Commander-in-Chief, Africa (Royal Navy)

Commander-in-Chief, Africa
The cruiser HMS Gibraltar, flagship of the Cape of Good Hope Station in the early 1900s
Active1795–1939 [1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Garrison/HQTable Bay, Simonstown, South Africa

The Commander-in-Chief, Africa was the last title of a Royal Navy's formation commander located in South Africa from 1795 to 1939. Under varying titles, it was one of the longest-lived formations of the Royal Navy. It was also often known as the Cape of Good Hope Station.

  1. ^ Walker, Eric Anderson (1963). The Cambridge History of the British Empire. CUP Archive. p. 879. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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