Pacific Station

Pacific Station
ActiveSouth America Station (1826–1837)[1]
Pacific Station (1837–1905)[1]
DisbandedSunset 1 March 1905[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom and Canada
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet
Part ofAdmiralty
Garrison/HQValparaíso, Chile &
Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard
Notable shipsPresident
EngagementsSiege of Petropavlovsk
Commanders
Notable
commanders
George Seymour,
Fairfax Moresby,
Thomas Maitland

The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. The South America Station was split into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast of America Station.

  1. ^ a b Davis, Peter. "Principal Royal Navy Commanders-in-Chief 1830-1899". Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. ^ "History of CFB Esquimalt and Naden". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.