Commander-in-Chief, English Channel (Royal Navy)

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Commander-in-Chief, English Channel
Active1709-1746
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeSquadron
RoleCruising, and Patroling
Part ofRoyal Navy
Garrison/HQSpithead, Hampshire, England
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Admiral Sir John Norris

The Commander-in-Chief, English Channel or formally Commander-in-Chief, of His Majesty's Ships in the Channel was a senior commander of the

Lord Anson new appointment as Commander-in-Chief, English Channel this office was amalgamated with the office of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
.

History

Initially the English Navy had organized its fleet into sub-commands namely

Lord Anson then the Commander-in-Chief, Western Squadron.[8] He then assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief, English Channel,[9] The Spithead Station was then merged with Portsmouth Station
.

Commander-in-Chief, English Channel

References

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  7. ^ "NORRIS, Sir John (c.1671-1749), of Benenden, Kent, and St. Paul's, Covent Garden, London | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. The History of Parliament Trust 1964-2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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