East Indies Station

East Indies Station
Active 1865–1941
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Type Naval squadron & fleet
Garrison/HQ Colombo, Trincomalee, Bombay, Basra and Aden

The East Indies Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1865 to 1941.[1]

From 1831 to 1865 the East Indies and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station.[1] The East Indies Station, established in 1865, covered the Indian Ocean (excluding the waters around the Dutch East Indies, South Africa and Australia) and included the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.[2] These responsibilities did not imply territorial claims but the navy would actively protect Britain's trading interests.

The East Indies Station had bases at Colombo, Trincomalee, Bombay, Basra and Aden. In response to increased Japanese threats, the separate East Indies Station was merged with the China Station in December 1941 to form the Eastern Fleet.[3]

Contents

Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief have included:

Commander-in-Chief, East Indies:[4]

Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station

Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station[1]

Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station[1][30]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Royal Navy foreign stations
  3. ^ The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
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  30. ^ Whitaker's Almanacks 1900 - 1941

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