Commander-in-Chief, Devonport

Commander-in-Chief, Devonport
Appointer	First Lord of the Admiralty
Precursor	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Formation	1845
First holder	Admiral of the White: Sir John West
Final holder	Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons
Abolished	1900
Succession	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

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

In 1845 the title of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 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.^[2]
• 1848 – 1851 Admiral of the Red: Sir William Hall Gage.^[3]
• 1851 – 1854 Admiral of the Red: Sir John Ommanney
• 1854 – 1857 Admiral of the White: Sir William Parker.^[4]
• 1857 – 1860
  Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Barrington Reynolds.^[5]
• Jun 1860 – Oct 1860
  Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Arthur Fanshawe.^[6]
• 1860 – 1863 Admiral of the Blue: Sir Houston Stewart.^[7]
• 1863 – 1866
  Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Charles Fremantle.^[8]
• 1866 – 1869 Admiral Sir William Martin
• 1869 – 1872 Admiral Sir Henry Codrington.^[9]
• 1872 – 1875
  Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel.^[10]
• 1875 – 1877 Admiral Sir Thomas Symonds
• 1877 – 1880 Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar.^[11]
• 1880 – 1881
  Charles Elliot (1818-1895)
• 1881 – 1884 Admiral Sir William Houston Stewart.^[12]
• 1884 – 1887 Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore^[13]
• 1887 – 1888 Admiral Lord John Hay
• 1888 – 1890 Admiral Sir William Dowell^[14]
• 1890 – 1893 Admiral The Duke of Edinburgh^[15][16]
• 1893 – 1896 Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons^[17]
• 1896 – 1899 Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle.^[18][19]
• 1899 – 1900 Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax.^[20]

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