1873-1881
* Commodore Montgomery Sicard, 1881-1890
* Captain William M. Folger, 1890-1893
* Commodore William T. Sampson, 1893-1897
* Rear Admiral Charles O'Neil, 1897-1904
* Rear Admiral George A. Converse, 1904
* Rear Admiral Newton E. Mason, 1904-1911
* Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining,