Commander-in-Chief, English Channel (Royal Navy)

Commander-in-Chief, English Channel
Active1709-1746
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeSquadron
RoleCruising, and Patroling
Part ofRoyal Navy
Garrison/HQSpithead, Hampshire, England
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Admiral Sir John Norris

The Commander-in-Chief, English Channel or formally Commander-in-Chief, of His Majesty's Ships in the Channel was a senior commander of the Royal Navy. The Spithead Station [1] was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post from 1709 to 1746. Following Admiral Lord Anson new appointment as Commander-in-Chief, English Channel this office was amalgamated with the office of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

  1. ^ Beatson, Robert (1804). Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain, from 1727 to 1783. London, England: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. p. 84. Sir John Norris the Spithead Station.