British Pacific Squadron

The Pacific Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy. It was formed in 1813 during the War of 1812. It was subordinate to the South America Station until 1837, when the British naval presence was reorganised into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast of America Station.

Pacific Squadron
Active(1813–1837)
CountryBritish Empire
Branch Royal Navy
TypeSquadron
Part ofAdmiralty
Garrison/HQValparaíso, Chile &
Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard
Notable shipsPresident

Commodores of the Pacific Squadron edit

The following were commodores of the Pacific Squadron:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Ortiz-Sotelo, Jorge (1998). Peru and the British naval station (1808-1839). St Andrews Research Repository (Thesis). University of St Andrews Library. hdl:10023/2958. Retrieved 9 November 2018.