| South East Coast of America Station | |
|---|---|
 HMS Retribution, flagship of the South East Coast of America Station | |
| Active | 1838 - 1905 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Stanley, Falkland Islands |
The South East Coast of America Station was a minor fleet of the Royal Navy which existed from 1838 until just after the end of the 19th century.
History[]
The station was separated from the Pacific Station in 1838[1][2] in order to combat the slave trade in Brazil.[3] In its early years it was often referred to as the "Brazils and River Plate Station". In the mid-1840s Rear Admiral Samuel Inglefield took decisive action to keep the Paraná River open so ensuring continuity of trade during the Uruguayan Civil War.[4]
The station suffered significant ship reductions between 1869 and 1874.[5] From 1870 it was commanded by a captain, designated the "senior officer",[6] and comprised just three gunboats[7] although it had responsibility for the Western Atlantic from Brazil South.[8] The squadron's only permanent base was a coal station at Stanley on the Falkland Islands.[9] It was disbanded altogether in 1905.[10]
In September 1914 Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock was ordered south to re-establish the station in the face of the German threat at the start of the First World War.[11] His squadron was destroyed at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914.[12]
Commanders[]
Commanders included:
- Commodore Thomas Sulivan (1838-1841)[13]
- Commodore John Purvis (1842-1844)[14]
- Rear Admiral Samuel Inglefield (1844-1846)[15]
- Commodore Thomas Herbert (1847-1849)[16]
- Rear Admiral William Henderson (1851-1854)[17]
- Rear Admiral William Hope-Johnstone (1854-1857)[18]
- Rear Admiral Provo Wallis (May 1857 - September 1857)[19]
- Rear Admiral Stephen Lushington (1858-1860)[20]
- Rear Admiral Henry Keppel (1860-1861)[21]
- Rear Admiral Richard Warren (1861-1864)[22]
- Rear Admiral Charles Elliot (1864-1866)[23]
- Rear-Admiral George Ramsay (1866-1869)[24]
- Commodore Robert Leonard Groome (1901-?)[25]
- Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock (September 1914-November 1914)[11]
References[]
- ↑ "Naval Estimates". Hansard. 16 March 1849. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1849/mar/16/navy-estimates. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Naval Estimates". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 April 1849. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12907126. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ships and Streets". Victorian Historical Society. Spring 2007. http://victoriahistoricalsociety.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/newsletter11.pdf. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Pax Britannica: The Parana". http://www.personanavalpress.co.uk/articles_barker2.htm#4. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ Bourne, p. 305
- ↑ "Spun Yarns of a naval officer". p. 178. http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Spun_Yarns_of_a_Naval_Officer_1000833700/201.
- ↑ Preston and Major, p.67
- ↑ O'Hara, chapter 4
- ↑ "Stations, Dockyards". p. 107. http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_British_Navy_1000352639/133. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ Brown, p. 32
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sir Christopher 'Kit' Cradock, 1862-1914". History of War. http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_cradock_c.html. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "The battles of Coronel and the Falklands". 20th Century Battles. http://20thcenturybattles.com/2014/09/20/the-battles-of-coronel-and-the-falklands/. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Thomas Ball Sulivan". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=251. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ O’Byrne, William R.. "A Naval Biographical Dictionary - Volume 3". p. 942. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wFy-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA942&lpg=PA942&dq=%22South+East+Coast+of+America%22+commodore&source=bl&ots=EWVoU0HLrH&sig=U0BjLO6v1040TiV4w4QdCcN7JaA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HsG7VPalBoG2UY_vgqgG&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22South%20East%20Coast%20of%20America%22%20commodore&f=false.
- ↑ "William Henry Haswell". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1302. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Thomas Herbert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13051?docPos=5. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "William Willmott Henderson". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=109. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "William James Hope-Johnstone". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=596. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Heathcote, p. 249
- ↑ "Stephen Lushington". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=135. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Heathcote, p. 142
- ↑ "Richard Laird Warren". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=451. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Heathcote, p. 71
- ↑ "George Ramsey". William Loney. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=209. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Error: no
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Sources[]
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- Bourne, Kenneth (2008). Britain and the Balance of Power in North America, 1815-1908. ACLS History E-Book Project. ISBN 978-1597404075. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=netrU16-ZU0C&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=%22South+East+Coast+of+America%22+admiral&source=bl&ots=O8BMfcdPiO&sig=KgjKhsp1zkwA6q1ECvUc7IKIRmE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kbi7VIhHy_9SqaGA2AM&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=%22South%20East%20Coast%20of%20America%22%20admiral&f=false.
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
- O'Hara, Vincent (2013). To Crown the Waves: the Great Navies of the First World War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1612510828. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2RlFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT81&lpg=PT81&dq=%22South+East+Coast+of+America%22+royal+navy&source=bl&ots=RJK3NJEPRb&sig=8MtxFc-3-EqFsEHByn9w4lB2BKU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJ27VPm4LszqUvXGgMAC&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22South%20East%20Coast%20of%20America%22%20royal%20navy&f=false.
- Preston, Antony; Major, John (2007). Send a Gunboat!: 150 Years of the British Gunboat. Conway. ISBN 978-0851779232. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=80KN6I__JPYC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22South+East+Coast+of+America%22&source=bl&ots=PVM0h6oGi6&sig=KzoI6MzUMoTEhme0JH2hGYlf6G8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TJ-7VOmmEoKtU-b0g8gF&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22South%20East%20Coast%20of%20America%22&f=false.
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