East Indies and China Station

The East Indies and China Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1831 to 1865.

History
The Station was formed in 1831; it ceased to exist when it was separated into the East Indies Station and the China Station in 1865. Its area covered the Indian Ocean and the coasts of China and its navigable rivers. These responsibilities did not imply territorial claims, although the navy often co-operated with British commercial interests in the above areas.

Commanders-in-Chief
Commanders-in-Chief have included:
 * Vice Admiral John Gore (1831-1834)
 * Rear Admiral Thomas Capel (1834-1837)
 * Rear Admiral Frederick Maitland (1837-1840)
 * Rear Admiral James Bremer (January 1840-July 1840)
 * Rear Admiral George Elliot (July 1840-November 1840)
 * Rear Admiral James Bremer (November 1840-October 1841)
 * Rear Admiral William Parker (1841-1844)
 * Rear Admiral Thomas Cochrane (1844-1846)
 * Rear Admiral Samuel Inglefield (1846-1848)
 * Rear Admiral Francis Collier (1848-1849)
 * Rear Admiral Charles Austen (1850-1852)
 * Rear Admiral Fleetwood Pellew (1852-1854)
 * Rear Admiral James Stirling (1854-1856)
 * Rear Admiral Michael Seymour (1856-1859)
 * Rear Admiral James Hope (1859-1862)
 * Rear Admiral Augustus Kuper (1862-1864)
 * Rear Admiral George King (1864-1865)