North America and West Indies Station
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The North America and West Indies Station was a formation or command of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy stationed in North American waters from 1745 to 1956, with main bases at the Imperial fortresses of Bermuda and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The North American Station was separate from the Jamaica Station until 1830 when the two combined to form the North America and West Indies Station. It was briefly abolished in 1907 before being restored in 1915. It was renamed the America and West Indies Station in 1926. It was commanded by Commanders-in-Chief whose titles changed with the changing of the formation's name, eventually by the Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.
North America and West Indies Station | |
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Active | North American Station (1745–1818) North America and West Indies Station (1818–1926) America and West Indies Station (1926–1956) West Indies (1956–1976) HMS Malabar (1976–1995) |
Disbanded | 1 April 1976 |
Country | United Kingdom, Bermuda, and Canada |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Regional command |
Part of | Royal Navy |
Garrison/HQ | Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax 1745–1905 & Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda 1795–1956; HM Naval Base Bermuda HMS Malabar (South Yard of the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda) 1956-1976 (closing in 1995) |
Notable ships | Fame, Invincible, Leopard, Resolute |
Engagements | Battle of Craney Island, Battle of the Chesapeake, Battle of Cape Henry, Siege of Yorktown, Battle of St. Kitts (American Revolutionary War) USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere, Capture of HMS Frolic, Capture of USS Chesapeake, Capture of HMS Boxer, Burning of Washington (Chesapeake Campaign), Battle of Baltimore (Chesapeake Campaign) (War of 1812), pursuit of SM U-53 (1916), Battle of the Atlantic |