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Australia Station
The Australia Station was the British, and later Australian, naval command responsible for the waters around the Australian continent. Australia Station was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, whose rank varied over time. History In the years following the establishment of the British colony of New South Wales in 1788, Royal Navy ships stationed in Australian waters formed part of the East Indies Squadron and came under the command of the East Indies Station. From the 1820s, a ship was sent annually to New South Wales, and occasionally to New Zealand. In 1848, an Australian Division of the East Indies Station was established, and in 1859 the British Admiralty established an independent command, the Australia Station, under the command of a commodore who was assigned as Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station. The Australian Squadron was created to which British naval ships serving on the Australia Station were assigned. The changes were partially in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Fleet
A fleet or naval fleet is a large formation of warships – the largest formation in any navy – controlled by one leader. A fleet at sea is the direct equivalent of an army on land. Purpose In the modern sense, fleets are usually, but not necessarily, permanent formations and are generally assigned to a particular ocean or sea. Most fleets are named after that ocean or sea, but the convention in the United States Navy is to use numbers. A fleet is typically commanded by an admiral, who is often also a commander in chief. Still, many fleets have been or are commanded by vice admirals or rear admirals. Most fleets are divided into several squadrons, each under a subordinate admiral. Those squadrons, in turn, are often divided into divisions. In the Age of Sail, Royal Navy fleets were divided into van, center, and rear squadrons, named after each squadron's place in the line of battle. In more modern times, the squadrons are typically composed of homogeneous groups of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Erskine (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Elphinstone Erskine, (2 December 1838 – 25 July 1911) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he served on the North America and West Indies Station. This was a difficult time in relations between the United Kingdom and the United States following the Trent Affair, an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War when the United States Navy frigate USS ''San Jacinto'' intercepted the British mail packet RMS ''Trent''. Erskine went on to be Private Secretary to Lord Northbrook, First Lord of the Admiralty and then became Commodore on the Australia Station and in that capacity announced that, in order to provide support for the local people, the south coast of New Guinea would become a British protectorate. He went on to be Junior Naval Lord under the third Gladstone ministry and then Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. Early career Erskine was born in Rajkot, Bombay Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilson (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral John Crawford Wilson (1834 – 4 July 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who was appointed Commodore in command of the Australia Station. Early life Wilson was born in 1834 to James Wilson, Chief Justice of Mauritius, and Margaret Crawford. He was the 10th of 12 children. Naval career Wilson was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1855. Promoted to captain in 1865, he was given command of HMS ''Narcissus'', HMS ''Impregnable'', HMS ''Thunderer'' and HMS ''Wolverine''. He was appointed Commodore in command of the Australia Station in 1878. In 1879, in response to the murders of island traders, Wilson led a punitive expedition on HMS ''Wolverine'' against natives in the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hoskins
Admiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins, (1 September 1828 – 21 June 1901) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he took part in the Cape Frontier War of 1851 and then saw action at the Battle of Canton in December 1857 and the Battle of Taku Forts in May 1858 during Second Opium War. Once promoted to flag officer rank, he acted as Second-in-Command of the Fleet at the bombardment of Alexandria in July 1882 during the Anglo-Egyptian War. He went on to be First Naval Lord in September 1891 but in that role took a relaxed view of the size of the Fleet and did not see the need for a large shipbuilding effort on the scale envisaged by some of his colleagues, such as Admiral Sir Frederick Richards and Admiral Sir John Fisher who were concerned about French and German naval expansion. Early career Born the son of Henry Hoskins and Mary Hoskins (née Phelips) and educated at Winchester College, Hoskins entered the Royal Navy in April 1842. During his early career he served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Graham Goodenough
Commodore James Graham Goodenough (3 December 1830 – 20 August 1875) was an officer in the Royal Navy who went on to become Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station. Early life and family He was born at Stoke Hill near Guildford in Surrey, the son of Edmund Goodenough, Dean of Wells Cathedral, and Frances Cockerell. His paternal grandfather was Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle, and his godfather was Sir James Graham, after whom he was named. He was educated at Westminster School. In 1864 he married Victoria Hamilton; they had two sons, including Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough. Naval career At 14 years of age Goodenough joined the Royal Navy. He firstly (1844–1848) served on under Captain Robert Smart in the Pacific fleet of Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour. He then joined off coast of Africa, before returning to England late in 1849 to sit his lieutenant's exam. He went on to serve in the Second Opium War being present at the capture of Canton in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Stirling
Vice Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 – November 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. He was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia and Ellen Mangles. Naval career Having been born at sea on the barque ''Parmelia'', off the Cape of Good Hope, Stirling was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1848. He went on to serve in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. Promoted to captain in 1860, he was given command of HMS ''Warrior'' and then HMS ''Clio''. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Squadron, in 1870 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station, in 1879. See also * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stirling, Frederick 1829 births 1885 deaths Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowley Lambert
Vice Admiral Rowley Lambert, CB (23 April 1828 – 22 July 1880) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. Naval career Born the son of Admiral Sir George Lambert, Rowley was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1848. He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. Promoted to captain in 1855, he was given command of HMS ''Scylla'' and then HMS ''Liverpool''. He was the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, between 28 May 1867 until 8 April 1870.Bastock, p. 25. He died in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ... on 22 July 1880. References *Bastock, John (1988), ''Ships on the Australia Station'', Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Rowley 1828 births 1880 deaths Royal Navy vice admira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochfort Maguire
Rochfort Maguire (18 June 1815 – 29 June 1867) was an Irish Royal Navy officer who served as captain of from 1852 to 1853 during the Franklin search expedition. Career Royal Navy Maguire joined the Royal Navy in 1830. He came to notice when he was wounded in action in 1840 at Sidon whilst serving on HMS ''Wasp'' under Sir Charles Napier.Rochfort Maguire Spink.com. accessed August 2009 He was mentioned in despatches and as a result he was promoted to lieutenant on in the Mediterranean. Search for Franklin Maguire was assigned to the Franklin search expedition in 1848. They sailed out of on a mission to find the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Wiseman, 8th Baronet
Rear Admiral Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, 8th Baronet KCB (4 August 1814 – 14 July 1874) was a British naval officer. Naval career Born the son of Captain Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman,For more on William Saltonstall Wiseman see: 7th Baronet, and his wife Catherine Mackintosh, daughter of Sir James Mackintosh, Wiseman entered the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth in 1827. He was made a lieutenant in 1838. In 1854, he was asked to convey Sir Hamilton Seymour, British Ambassador to Russia, to Saint Petersburg. Promoted to captain in 1854, he was given command of HMS ''Penelope'' in 1855. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1863 and fought in the Waikato Campaign. On 14 July 1874, he was found dead in his lodgings in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Family On 25 October 1838, he married Charlotte Jane Paterson, daughter of Admiral Charles William Paterson. They had a son and a daughter: * Rear-Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 9th Baronet (1845–1893), na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Farquharson Burnett
Commodore William Farquharson Burnett, (1815 – 7 February 1863) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. Naval career Burnett was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1838. Promoted to captain in 1854, he commanded ''Tortoise'' at Ascension. He served as Governor of Ascension from 1858 until 1861. He was then the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, between 21 July 1862 until 7 February 1863.Bastock, p. 25. He drowned when HMS ''Orpheus'' was wrecked and sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ..., on 7 February 1863. References *Bastock, John (1988), ''Ships on the Australia Station'', Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. See also * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burnett, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester, (12 April 1821 – 30 March 1895) was a British naval commander. He was commander of the Channel Fleet, Channel Squadron between 1874 and 1877 and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet (United Kingdom), Mediterranean Fleet between 1880 and 1883. Background Seymour was the son of Horace Seymour, Colonel Sir Horace Seymour and a cousin of the Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford, 5th Marquess of Hertford. He was a great-grandson of the Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, 1st Marquess of Hertford. Naval career Seymour entered the Royal Navy in 1834, and served in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, and was for three years aide-de-camp to his uncle Sir George Seymour, and was promoted to commander in 1847. He also served in Myanmar, Burma. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station from 10 March 1860 and 21 July 1862 as Commod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
