Commanders
Most commanders-in-chief of the station held the rank of rear admiral, with the exceptions of Hamond and Hastings who were each promoted to vice admiral before being reassigned to other duties, and Goodrich who was a commodore.
| List of Commanders-in-chief | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| South America Station (1826–1837) | |||
| Commander-in-Chief, South America | From | Until | Notes |
| Rear Admiral Robert Otway | 1826 | 1829 | Later promoted to Admiral, flagship was the HMS Ganges |
| Rear Admiral Thomas Baker | 9 January 1829 | January 1833 | Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 January 1837 |
| Rear Admiral Sir Michael Seymour | 1 January 1833 | 9 July 1834 | Died en route to station |
| Vice Admiral Graham Hammond | 16 September 1834 | 17 May 1838 | Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 January 1837 |
| Pacific Station (1837–1905) | |||
| Commander in Chief, Pacific | From | Until | Notes |
| Rear Admiral Charles Ross | 1837 | 1841 | |
| Rear Admiral Richard Thomas | 5 May 1841 | 1844 | Promoted to Admiral of the White 19 May 1857 |
| Rear Admiral George Seymour | 14 May 1844 | 25 August 1847 | Appointed Admiral of the Fleet 30 November 1866 |
| Rear Admiral Phipps Hornby | 25 August 1847 | 21 August 1850 | |
| Rear Admiral Fairfax Moresby | 21 August 1850 | 17 August 1853 | Stationed at Valparaíso also visited Vancouver. Appointed Admiral of the Fleet 21 January 1870 |
| Rear Admiral David Price | 17 August 1853 | 30 August 1854 | Died at the Siege of Petropavlovsk |
| Rear Admiral Henry Bruce | 25 November 1854 | 8 July 1857 | |
| Rear Admiral Robert Baynes | 8 July 1857 | 5 May 1860 | |
| Rear Admiral Thomas Maitland | 5 May 1860 | 31 October 1862 | Appointed Admiral of the Fleet 27 December 1877 |
| Rear Admiral John Kingcome | 31 October 1862 | 10 May 1864 | After whom Kingcome Inlet is named, flagship was the HMS Sutlej |
| Rear Admiral Henry Denham | 10 May 1864 | 21 November 1866 | |
| Vice Admiral George Hastings | 21 November 1866 | 1 November 1869 | Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 September 1869 |
| Rear Admiral Arthur Farquhar | 1 November 1869 | 9 July 1872 | An investor in the coal mines of Robert Dunsmuir |
| Rear Admiral Charles Hillyar | 9 July 1872 | 6 June 1873 | Son of James Hillyar |
| Rear Admiral Arthur Cochrane | 6 June 1873 | 15 April 1876 | Son of Thomas Cochrane |
| Rear Admiral George Hancock | 15 April 1876 | August 1876 | |
| Rear Admiral Algernon de Horsey | 20 September 1876 | 21 July 1879 | Promoted to Vice Admiral 27 November 1879. Promoted to Admiral 29 April 1885. |
| Rear Admiral Frederick Stirling | 21 July 1879 | 10 December 1881 | |
| Rear Admiral Algernon Lyons | 10 December 1881 | 13 September 1884 | |
| Rear Admiral John Baird | 13 September 1884 | 4 July 1885 | |
| Rear Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour | 4 July 1885 | 20 September 1887 | |
| Rear Admiral Algernon Heneage | 20 September 1887 | 4 February 1890 | |
| Rear Admiral Charles Hotham | 4 February 1890 | 4 May 1893 | |
| Rear Admiral Henry Stephenson | 4 May 1893 | 19 June 1896 | |
| Rear Admiral Henry Palliser | 19 June 1896 | 22 June 1899 | |
| Rear Admiral Lewis Beaumont | 22 June 1899 | 15 October 1900 | |
| Rear Admiral Andrew Bickford | 1900 | 1903 | Builder of the Bickford tower. Promoted to Vice Admiral 10 February 1904. |
| Commodore James Goodrich | 1903 | 1 March 1905 | Last Royal Navy commander. |
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