Commander-in-Chief, China (Royal Navy)
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The Commander-in-Chief, China, was the admiral in command of what was usually known as the China Station, at once both a British Royal Navy naval formation and its admiral in command. It was created in 1865 and deactivated in 1941.
A British warship inside the Admiralty IX floating dry dock at Singapore Naval Base in September 1941
Navy Office, Singapore
East Indies Station
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The East Indies Station was a formation and command of the British Royal Navy. Created in 1744 by the Admiralty, it was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies.
HMS Swiftsure at gunnery practice on the East Indies Station in the summer of 1913
Navy House, Trincomalee, residence of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, from 1811 to 1942