Jamaica Division

Jamaica Division
Active1838–1905
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeDivision
Part ofRoyal Navy
Garrison/HQJamaica Dockyard, Port Royal, Jamaica

The Jamaica Division of the North America and West Indies Station[1] was a sub-command of the British Royal Navy's North America and West Indies Station head-quartered at Port Royal dockyard in Jamaica from 1838 to 1905.[2]

History

In 1830 The Jamaica Station merged with the North American Station to form the North America and West Indies Station. In 1838 the Royal Navy established a sub-command to the Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. It was commanded by the Commodore on Jamaica Division of North America and West Indies Station who was responsible for the naval base until March 1905 when the dockyard was closed.[2] In 1951, the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda closed after which the new post of Senior Naval Officer, West Indies (SNOWI) was established as the West Indies Sub-Area Command under the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. The office holder would hold the rank of Commodore.[3]

The division primarily consisted of naval vessels assigned to this command but also included the shore establishment Jamaica Dockyard.[4]

Commodores on Jamaica Division

Post holders included:

Rank Flag Name Term Notes
Commodore, on Jamaica Division of the North America and West Indies Station
1 Commodore Sir John Strutt Peyton, K.C.H 1838 - 1839[2]
2 Commodore Sir Peter John Douglas 1839 - 1843[2]
3 Commodore the Hon. Henry Dilkes Byng 26 July 1842 - 7 September 1843[5][2] (brother of V.Adm George Byng)
4 Commodore Alexander Renton Sharpe C.B. 8 September 1843 - 15 September 1845[5][2]
5 Commodore Daniel Pring 16 September 1845 - 29 November 1846[2][5]
post vacant 12/1847 - 01/1848
6 Commodore Thomas Bennett 7 February 1848 -1851[2][5] (Adm, by 1865)[5]
post vacant 1852-1854[2]
7 Commodore Thomas Henderson 3 October 1854 - 3 August 1855[2][5] (and as Senior Officer, West Indies)
post vacant 1856-1858[2]
8 Commodore Henry Kellett C.B. 3 August 1855 16 March 1857/59[2][5] (and as Senior Officer, West Indies)
9 Commodore Hugh Dunlop November 1859-January 1864[6]
10 Commodore Peter Cracroft C.B. March 1864 – 1865[6]
11 Commodore Algernon F.R. de Horsey 1865 (acting Cmdre)[2]
12 Commodore F. Leopold McClintock September 1865-February 1868[6]
13 Commodore Augustus Phillimore February 1868-December 1869[6]
14 Commodore Richard W. Courtenay December 1869-January 1872[6]
15 Commodore Algernon F.R. de Horsey January 1872-February 1875[6]
16 Commodore Algernon McLennan Lyons February 1875-February 1878[6]
17 Commodore the Hon. William J. Ward February 1878-August 1880[6]
18 Commodore William S. Brown August 1880-August 1882[6]
19 Commodore John C. Purvis August 1882-July 1883[6]
20 Commodore Francis M. Prattent July 1883-July 1886[6]
21 Commodore Henry Hand July 1886-September 1889[6]
22 Commodore Rodney M. Lloyd September 1889-September 1892[6] (also styled Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica)
23 Commodore Thomas S. Jackson September 1892-September 1895[6] ditto
24 Commodore Herbert W. Dowding 1895-April 1898[6] ditto
25 Commodore William H. Henderson April 1898-February 1900[6] ditto
26 Commodore Edward H.M. Davis C.M.G. February 1900-May 1901[6] ditto
27 Commodore Daniel McN. Riddel May 1901-July 1903[6] ditto
28 Commodore Frederic W. Fisher July 1903-March 1905[6] ditto

References

  1. ^ Beeler, Professor John (2015). "Introduction". The Milne Papers: Volume II: The Royal Navy and the Outbreak of the American Civil War, 1860-1862. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. xviii. ISBN 9781409446866.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cundall, Frank (1915). "Historic Jamaica : With fifty-two illustrations". archive.org. London : Published for the Institute of Jamaica by the West India Committee. pp.28-31. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ Stranack, Ian (1990). The Andrew and the Onions : the story of the Royal Navy in Bermuda, 1795-1975 (2nd ed.). Old Royal Navy Dockyard, Bermuda: Bermuda Maritime Museum Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780921560036.
  4. ^ Beeler, Professor John (2015). The Milne Papers: Volume II: The Royal Navy and the Outbreak of the American Civil War, 1860-1862. Farnham, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. xvi. ISBN 9781409446866.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Davis, Peter. "Royal Navy officers A-Z in command: 1840-1860". www.pdavis.nl. Peter Davis, Zeist, The Netherlands, 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.[self-published source]
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865: Commodore, Jamaica" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie,p.172. Retrieved 15 March 2018.