For the Second World War Command based in Liverpool, see Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches.
| Coast of Ireland Station | |
|---|---|
 Queenstown harbour in 1871 | |
| Active | 1797–1922 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Cobh (previously known as Queenstown) |
The Coast of Ireland Station was a historic command of the Royal Navy.
History[]
The command dates back to 1797 and was originally known as "Admiral Commanding in Ireland".[1] It was renamed "Commander in Chief, Western Approaches" in 1919 and was disbanded in 1922 although the Royal Navy stationed ships in Ireland, under part of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, until 1938.[1] The command was based at Cobh (previously known as Queenstown).[2]
Commanders[]
Commanders included:[3]
Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown
- Rear-Admiral Sir Lewis Jones (1862-1865)
- Vice-Admiral Charles Frederick (1865-1867)
- Rear-Admiral Claude Buckle (1867-1869)
- Rear-Admiral Arthur Forbes (1869-1871)
- Rear-Admiral Edmund Heathcote (1871-1874)
- Rear-Admiral Robert Coote (1874-1876)
Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station
- Rear-Admiral Henry Hillyar (1876-1878)
- Vice-Admiral William Dowell (1878-1880)
- Rear-Admiral Richard Hamilton (1880-1883)
- Rear-Admiral Thomas Lethbridge (1883-1885)
- Rear-Admiral Henry Hickley (1885-1886)
- Rear-Admiral Walter Carpenter (1887-1888)
- Rear-Admiral James Erskine (1888-1892)
- Rear-Admiral Henry St John (1892-1895)
- Rear-Admiral Claude Buckle (1895-1898)
- Rear-Admiral Atwell Lake (1898-1901)
- Vice-Admiral Edmund Jeffreys (1901-1904)
- Vice-Admiral Angus MacLeod (1904-1906)
- Rear-Admiral Sir George King-Hall (1906-1908)
- Rear-Admiral Sir Alfred Paget (1908-1911)
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Station
- Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Coke (1911-1915)
- Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly (1915-1919)
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
- Admiral Sir Reginald Tupper (1919-1921)
- Admiral Sir Ernest Gaunt (1921-1922)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Royal Navy in Cork, Ireland". Cork Ship Wrecks. http://www.corkshipwrecks.net/Navalfleetsqueenstown.html. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Halpern, Paul G. (1995). "A Naval History of World War I". Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1857284980. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XC0fkxbukTUC&pg=PA359&lpg=PA359&dq=%22Commander-in-Chief,+Coast+of+Ireland%22+Queenstown&source=bl&ots=DGscI5jjrc&sig=ukHJ4mJdfGOzEyJGqgLWrB7XnNk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=opaeVNa3Go3WauSagoAH&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Commander-in-Chief%2C%20Coast%20of%20Ireland%22%20Queenstown&f=false.
- ↑ "Senior Royal Navy appointments". http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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