Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden
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- East Indies Station (1839-1917)
- Red Sea Station (1917-1920)
- East Indies Station (1921-1935)
- Mediterranean Fleet (1935-1938)
- East Indies Station (1939-1943)
- Levant Command (1943-1944)
- East Indies Station (1945)
- Flag Officer, Middle East (1946-1958)
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Steamer Point, Aden
Aden Protectorate (1839-1937)
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The Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden, was an administrative appointment of British Royal Navy originally established in 1839 as the Senior Naval Officer, Aden. He was responsible for HMS Sheba.{{cite book |title=The Navy List |date=November 1939 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |location=London, England |page=240}} It was a sub-command of the Flag Officer, Middle East.{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Jonathan |title=Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67 |date=2014 |publisher=Pen and Sword |location=Barnsley, England |isbn=9781783375615 |page=90 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRpqBgAAQBAJ&q=Flag+Officer%2C+Middle+East+reported+to&pg=PA90 |language=en}}
History
In 1839 the Royal Navy carried out an operation called the Aden Expedition led by Captain Henry Smith under orders from the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, in the south east Arabian Peninsula its occupation of Aden was mainly for strategic reasons as Aden provided control of the entrance to the Red Sea a naval base was first established here at the same time.{{cite book |last1=Ram |first1=Krishnamurthy Venkat |title=Anglo-Ethiopian Relations, 1869 to 1906: A Study of British Policy in Ethiopia |date=2009 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |location=New Delhi, India |isbn=9788180696244 |page=241 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYapmF_K__8C&q=The+British+established+a+naval+base+at+Aden+in&pg=PA241 |language=en |chapter=Conclusion}} In 1869 the Suez Canal was opened and the British Empire established a number of protectorates in Southern Arabia mainly as a shield against further expansion by the Ottoman Empire who were occupying the rest of Yemen.{{cite web |last1=Innes-Robbins |first1=Simon |title=A Short History Of The Aden Emergency |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-aden-emergency |website=Imperial War Museums |publisher=Imperial War Museums |accessdate=1 October 2018 |location=London, England |language=en |date=22 June 2018}} In the 19th century and early twentieth century it was a major coaling station that sat on an important trade route from India.{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=Ewan W. |title=Global Geopolitical Flashpoints : an Atlas of Conflict. |date=2014 |publisher=Taylor and Francis, Routledge |location=London, England |isbn=9781135940942 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3mC2AgAAQBAJ&q=The+British+established+a+naval+base+at+Aden+in&pg=PA24}} During World War Two the main naval formation based in Aden was the Red Sea Force.{{cite book |last1=Bertke |first1=Donald A. |last2=Kindell |first2=Don |last3=Smith |first3=Gordon |title=WORLD WAR II SEA WAR: FRANCE FALLS, BRITAIN STANDS ALONE: Day-to-Day Naval Actions from April 1940 through September 1940 |date=2011 |publisher=Lulu Bertke Publishing |isbn=9781937470005 |page=99 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnhIAwAAQBAJ&q=Red+Sea+Force%2C+Aden&pg=PA99 |language=en}}
In command before the First World War
=Senior Naval Officer, Aden=
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! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !!Notes/Ref | |||||
| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | Senior Naval Officer, Aden | |||||
| 1 | Captain | 12px | Henry Smith | 1839 | later Admiral.{{cite book |last1=Clowes |first1=W. Laird (William Laird) |last2=Markham |first2=Clements R. (Clements Robert) |last3=Mahan |first3=A. T. (Alfred Thayer) |last4=Wilson |first4=Herbert Wrigley |title=The royal navy, a history from the earliest times to present |date=1897–1903 |publisher=London : S. Low, Marston, Co. |page=[https://archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow/page/277 277] |url=https://archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow}} |
=Senior Naval Officer, Aden Division=
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! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !!Notes/Ref | |||||
| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | Senior Naval Officer, Aden Division | |||||
| 1 | Commander | 12px | E. R. Pears | 1904 | {{cite book |last1=Fevyer |first1=W. H. |last2=Wilson |first2=J. W. |title=Africa General Service Medal: to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines |date=2012 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited |location=Luton, England |isbn=9781781504314 |page=110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JWa-BAAAQBAJ&q=Senior+Naval+Officer%2C+Aden+Division&pg=PA110 |language=en}} |
| 2 | Captain | 12px | J. B. Eustace | 1905 | {{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Gwyn |title=Bondage and the environment in the Indian Ocean world |date=10 January 2018 |publisher=Springer Publishing |location=New York, NY, USA |isbn=9783319700281 |page=248 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1W9GDwAAQBAJ&q=Captain+J+B+Eustace+Senior+Naval+Officer+Aden+Division&pg=PA248}} |
=Naval Transport Officer in Charge=
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | Naval Transport Officer-in-Charge, Aden | |||||
| 1 | Commander | 12px | Charles A. Scott | 1919 | {{cite web |last1=Harley |first1=Simon |last2=Lovell |first2=Tony |title=Aden - The Dreadnought Project |url=http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Aden |website=www.dreadnoughtproject.org |publisher=Harley and Lovell |accessdate=1 October 2018 |language=en |date=21 August 2018}} |
In command inter-war period and Second World War
=Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden=
References
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Sources
- Anderson, Ewan W. (2014). Global Geopolitical Flashpoints : an Atlas of Conflict. London, England: Taylor and Francis, Routledge. {{ISBN|9781135940942}}.
- Bertke, Donald A.; Kindell, Don; Smith, Gordon (2011). WORLD WAR II SEA WAR: FRANCE FALLS, BRITAIN STANDS ALONE: Day-to-Day Naval Actions from April 1940 through September 1940. Lulu Bertke Publishing. {{ISBN|9781937470005}}.
- Campbell, Gwyn (10 January 2018). Bondage and the environment in the Indian Ocean world. New York, NY, USA: Springer Publishing. p. 248. {{ISBN|9783319700281}}
- Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird); Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert); Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer); Wilson, Herbert Wrigley.(1897–1903) The royal navy, a history from the earliest times to present. London : S. Low, Marston, Co.
- "Flag Officers in Commission". The Navy List. London, England: H. M.Stationery Office. October 1944.
- Fevyer, W. H.; Wilson, J. W. (2012). Africa General Service Medal: to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines. Luton, England: Andrews UK Limited. {{ISBN|9781781504314}}.
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (21 August 2018). "Aden - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - S". www.unithistories.com. Houterman and Koppes.
- Innes-Robbins, Simon (2018). "A Short History Of The Aden Emergency". Imperial War Museums. London, England: Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- Niehorster, Leo. "World War II unit histories & officers". www.unithistories.com. L. Niehorster. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- Ram, Krishnamurthy Venkat (2009). "Conclusion". Anglo-Ethiopian Relations, 1869 to 1906: A Study of British Policy in Ethiopia. New Delhi, India: Concept Publishing Company. {{ISBN|9788180696244}}.
Category:Military units and formations established in 1839
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