when the Devonport Station was renamed back to its former name.

Office Holders

*1845 – 1848 Admiral of the White: Sir John West. *1848 – 1851

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William Hall Gage Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Hall Gage (2 October 1777 – 4 January 1864) was Second Sea Lord in the British Navy. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Siege of French-held Malta during the French Revolutionary Wars. He a ...

. *1851 – 1854

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John Ommanney Admiral Sir John Acworth Ommanney (17 October 1773 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Ommanney joined the Royal Navy in 1786. Promoted Commander in 1796, he was given command ...

*1854 – 1857 Admiral of the White: Sir William Parker. *1857 – 1860

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Barrington Reynolds Admiral Sir Barrington Reynolds (1786 – 3 August 1861) was a senior and long-serving officer of the British Royal Navy who went to sea with his father aged only nine during the French Revolutionary Wars and was captured by the French aged ...

. *Jun 1860 – Oct 1860

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Arthur Fanshawe Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe (5 February 1794 – 14 June 1864) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Born the son of Robert Fanshawe, Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy in 1804. Promoted to Capt ...

. *1860 – 1863

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Houston Stewart Admiral of the Fleet Sir Houston Stewart, (3 August 1791 – 10 December 1875) was a Royal Navy officer and briefly a Liberal Party Member of Parliament. After serving as a junior officer in the Napoleonic Wars, Stewart became commanding officer ...

. *1863 – 1866

: Sir

Charles Fremantle Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle GCB RN (1 June 1800 – 25 May 1869) was a renowned British Royal Navy officer. The city of Fremantle, Western Australia, is named after him. Early life Fremantle was the second son of Thomas Fremantle, an ...

. *1866 – 1869 Admiral Sir William Martin *1869 – 1872 Admiral Sir

Henry Codrington Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry John Codrington KCB (17 October 1808 – 4 August 1877) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action during the Greek War of Independence and was present at the Battle of Navarino. He later undertoo ...

. *1872 – 1875 Vice-Admiral Sir

Henry Keppel Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Henry Keppel (14 June 1809 – 17 January 1904) was a Royal Navy officer. His first command was largely spent off the coast of Spain, which was then in the midst of the First Carlist War. As commanding off ...

. *1875 – 1877 Admiral Sir Thomas Symonds *1877 – 1880 Admiral Sir

Arthur Farquhar Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar (9 January 1815 – 29 January 1908) was a British Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Farquhar joined the Royal Navy in 1829. He took part in the bombardment of Acre ...

. *1880 – 1881 Admiral Sir

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*1881 – 1884 Admiral Sir

William Houston Stewart Admiral Sir William Houston Stewart, (7 September 1822 – 13 November 1901) was a senior British naval officer who, after a long, active career, eventually held the office of the Controller of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1881. Personal life ...

. *1884 – 1887 Admiral Sir

Augustus Phillimore Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore (24 May 1822 – 25 November 1897) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He is credited with first proposing the creation of a modern naval dockyard in Gibraltar. Early life ...

*1887 – 1888 Admiral Lord John Hay *1888 – 1890 Admiral Sir

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*1890 – 1893 Admiral The Duke of Edinburgh *1893 – 1896 Admiral Sir

Algernon Lyons Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons (30 August 1833 – 9 February 1908) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria. Lyons also served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific ...

*1896 – 1899 Admiral Sir

Edmund Fremantle Admiral The Honourable Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle (16 June 1836 – 10 February 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth (at the time, and from 1845 to 1900, formally known as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport). Na ...

. *1899 – 1900 Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax.

References

{{Admiralty Department D Military history of the English Channel