Cape of Good Hope Station
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The Cape of Good Hope Station was one of the geographical divisions into which the British Royal Navy
divided its worldwide responsibilities. It was formally the units and establishments responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope.
Established in 1857, the station covered most of the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean
. On 17 January 1865 it was combined with the East Indies Station
to form the East Indies and Cape of Good Hope Station, however the station was recreated as a separate station on 29 July 1867. These responsibilities did not imply territorial claims but the navy would actively protect Britain's trading interests. From 1870 it absorbed the former West Africa Squadron
. It formed the basis of the South Atlantic Station
when that Station was formed in 1939.
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
divided its worldwide responsibilities. It was formally the units and establishments responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope.
Established in 1857, the station covered most of the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. On 17 January 1865 it was combined with the East Indies Station
East Indies Station
The East Indies Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1865 to 1941.From 1831 to 1865 the East Indies and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station...
to form the East Indies and Cape of Good Hope Station, however the station was recreated as a separate station on 29 July 1867. These responsibilities did not imply territorial claims but the navy would actively protect Britain's trading interests. From 1870 it absorbed the former West Africa Squadron
West Africa Squadron
The Royal Navy established the West Africa Squadron at substantial expense in 1808 after Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807. The squadron's task was to suppress the Atlantic slave trade by patrolling the coast of West Africa...
. It formed the basis of the South Atlantic Station
South Atlantic Station
The South Atlantic Station was one of the geographical divisions into which the British Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. It was formed from the former Cape of Good Hope Station.-History:...
when that Station was formed in 1939.
Commanders-in-Chief
Commanders-in-Chief have included:Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
- Rear Admiral Sir Frederick GreyFrederick GreyAdmiral Sir Frederick William Grey GCB was a senior naval officer and First Naval Lord.-Naval career:Born the son of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, the former Prime Minister, Grey joined the Royal Navy in 1819. He was given command of HMS Actaeon in 1830, HMS Jupiter in 1835, HMS Endymion in 1840...
(1857-1860) - Rear Admiral Sir Henry KeppelHenry KeppelAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel, GCB, OM was a British admiral, son of the 4th Earl of Albemarle and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lord de Clifford.-Naval career:...
(1860-1861) - Rear Admiral Sir Baldwin WalkerBaldwin Wake WalkerAdmiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet KCB was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861. and was responsible for the Royal Navy's warship construction programme during the 1850s naval arms race and at the time of the introduction of the Ironclad warship; it was his decision to build HMS...
(1861-1865) - Commodore Sir William DowellWilliam Dowell (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir William Montagu Dowell GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Dowell joined the Royal Navy in 1839. He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War...
(1867-1871) - Commodore Sir John CommerellJohn Edmund CommerellAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Edmund Commerell VC GCB was an English Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(1871-1873) - Commodore Sir William HewettWilliam Nathan Wrighte HewettVice Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett VC, KCB, KCSI was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Life:Hewett was born at Brighton to Dr. William Hewett,...
(1873-1876) - Commodore Sir Francis SullivanSir Francis Sullivan, 6th BaronetAdmiral Sir Francis William Sullivan, 6th Baronet KCB CMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1876-1879) - Commodore Sir Frederick RichardsFrederick RichardsAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick William Richards GCB was the British First Naval Lord from 1893 to 1899.-Early life:...
(1879-1882) - Rear Admiral Sir Nowell SalmonNowell SalmonAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Nowell Salmon VC, GCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Naval career:Salmon was the son of Reverend H...
(1882-1885) - Rear Admiral Sir Walter Hunt-GrubbeWalter Hunt-GrubbeAdmiral Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1885-1888) - Rear Admiral Sir Richard WellsRichard Wells (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Richard Wells KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.-Naval career:...
(1888-1890) - Rear Admiral Sir Henry NicholsonHenry Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.-Naval career:Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849....
(1890-1892) - Rear Admiral Sir Frederick BedfordFrederick BedfordAdmiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford GCB, GCVO was Governor of Western Austria from 24 March 1903 to 22 April 1909.-Naval career:Bedford joined the Royal Navy at the age of 14, and later served in the Crimean War....
(1892-1895) - Rear Admiral Sir Harry RawsonHarry RawsonAdmiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, GCB, GCMG RN , is chiefly remembered for overseeing the British Benin Expedition of 1897 that burned and looted the city of the Kingdom of Benin, now in Nigeria...
(1895-1898) - Rear Admiral Sir Robert HarrisRobert Harris (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Penruddock Harris KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1898-1900) - Rear Admiral Sir Arthur MooreArthur Moore (Royal Navy officer)|-|-|-...
(1901-1903) - Rear Admiral Sir John DurnfordJohn DurnfordAdmiral Sir John Durnford GCB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1904-1907) - Rear Admiral Sir Edmund PoëEdmund PoëAdmiral Sir Edmund Samuel Poë GCVO KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies station.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval Academy, Gosport, Poë joined the Royal Navy in 1862....
(1907-1908) - Rear Admiral Sir George Egerton (1908-1910)
- Rear Admiral Sir Paul BushPaul Bush (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir Paul Warner Bush KCB MVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1910-1913) - Vice Admiral Sir Herbert King-HallHerbert King-HallAdmiral Sir Herbert Goodenough King-Hall KCB CVO DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1913-1916) - Vice Admiral Sir Edward CharltonEdward Charlton (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton KCB KCMG JP was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
(1916-1918) - Vice Admiral Sir Edward FitzherbertEdward Fitzherbert, 13th Baron StaffordAdmiral Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, 13th Baron Stafford, KCB was an English peer, holding the title Baron Stafford. He was also a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station....
(1918-1920)
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station
- Vice Admiral Sir William GoodenoughWilliam GoodenoughAdmiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough GCB, MVO was a senior Royal Navy officer of World War I.-Naval career:Goodenough joined the Royal Navy in 1882. He was appointed Commander of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1905...
(1920-1922) - Vice Admiral Sir Rudolph BentinckRudolph BentinckAdmiral Sir Rudolph Walter Bentinck KCB KCMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Bentinck joined the Royal Navy in 1882...
(1922-1924) - Vice Admiral Sir Maurice FitzmauriceMaurice Swynfen FitzmauriceSir Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice CB, KCVO, CMG, was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of vice-admiral....
(1924-1926) - Vice Admiral Sir David AndersonDavid Murray AndersonAdmiral Sir David Murray Anderson KCB, KCMG, MVO was a naval officer and governor. Anderson served in the Royal Navy from the age of 13 and served in many Colonial wars and was given various Empire postings, rising to the rank of Admiral in 1931...
(1926-1929) - Vice Admiral Sir Rudolf Burmester (1929-1931)
- Vice Admiral Sir Hugh TweedieHugh TweedieAdmiral Sir Hugh Justin Tweedie KCB was an officer in the Royal Navy who served in the First and Second World War.-Naval career:...
(1931-1933) - Vice Admiral Sir Edward EvansEdward Evans, 1st Baron MountevansAdmiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, KCB, DSO , known as "Teddy" Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer...
(1933-1935) - Vice Admiral Sir Francis TottenhamFrancis TottenhamAdmiral Sir Francis William Loftus Tottenham KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station.-Naval career:...
(1935-1938) - Vice Admiral Sir George Lyon (1938-1939)