Commander-in-Chief, The Nore

Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
Active 1752 - 1961
Country  United Kingdom
Branch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Garrison/HQ Chatham, Kent
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 John Tovey

The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Nore Command.

History

The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the River Medway.[1] The command was established at Chatham in 1752[2] and became responsible for sub-commands at Chatham, London (less the Admiralty), Sheerness, Harwich and Humber.[1]

During World War II, the station assumed great importance: it was used to guard the east coast convoys supplying the ports of North Eastern England.[1]

With the onset of the Cold War, the station and command diminished in importance as the navy decreased in size. The Nore Command was finally closed on 31 March 1961.[3]

Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief have included:[4][5][6]

  • Vice-Admiral Sir John Beresford (1830-1833)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Richard King (1833-1834)
  • Vice-Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming (1834-1837)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Otway (1837-1840)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Digby (1840-1841)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace (1841-1844)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir John White (1844-1845)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Durnford King (1845-1848)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir George Elliot (1848-1851)
  • Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy (1851-1854)
  • Vice-Admiral William Gordon (1854-1857)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Harvey (1857-1860)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir William Hope-Johnstone (1860-1863)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir George Lambert (1863-1864)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot (1864-1866)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker (1866-1869)
  • Vice-Admiral Richard Warren (1869-1870)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Elliot (1870-1873)
  • Vice-Admiral George Hastings (1873-1876)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Chads (1876-1877)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir William King-Hall (1877-1879)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Macdonald (1879-1882)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Rice (1882-1884)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir John Corbett (1884-1885)
  • Vice-Admiral The Prince of Leiningen (1885-1887)
  • Vice-Admiral Charles Waddilove (1887-1888)
  • Vice-Admiral Thomas Lethbridge (1888-1890)
  • Vice-Admiral Charles Curme (1890-1892)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon Heneage (1892-1894)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Wells (1894-1896)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Nicholson (1896-1897)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hotham (1897-1899)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith (1899-1900)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir William Kennedy (1900-1901)
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Albert Markham (1901-1903)
  • Admiral Sir Hugo Pearson (1903-1907)
  • Admiral Sir Gerard Noel (1907-1908)
  • Admiral Sir Charles Drury (1908-1911)
  • Admiral Sir Richard Poore (1911-1915)
  • Admiral Sir George Callaghan (1915-1918)
  • Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee (1918-1921)
  • Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas (1921-1924)
  • Vice Admiral Sir William Goodenough (1924-1927)
  • Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair (1927-1930)
  • Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt (1930-1933)
  • Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Tweedie (1933-1935)
  • Vice Admiral Sir Edward Evans (1935-1939)
  • Admiral Sir Studholme Brownrigg (January 1939-December 1939)
  • Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett (1939-1941)
  • Admiral Sir George Lyon (1941-1943)
  • Admiral Sir John Tovey (1943-1946)
  • Admiral Sir Harold Burrough (1946-1948)
  • Admiral Sir Henry Moore (1948-1950)
  • Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt (1950-1952)
  • Admiral Sir Cyril Douglas-Pennant (1952-1953)
  • Admiral Sir Geoffrey Oliver (1953-1955)
  • Admiral Sir Frederick Parham (1955-1958)
  • Admiral Sir Robin Durnford-Slater (1958-1961)

References

  1. ^ a b c Area Combined Headquarters Chatham & HMS Wildfire
  2. ^ Royal Naval events
  3. ^ Sea Your History
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanacks 1869 - 1961
  5. ^ William Loney RN
  6. ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1975

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