Naval station

A naval station is a former geographic command of the Royal Navy that was responsible for conducting all naval operations within its defined area. It could consist of fleets, flotillas, squadrons, or individual ships under its command. The Royal Navy's network of naval stations covered the whole of the earth's surface, consisting of areas of responsibility ranging from the size of seas to oceans. They were under the command of a commander-in-chief, usually a rear or vice admiral.