The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years.

[2] It extended along the South Coast from Exmouth in East Devon to Penzance in Cornwall.

[7] After 1969, Admiralty House and the Maritime Headquarters became the home of the Flag Officer, Plymouth, until that post was also disbanded in 1996.

At around the same time the nearby RN Dockyard and barracks were reconstituted as HM Naval Base Devonport and placed under the command of a Commodore.

[5] Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers have included:[8][9][10] N = died in post On 30 December 1970, Vice-Admiral J R McKaig CBE was appointed as Port Admiral, Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport, and Flag Officer, Plymouth.