Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf Station
Persian Gulf Station
Active	1818-1972
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Naval station
Part of	East Indies Station; (1818-1942); Eastern Fleet; (1942–1944); East Indies Fleet; (1944-1945); East Indies Station; (1949-1958); Middle East Command; (1962-1972);
Garrison/HQ	Basidu; Qishm Island; Persia; (c.1823-1850-1911); Henjam Island; Persia; (1911-1935); HMS Jufair; Ras Al-Jufair; Bahrain; (1935-1972)

The Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, was a Royal Navy command appointment who was responsible for administering the Persian Gulf Station military formation including its establishments and naval forces known as the Persian Gulf Squadron later called the Persian Gulf Division. Initially located at Basidu, Qishm Island, in Persia (c. 1823–1850–1935), then Henjam Island in Persia (1911–1935), and finally Ras Al-Jufair, Bahrain (1935–1972).

The Persian Gulf Station encompassed the Persian Gulf and Straits of Hormuz.