Commander-in-Chief, The Nore

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. The command was established at Chatham in 1752 and became responsible for sub-commands at Chatham, London (less the Admiralty), Sheerness, Harwich and Humber.

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.

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.

Commanders-in-Chief
Commanders-in-Chief have included:
 * 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)