| 1774-76 Vice-Admiral Samuel Graves |
| 1776 Rear-Admiral Sir Molyneaux Shuldham |
| 1776-78 Vice-Admiral Viscount Howe |
| 1778-79 Rear-Admiral James Gambier |
| 1779 Commodore Sir George Collier |
| 1779-81 Vice-Admiral Marriot Arbuthnot |
| 1781 Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves |
| 1781-83 Rear-Admiral Hon Robert Digby |
| 1783- See Halifax |