Commanders-in-Chief
| Dates | Admiral Commanding |
|---|---|
| 1865 - 1867 | Vice-Admiral Sir George King |
| 1867 - 1869 | Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel |
| 1869 - 1871 | Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Kellett |
| 1871 - 1874 | Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Shadwell |
| 1874 - 1877 | Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Ryder |
| 1877 - 1878 | Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hillyar |
| 1878 - 1881 | Vice-Admiral Robert Coote |
| 1881 - 1884 | Vice-Admiral Sir George Willes |
| 1884 - 1885 | Vice-Admiral Sir William Dowell |
| 1885 - 1887 | Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Hamilton |
| 1887 - 1890 | Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon |
| 1890 - 1892 | Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Richards |
| 1892 - 1895 | Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle |
| 1895 - 1897 | Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Buller |
| 1897 - 1901 | Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Seymour |
| 1901 - 1904 | Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge |
| 1904 - 1906 | Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard Noel |
| 1906 - 1908 | Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Moore |
| 1908 - 1910 | Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux |
| 1910 - 1913 | Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Winsloe |
| 1913 - 1915 | Vice-Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram |
| 1916 - 1917 | Vice-Admiral Sir William Grant |
| 1917 - 1919 | Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Tudor |
| 24 July 1919 - 1922 | Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Duff |
| 10 September 1922 - November 1924 | Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson |
| November 1924 - 1925 | Rear Admiral Sir Allan Everett |
| 1925 | Rear Admiral David Anderson (acting) |
| 22 April 1925 - 8 November 1926 | Vice-Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair |
| 8 November 1926 - 28 November 1928 | Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt |
| 28 November 1928 - 28 February 1931 | Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Waistell |
| 28 February 1931 - 11 March 1933 | Vice-Admiral Sir Howard Kelly |
| 11 March 1933 - 11 January 1936 | Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer |
| 11 January 1936 - 5 February 1938 | Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little |
| 5 February 1938 - 1940 | Admiral Sir Percy Noble |
| September 1940 - 1941 | Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton |
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