this office was renamed Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. The Commanders-in-Chief were based in what is now Hamoaze House, Devonport, Plymouth, from 1809 to...
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The Commander-in-Chief, Devonport, was a senior Royal Navy appointment first established in 1845. The office holder was the Port Admiral responsible for...
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The Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET) was the admiral responsible for the operations of the ships, submarines and aircraft of the British Royal Navy...
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After that, Gage became Second Naval Lord in the Second Peel ministry and then Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. Born the third son of General Thomas Gage...
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officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth (at the time, and from 1845 to 1900, formally known as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport). Born a son of Thomas...
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His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde...
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Devonport (/ˈdɛvənpɔːrt/ DEV-ən-port), formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it...
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(1795–1939) Commander-in-Chief, China, HQ Singapore and Wei Hai Wei (1865–1941) Commander-in-Chief, Cork (1797-1848) Commander-in-Chief, Devonport, (1845-1896)...
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The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally...
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Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. Dowell joined the Royal Navy in 1839. He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War...
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The Commander-in-Chief South Atlantic was an operational commander of the Royal Navy from 1939. The South American area was added to his responsibilities...
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Navy Command (Royal Navy) (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from May 2022)
Commander, Portsmouth Naval Base Commander, Clyde Naval Base Commander, Devonport Director People and Training and Naval Secretary (Assistant Chief of...
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was made GCB in 1859. He sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Devonport from 1859 to 1863. In 1863 he was made Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, a...
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Devonport High School for Boys is an 11–18 boys grammar school and academy in Plymouth, Devon, England. It has around 1,150 boys, and its catchment area...
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The Commander in Chief, Dover was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally...
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Outline of the British Royal Navy at the end of the Cold War (redirect from Structure of the Royal Navy in 1989)
navy's units in England and Wales and double-hatted as Naval Base Commander Devonport, NATO Commander Central Sub-Area (CENTLANT) and Commander Plymouth Sub-Area...
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: IV - Miscellaneous Ships in Home Waters or on Detached Service: Destroyers (under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport)". The Navy List. July 1917...
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4th Destroyer Flotilla (category Military units and formations established in 1909)
being ordered to leave Portsmouth it was reassigned to the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport where it remained till November 1918. Following the end of World...
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HMS Lawford (1913) (category Ships built in Govan)
—Miscellaneous Ships in Home Waters or on Detached Service: Destroyers (under orders of Commanding Vessels Under Rear-Admiral Commander-in-Chief, Devonport)". The Navy...
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Lisbon Station (redirect from Commander-in-Chief on the Lisbon Station)
Campaign in Virginia, 1781. p. 440. battle of porto praya commander in chief lisbon station. Napier, William Francis Patrick (1873). History of the war in the...
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Hamoaze House (category Houses in Devon)
House is a large detached house in Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, built in 1795 as the home of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. It should not be confused...
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HMS Pasley (1916) (category Maritime incidents in 1917)
: IV: Miscellaneous Ships in Home Waters or on Detached Service: Destroyers (under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport". The Navy List: 14. November...
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Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel by an order in council dated 23 October. The posts of Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command...
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William Thomas Rickard (category Military personnel from Devonport, Plymouth)
gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. William Thomas Rickard was born at Stoke Damerel, Devonport, on 10...
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Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (redirect from Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth)
the outbreak of the First World War. The title was altered to Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth in 1916. From 1946 the post became the Flag Officer Scotland &...
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in April 2012 following a reorganisation of the Royal Navy and a re-designation of the former role of Commander-in-Chief Fleet. The Fleet Commander's...
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William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork (category Burials in Somerset)
Greenwich and Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet. After succeeding a cousin and becoming Earl of Cork in 1934, he became Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth...
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HMS Warspite (S103) (section Appearances in media)
afloat at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth until facilities are available for the long-term storage of her radioactive components. Notable commanders of this...
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November 2004 was decommissioned at Devonport on 15 April 2005, the guest of honour being then Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, who...
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Alban Curteis (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
the Home Fleet in 1935 and went on to be Commander of the Royal Naval Barracks at Devonport in 1938. He served in World War II as Commander of the 2nd Cruiser...
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