New Zealand Station

New Zealand Station
Active	1 January 1921 – October 1940
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy

The New Zealand Station or New Zealand Squadron was the British naval command responsible for the waters around New Zealand. The station was created on 1 January 1921 after being split from the China Station.^[1] The Commodore's appointment was abolished and forces brought directly under the NZ CNS from October 1940.^[2] The New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy became the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1 October 1941, in recognition of the fact that the naval force was now largely self-sufficient and independent of the Royal Navy.

The depot ship for the station was HMS Philomel.

Commodores Commanding and Rear-Admirals, New Zealand Station

The following is a partial list of the Royal Navy officers who commanded the New Zealand Station.

Rank	Name	Term began	Term ended
Commodore Commanding, New Zealand Station
Commodore	George Swabey	18 June 1926
Commodore	Geoffrey Blake	19 July 1929
Rear Admiral	Fischer Watson	26 February 1932

See also

• List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy

Notes

1. ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 45–46.
2. ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre, Appendix Vi — Members Of New Zealand Naval Board|Appendix VI: Members of the New Zealand Naval Board

References

• McGibbon, Ian (2000). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195583760.