Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth

Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Active 1697 - 1969
Country  United Kingdom
Branch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Garrison/HQ Fort Southwick

The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.

History

An admiral commanding in Portsmouth has been attested as early as 1697, but the first Flag Officer who records clearly establish was responsible for Portsmouth was Rear-Admiral Sir John Moore, appointed in 1766.[1] The Command extended along the south coast from Newhaven in East Sussex to Portland in Dorset.[2] In 1889 the Commander-in-Chief took HMS Victory as his Flagship.[3]

During World War II the Command Headquarters was at Fort Southwick.[4] It was merged with Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth's post in 1969 to form Naval Home Command.[1]

Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief have included:[5][1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c History in Portsmouth
  2. ^ Sea Your History
  3. ^ A Chronolgy of HMS Victory Royal Naval Museum
  4. ^ Capel, A.F., Commanding Canadians: the Second World War diaries of A.F.C. Layard, page 310 University of Columbia Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0774811934
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanacks 1869 - 1969
  6. ^ William Loney RN

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