Talk:North America and West Indies Station

commanders table
Here is a table of Commanders in Chief adapted from the one used in the Pacific Station article. I've tried to clearly display gaps with ellipses. As more data and references are uncovered more of the gaps may be filled in. Then this table can eventually be transferred to the article. 67.86.75.96 (talk) 02:05, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Page Title
Why was "North American and West Indies Station" chosen over North American Station, North America and West Indies Station, America and West Indies Station, and finally, West Indies Station? --Simon Harley (Talk | Library). 16:31, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

See discussion below:

(Addressed to User:Buckshot06) I note and agree with your attempt to update the title of the North American Station article. However to apply the last used name I suspect we should use "America and West Indies Station". What do you think? Dormskirk (talk) 22:15, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose you may be right. But if anything, I probably went with including 'North' because the station had that appelation for most of it's history, and was thus better known under that name. A&WI was only the title for a short period. Buckshot06 (talk) 03:46, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Good point. I am very happy to stick with your choice. Dormskirk (talk) 09:25, 29 December 2010 (UTC

I don't think it was actually officially called the North American and West Indies Station though. Certainly not in the Navy Lists I've looked at, an Admiralty ledger of flag appointments from 1907 to 1919, or the Service Records of C.-in-C.s up to and including Cowan. --Simon Harley (Talk | Library). 16:46, 29 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I noticed that myself. I think the ideal would be "North America and West Indies Station". We need an admin to move the article to that title (I have tried myself without success). Dormskirk (talk) 16:52, 29 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I recall trying to move something years ago with dire results. I thought I'd bring the subject up since you've had to correct God knows how many links recently. --Simon Harley (Talk | Library). 17:06, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I think we need User:Buckshot06 to do the move (he is an admin so he probably knows what he is doing). I am quite happy to fix the links again afterwards once we have got the title entirely correct. Dormskirk (talk) 17:14, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Move is made - thanks for drawing this to my attention. Hope you are both having good holidays.. Buckshot06 (talk) 20:15, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * That's great. Many thanks and best wishes to you too. Dormskirk (talk) 20:23, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Senior Naval Officer, West Indies was the title from 1956, NOT Commodore WI
''Copied for information from User talk:Navops47

I have just reviewed your edits at North America & West Indies Station and seen your inaccurate replacement of SNOWI with Commodore West Indies at on 7 June 2018. I inserted the correct data on 15 June 2008 - that the A & WI station was replaced by SNOWI. While the reference supporting the edit disappeared (UK Chiefs of Staff Committee, Command in the Caribbean, DEFE 5/188/4, January 1971, via The National Archives) another clear reference can be seen here - https://ziladoc.com/download/the-naval-review-3_pdf - page 68 of that issue of the Naval Review. I would kindly ask you again to ensure that any of your wholesale copying over from Colin Mackie's site is carefully checked - I am losing my patience running around cleaning up after your edits of dubious competence!! Buckshot06 (talk) 01:24, 26 June 2020 (UTC)''

British naval forces subordinated to USN in Western Atlantic, World War II
Dear, you have again reinstated a claim in this article that "The senior British officer was subordinated to his United States Navy counterpart as the Allied command in the North Atlantic was divided, with the United States taking command in the West and the United Kingdom in the East" during World War II.

You appear to have inferred this from the title change from Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies, to Senior British Naval Officer, Western Atlantic, in the 1942-1945 period.

Please come to wt:milhist and explain your sources more - nothing in your sources indicates why you might believe this. Suggest we talk at Milhist because not many people will look at this talk page. Kind regards, Buckshot06 (talk) 23:12, 24 February 2024 (UTC)