The Jamaica Division of the North America and West Indies Station[1] was a sub-command of the British Royal Navy's North America and West Indies Station, head-quartered at Port Royal dockyard in Jamaica from 1838 to 1905.
In 1838, the Royal Navy established a sub-command to the Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station.
This sub-command was led by the by the Commodore of the Jamaica Division of North America and West Indies Station, who oversaw operations at the naval base until March 1905, when the dockyard was closed.
[2] In 1951, the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda closed after which the new post of Senior Naval Officer, West Indies (SNOWI) was established as the West Indies Sub-Area Command under the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet.
[3] The division primarily consisted of naval vessels assigned to this command but also included the shore establishment Jamaica Dockyard.