In 1839 the Royal Navy carried out an operation called the Aden Expedition led by Captain Henry Smith under orders from the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, in the south east Arabian Peninsula its occupation of Aden was mainly for strategic reasons as Aden provided control of the entrance to the Red Sea a naval base was first established here at the same time.[3] In 1869 the Suez Canal was opened and the British Empire established a number of protectorates in Southern Arabia mainly as a shield against further expansion by the Ottoman Empire who were occupying the rest of Yemen.[4] In the 19th century and early twentieth century it was a major coaling station that sat on an important trade route from India.[5] During World War Two the main naval formation based in Aden was the Red Sea Force.[6]
In command before the First World War
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Senior Naval Officer, Aden
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Senior Naval Officer, Aden
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Captain |
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Henry Smith |
1839 |
later Admiral.[7]
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Senior Naval Officer, Aden Division
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Senior Naval Officer, Aden Division
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Commander |
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E. R. Pears |
1904 |
[8]
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2 |
Captain |
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J. B. Eustace |
1905 |
[9]
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Naval Transport Officer in Charge
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Naval Transport Officer-in-Charge, Aden
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1 |
Commander |
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Charles A. Scott |
1919 |
[10]
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In command inter-war period and Second World War
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Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden
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Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden & Commanding Officer, HMS Sheba (RN Base, Aden)
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Captain |
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Douglas B. Fisher |
15 September 1935 – 29 June 1936 |
[10]
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2 |
Acting-Captain |
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P.L. Gunn |
8 July 1939 – 29 May 1942 |
[11][12]
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3 |
Commodore |
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C.A.A. Larcom |
29 May 1942 – February, 1943 |
retired[13][14]
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4 |
Commodore |
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Fitzroy.E.P. Hutton |
28 August – December, 1943 |
ditto[14]
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Commodore |
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E. A Aylmer |
25 March 1944 – July, 1945 |
[15]
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6 |
Captain |
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Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison |
1945 - 1946 |
[16]
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- ^ The Navy List. London, England: H.M. Stationery Office. November 1939. p. 240.
- ^ Walker, Jonathan (2014). Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. p. 90. ISBN 9781783375615.
- ^ Ram, Krishnamurthy Venkat (2009). "Conclusion". Anglo-Ethiopian Relations, 1869 to 1906: A Study of British Policy in Ethiopia. New Delhi, India: Concept Publishing Company. p. 241. ISBN 9788180696244.
- ^ Innes-Robbins, Simon (22 June 2018). "A Short History Of The Aden Emergency". Imperial War Museums. London, England: Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Ewan W. (2014). Global Geopolitical Flashpoints : an Atlas of Conflict. London, England: Taylor and Francis, Routledge. p. 8. ISBN 9781135940942.
- ^ Bertke, Donald A.; Kindell, Don; Smith, Gordon (2011). WORLD WAR II SEA WAR: FRANCE FALLS, BRITAIN STANDS ALONE: Day-to-Day Naval Actions from April 1940 through September 1940. Lulu Bertke Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781937470005.
- ^ Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird); Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert); Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer); Wilson, Herbert Wrigley (1897–1903). The royal navy, a history from the earliest times to present. London : S. Low, Marston, Co. p. 277.
- ^ Fevyer, W. H.; Wilson, J. W. (2012). Africa General Service Medal: to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines. Luton, England: Andrews UK Limited. p. 110. ISBN 9781781504314.
- ^ Campbell, Gwyn (10 January 2018). Bondage and the environment in the Indian Ocean world. New York, NY, USA: Springer Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 9783319700281.
- ^ a b Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (21 August 2018). "Aden - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Flag Officers in Commission". The Navy List. London, England: H.M. Stationery Office. December 1941. p. 937.
- ^ Niehorster, Dr. Leo. "East Indies Station, Royal Navy, 3.09.39". niehorster.org. L. Niehorster. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Flag Officers in Commission". The Navy List. London, England: H.M. Stationery Office. February 1943. p. 1422.
- ^ a b Niehorster, Leo. "World War II unit histories & officers". www.unithistories.com. L. Niehorster. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Flag Officers in Commission". The Navy List. London, England: H. M.Stationery Office. October 1944. p. 2262.
- ^ Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - S". www.unithistories.com. Houterman and Koppes. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- Anderson, Ewan W. (2014). Global Geopolitical Flashpoints : an Atlas of Conflict. London, England: Taylor and Francis, Routledge. ISBN 9781135940942.
- Bertke, Donald A.; Kindell, Don; Smith, Gordon (2011). WORLD WAR II SEA WAR: FRANCE FALLS, BRITAIN STANDS ALONE: Day-to-Day Naval Actions from April 1940 through September 1940. Lulu Bertke Publishing. ISBN 9781937470005.
- Campbell, Gwyn (10 January 2018). Bondage and the environment in the Indian Ocean world. New York, NY, USA: Springer Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 9783319700281
- Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird); Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert); Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer); Wilson, Herbert Wrigley.(1897–1903) The royal navy, a history from the earliest times to present. London : S. Low, Marston, Co.
- "Flag Officers in Commission". The Navy List. London, England: H. M.Stationery Office. October 1944.
- Fevyer, W. H.; Wilson, J. W. (2012). Africa General Service Medal: to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines. Luton, England: Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781781504314.
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (21 August 2018). "Aden - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - S". www.unithistories.com. Houterman and Koppes.
- Innes-Robbins, Simon (2018). "A Short History Of The Aden Emergency". Imperial War Museums. London, England: Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- Niehorster, Leo. "World War II unit histories & officers". www.unithistories.com. L. Niehorster. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- Ram, Krishnamurthy Venkat (2009). "Conclusion". Anglo-Ethiopian Relations, 1869 to 1906: A Study of British Policy in Ethiopia. New Delhi, India: Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180696244.