Commander-in-Chief, Devonport

Commander-in-Chief, Devonport
Appointer	First Lord of the Admiralty
Precursor	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Formation	1845
First holder	Admiral of the White: Sir John West
Final holder	Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons
Abolished	1900
Succession	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

The Commander-in-Chief, Devonport, was a senior Royal Navy appointment first established in 1845. The office holder was the Port Admiral responsible for the command and administration of the Devonport Station. The appointment continued until 1900 when the Devonport Station was renamed back to the Plymouth Station and this title in name was abolished.^[1]