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==History==
==History==
[[File:Mount Wise from Mount Edgcumbe (0116).jpg|thumb|left|[[Hamoaze House]], formerly Admiralty House, on Mount Wise (centre)]]
[[File:Mount Wise from Mount Edgcumbe (0116).jpg|thumb|left|[[Hamoaze House]], formerly Admiralty House, on Mount Wise (centre)]]
The post dates back to around 1743.<ref>[http://www.navylist.org/risk.htm Naval List]</ref> It extended along the South Coast from [[Exmouth]] in [[East Devon]] to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]].<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4201-40RNShips2Home.htm#ports British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day by Don Kindell]</ref> In 1941, during [[World War II]], elements of Plymouth Command were transferred to [[Western Approaches Command]] which was established at Derby House in [[Liverpool]].<ref name=wise1>[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/m/mount_wise/index.html Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise), Page 1]</ref> Meanwhile, Plymouth Command occupied a new combined Headquarters, known as the ''Maritime Headquarters'', at Mount Wise.<ref name=wise2>[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/m/mount_wise/index2.html Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise), Page 2]</ref> The post of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was merged with that of [[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth]] in 1969 to form [[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth|Naval Home Command]].<ref name=history>[http://www.history.inportsmouth.co.uk/people/cinc-portsmouth.htm History in Portsmouth]</ref> Between 1952 and 1969 the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth double-hatted as Plymouth Sub-Area Channel Command (PLYMCHAN) commander in [[NATO]]'s [[Allied Command Channel]].
The post dates back to around 1743.<ref>[http://www.navylist.org/risk.htm Naval List]</ref> It extended along the South Coast from [[Exmouth]] in [[East Devon]] to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]].<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4201-40RNShips2Home.htm#ports British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day by Don Kindell]</ref> In 1941, during [[World War II]], elements of Plymouth Command were transferred to [[Western Approaches Command]] which was established at Derby House in [[Liverpool]].<ref name=wise1>[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/m/mount_wise/index.html Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise), Page 1]</ref> Meanwhile, Plymouth Command occupied a new combined Headquarters, known as the ''Maritime Headquarters'', at Mount Wise.<ref name=wise2>[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/m/mount_wise/index2.html Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise), Page 2]</ref> The post of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was merged with that of [[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth]] in 1969 to form [[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth|Naval Home Command]].<ref name=history>[http://www.history.inportsmouth.co.uk/people/cinc-portsmouth.htm History in Portsmouth] {{wayback|url=http://www.history.inportsmouth.co.uk/people/cinc-portsmouth.htm |date=20150627145452 }}</ref> Between 1952 and 1969 the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth double-hatted as Plymouth Sub-Area Channel Command (PLYMCHAN) commander in [[NATO]]'s [[Allied Command Channel]].


After 1969, Admiralty House and the Maritime Headquarters became the home of the Flag Officer, Plymouth until that post was also disbanded in 1996. At around the same time the nearby [[Royal Navy Dockyard|RN Dockyard]] and [[barracks]] were reconstituted as [[HMNB Devonport|HM Naval Base Devonport]] and placed under the command of a Commodore.<ref name=wise2/>
After 1969, Admiralty House and the Maritime Headquarters became the home of the Flag Officer, Plymouth until that post was also disbanded in 1996. At around the same time the nearby [[Royal Navy Dockyard|RN Dockyard]] and [[barracks]] were reconstituted as [[HMNB Devonport|HM Naval Base Devonport]] and placed under the command of a Commodore.<ref name=wise2/>


==Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers==
==Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers==
Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers have included:<ref>Whitaker's Almanacks 1869 - 1969</ref><ref>[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowCommanders.php William Loney RN]</ref><ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Royal Navy Senior Appointments]</ref><br>
Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers have included:<ref>Whitaker's Almanacks 1869 - 1969</ref><ref>[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowCommanders.php William Loney RN]</ref><ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Royal Navy Senior Appointments] {{wayback|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=20120315105247 }}</ref><br>
'''Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth'''
'''Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth'''
*1761 - 1763 Vice-Admiral [[Philip Durell]]
*1761 - 1763 Vice-Admiral [[Philip Durell]]

Revision as of 15:59, 28 November 2016

Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
HMS Impregnable, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, circa 1900
Active1743 - 1969
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet
Garrison/HQMount Wise

The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Plymouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the admiral's command. Prior to 1914 the holder of the office was often referred to as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. The Commanders-in-Chief were based in what is now Hamoaze House, Devonport, Plymouth from 1809 to 1934 and then at Admiralty House, Mount Wise, Devonport from 1934 until 1996.[1]

History

Hamoaze House, formerly Admiralty House, on Mount Wise (centre)

The post dates back to around 1743.[2] It extended along the South Coast from Exmouth in East Devon to Penzance in Cornwall.[3] In 1941, during World War II, elements of Plymouth Command were transferred to Western Approaches Command which was established at Derby House in Liverpool.[4] Meanwhile, Plymouth Command occupied a new combined Headquarters, known as the Maritime Headquarters, at Mount Wise.[5] The post of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was merged with that of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1969 to form Naval Home Command.[6] Between 1952 and 1969 the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth double-hatted as Plymouth Sub-Area Channel Command (PLYMCHAN) commander in NATO's Allied Command Channel.

After 1969, Admiralty House and the Maritime Headquarters became the home of the Flag Officer, Plymouth until that post was also disbanded in 1996. At around the same time the nearby RN Dockyard and barracks were reconstituted as HM Naval Base Devonport and placed under the command of a Commodore.[5]

Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers

Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers have included:[7][8][9]
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

Flag Officer, Plymouth

References

  1. ^ "Mount Wise, Plymouth Heritage Statement" (PDF).
  2. ^ Naval List
  3. ^ British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day by Don Kindell
  4. ^ Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise), Page 1
  5. ^ a b Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise), Page 2
  6. ^ History in Portsmouth Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Whitaker's Almanacks 1869 - 1969
  8. ^ William Loney RN
  9. ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
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