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Commander tables[edit]

Here are some tables based on Peter Davis' website (albeit with corrections) about the commander-in-chief of the station: 67.86.75.96 (talk) 22:41, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The proposed table has been placed into the article and further edits should take place there. 67.86.75.96 (talk) 06:17, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Most Commanders-in-chief of the station held the rank of Rear Admiral, with the exceptions of Hamond and Hastings who were each promoted to Vice Admiral before being reassigned to other duties, and Goodrich who was a Commodore.

South America Station (1829–1837)[1]
Commander in Chief start end notes
Thomas Baker 9 January 1829 January 1833 Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 January 1837
Sir Michael Seymour 1 January 1833 9 July 1834 Died en route to station
Graham Eden Hamond 16 September 1834 17 May 1838 Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 January 1837
Pacific Station (1837–1905)[1]
Commander in Chief start end notes
C. B. H. Ross[2] 1837 1841
George Seymour 14 May 1844 25 August 1847 Appointed Admiral of the Fleet 30 November 1866
Phipps Hornby 25 August 1847 21 August 1850
Fairfax Moresby 21 August 1850 17 August 1853 Visited Valparaiso before heading to Vancouver.[3][4] Appointed Admiral of the Fleet 21 January 1870
David Price 17 August 1853 30 August 1854 Died at the Siege of Petropavlovsk
Henry William Bruce[5] 25 November 1854 8 July 1857
Robert Lambert Baynes 8 July 1857 5 May 1860
Thomas Maitland 5 May 1860 31 October 1862 Appointed Admiral of the Fleet 27 December 1877
John Kingcome 31 October 1862 10 May 1864 After whom Kingcome Inlet is named, flagship was the HMS Sutlej
Henry Mangles Denham[6] 10 May 1864 21 November 1866
George Fowler Hastings 21 November 1866 1 November 1869 Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 September 1869
Arthur Farquhar 1 November 1869 9 July 1872 An investor in the coal mines of Robert Dunsmuir
Charles Farrel Hillyar 9 July 1872 6 June 1873 Son of James Hillyar
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane 6 June 1873 15 April 1876 Son of Thomas Cochrane
George Hancock 15 April 1876 August 1876
Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey 20 September 1876 21 July 1879
Frederick Henry Stirling 21 July 1879 10 December 1881
Algernon McLennan Lyons 10 December 1881 13 September 1884
John Kennedy Erskine Baird 13 September 1884 4 July 1885
Sir Michael Culme-Seymour 4 July 1885 20 September 1887
Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage 20 September 1887 4 February 1890
Charles Frederick Hotham 4 February 1890 4 May 1893
Henry Frederick Stephenson 4 May 1893 19 June 1896
Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser 19 June 1896 22 June 1899
Lewis Anthony Beaumont 22 June 1899 15 October 1900
Andrew Kennedy Bickford[7] 1900 1903 Builder of the Bickford tower.[8] Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 February 1904.[9]
Cmdre J. E. C. Goodrich[10] 1903 1 March 1905 Last Royal Navy commander.
  1. ^ a b Davis, Peter. "Principal Royal Navy Commanders-in-Chief 1830-1899". Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. ^ "Canadian Navy: MARPAC - Maritime Forces Pacific - Profiles: RAdm of the White C B H Ross". Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. ^ Lowther, Marcus. "HMS Portland. 50 guns. Admiral Fairfax Moresby wor... (photo/image) - RGS Picture Library". Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. ^ Davenport, Charles Benedict; Scudder, Mary Theresa (1919). "Naval Officers: Their Heredity and Development". Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. No. 259–265. p. 133.
  5. ^ "Admiral Sir Henry William Bruce". 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  6. ^ "Biography of Henry Mangles Denham R.N." Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  7. ^ "Canadian Navy: MARPAC - Maritime Forces Pacific - Profiles: RAdm A K Bickford". Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  8. ^ "The Bickford Tower". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  9. ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945: Royal Navy Full Admirals: Vice Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford CMG". Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  10. ^ "Canadian Navy: MARPAC - Maritime Forces Pacific - Profiles: Cmdre J E C Goodrich". Retrieved 2010-02-18.

Royal Naval Hospital?[edit]

RE this:

In 1855 three Crimean huts were built at Esquimalt to serve as a hospital intended to receive wounded from the Crimean War. The huts were the first shore establishment at Esquimalt.

That was, I believe, the foundation of what was to become a Royal Naval Hospital in the area, not sure if it was on the Esquimalt base directly. I think it was later named the Queen Alexandra Hospital, though that may have been in Duncan or thereabouts. More could be said about the Graving Dock, as the Dockyard was known in local history, as it was a major component in the colonial and provincial economy for many years; its closure was something of a blow, as was the loss of RN spending in general when they pulled out. I come across bits about this in various older histories of BC, if I see them again I'll be back with cites. A fuller section on the period at Esquimalt and the military doings in the region is needed; the CFB Esquimalt page has little on this, and for now List of Royal Navy ships in the Pacific Northwest is only a raw list, could be a table with pics and comments and more.Skookum1 (talk) 04:46, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

1905-1911[edit]

This passage surprised me "After passage of the Naval Service Bill in 1910 there was a Canadian Naval Service that controlled the base at Esquimalt and that service became the Royal Canadian Navy in 1911. " Which is odd, because it's not like the base was empty from 1906-1911. There's also the further story, though not related to the Pacific Station's operations, about Premier McBride got into hot water for starting the British Columbia Navy on his own, as there were no Canadian ships present at the outbreak of the Great War and he bought a couple of used vessels; once Ottawa got word of it they were quickly taken over by the federal government, as provinces have no right to engage in military expenditures/infrastructure. What the Canadian Naval Service had in Esquimalt, if anything, from 1906 to 1914 (when those ships were acquired) is a good question, not sure of the answer.Skookum1 (talk) 04:52, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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