Jamaica Division

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jamaica Division
Active1838–1905
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeDivision
Part ofRoyal Navy
Garrison/HQJamaica Dockyard, Port Royal, Jamaica

The Jamaica Division of the North America and West Indies Station[1] was a sub-command of the British Royal Navy's North America and West Indies Station head-quartered at Port Royal dockyard in Jamaica from 1838 to 1905.[2]

History

In 1830 The

Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. The office holder would hold the rank of Commodore.[3]

The division primarily consisted of naval vessels assigned to this command but also included the shore establishment Jamaica Dockyard.[4]

Commodores on Jamaica Division

Post holders included:

Rank Flag Name Term Notes
Commodore, on Jamaica Division of the North America and West Indies Station
1 Commodore Sir John Strutt Peyton, K.C.H 1838 - 1839[2]
2 Commodore Sir Peter John Douglas 1839 - 1843[2]
3 Commodore the Hon. Henry Dilkes Byng 26 July 1842 - 7 September 1843[5][2] (brother of V.Adm George Byng)
4 Commodore Alexander Renton Sharpe C.B. 8 September 1843 - 15 September 1845[5][2]
5 Commodore Daniel Pring 16 September 1845 - 29 November 1847[2][5]
post vacant 12/1847 - 01/1848
6 Commodore Thomas Bennett 7 February 1848 -1851[2][5] (Adm, by 1865)[5]
post vacant 1852-1854[2]
7 Commodore Thomas Henderson 3 October 1854 - 3 August 1855[2][5] (and as Senior Officer, West Indies)
post vacant 1856-1858[2]
8 Commodore Henry Kellett C.B. 3 August 1855 16 March 1857/59[2][5] (and as Senior Officer, West Indies)
9 Commodore Hugh Dunlop November 1859-January 1864[6]
10 Commodore Peter Cracroft C.B. March 1864 – 1865[6]
11 Commodore
Algernon F.R. de Horsey
 1865 (acting Cmdre)[2]
12 Commodore
F. Leopold McClintock
 September 1865-February 1868[6]
13 Commodore Augustus Phillimore February 1868-December 1869[6]
14 Commodore Richard W. Courtenay December 1869-January 1872[6]
15 Commodore
Algernon F.R. de Horsey
 January 1872-February 1875[6]
16 Commodore
Algernon McLennan Lyons
 February 1875-February 1878[6]
17 Commodore the Hon. William J. Ward February 1878-August 1880[6]
18 Commodore William S. Brown August 1880-August 1882[6]
19 Commodore John C. Purvis August 1882-July 1883[6]
20 Commodore Francis M. Prattent July 1883-July 1886[6]
21 Commodore Henry Hand July 1886-September 1889[6]
22 Commodore Rodney M. Lloyd September 1889-September 1892[6] (also styled Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica)
23 Commodore Thomas S. Jackson September 1892-September 1895[6] ditto
24 Commodore Herbert W. Dowding 1895-April 1898[6] ditto
25 Commodore William H. Henderson April 1898-February 1900[6] ditto
26 Commodore
Edward H.M. Davis
C.M.G.		 February 1900-May 1901[6] ditto
27 Commodore Daniel McN. Riddel May 1901-July 1903[6] ditto
28 Commodore Frederic W. Fisher July 1903-March 1905[6] ditto

References

  1. ISBN 9781409446866
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cundall, Frank (1915). "Historic Jamaica : With fifty-two illustrations". archive.org. London : Published for the Institute of Jamaica by the West India Committee. pp.28-31. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ISBN 9780921560036
    .
  4. ISBN 9781409446866
    .
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Davis, Peter. "Royal Navy officers A-Z in command: 1840-1860". www.pdavis.nl. Peter Davis, Zeist, The Netherlands, 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.[self-published source]
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865: Commodore, Jamaica" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie,p.172. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaica_Division&oldid=1004106488"