| Newfoundland Station | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1729–1825 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Naval formation |
| Part of | Royal Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | Plymouth, Portsmouth, St. John's. |
The Newfoundland Station[1] was a formation or command of, first, the Kingdom of Great Britain and, then, of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. Its official headquarters varied between Portsmouth or Plymouth[2] in England where a squadron of ships would set sail annually each year to protect convoys and the British fishing fleet operating in waters off the Newfoundland coast and would remain for period of approximately six months based at St. John's Harbour. In 1818 the station became a permanent posting headquartered at St John's. It existed from 1729 to 1825.
- ^ Bannister 2003, p. 68.
- ^ Malcomson, Thomas (2016). Order and Disorder in the British Navy, 1793-1815: Control, Resistance, Flogging and Hanging. Boydell & Brewer. p. 11. ISBN 9781783271191.