| 1778-79 Admiral Hon. Augustus Keppel |
| 1779-80 Admiral Sir Charles Hardy |
| 1780 Admiral Francis Geary |
| 1780-82 Vice-Admiral George Darby |
| 1782-83 Admiral Viscount Howe |
| 1783-84 Commodore Sir John Lindsay |
| 1785-88 Commodore John Leveson-Gower |
| 1790 Admiral Earl Howe |
| 1793-97 Admiral Earl Howe (1795-97 Admiral Lord Bridport in temporary command) |
| 1797-00 Admiral Lord Bridport |
| 1800-01 Admiral Earl of St. Vincent |
| 1801-02 Admiral Sir William Cornwallis |
| 1803-06 Admiral Sir William Cornwallis |
| 1806-07 Admiral Earl of St Vincent |
| 1807-08 Admiral Lord Gardner |
| 1808-11 Admiral Lord Gambier |
| 1811-12 Admiral Sir Charles Cotton |
| 1812-15 Admiral Lord Keith |
| 1831-32 Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington |
| 1846 Commodore Sir Francis Collier |
| 1846-47 Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker |
| 1847-49 Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier |
