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==History== | ==History== | ||
===May, 1939=== | |||
Administered by Captain Fishery Protection & Minesweeping, Portland.{{NLMay39|p. 243}} | |||
* [[H.M.S. Hebe (1936)|''Hebe'']] (Senior Officer) | |||
* [[H.M.S. Hazard (1937)|''Hazard'']] | |||
* [[H.M.S. Hussar (1936)|''Hussar'']] | |||
* [[H.M.S. Sharpshooter (1936)|''Sharpshooter'']] | |||
* [[H.M.S. Salamander (1936)|''Salamander'']] | |||
* [[H.M.S. Niger (1936)|''Niger'']] | |||
* [[H.M.S. Seagull (1937)|''Seagull'']] | |||
* [[H.M.S. Speedy (1938)|''Speedy'']] | |||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 28 May 2020
The First Minesweeping Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of minesweepers.
History
May, 1939
Administered by Captain Fishery Protection & Minesweeping, Portland.[1]
- Hebe (Senior Officer)
- Hazard
- Hussar
- Sharpshooter
- Salamander
- Niger
- Seagull
- Speedy
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Cyril H. G. Benson, 15 October, 1921[2] – 20 November, 1923[3]
- Commander Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 20 November, 1923[4] – 21 July, 1925[5]
- Commander John I. Hallett, 21 July, 1925[6] – 25 July, 1927[7]
- Commander Herbert C. Mayo, 25 July, 1927[8]
- Captain James Powell, 31 August, 1930[9] – 17 October, 1931[10]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 17 October, 1931 – January, 1933
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 15 December, 1932[11][12] – June, 1934[13]
- Captain Hubert G. D. Acland, 2 May, 1934 – 1 May, 1935
- Captain Victor A. C. Crutchley, 31 July, 1935[14] – April, 1936
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 2 April, 1936[15] – 4 April, 1938
- Captain Robert O'B. FitzRoy, 14 April, 1938[16]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 243.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ Ballie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 21, 1925; pg. 24; Issue 44019.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/115. f. ?.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/115. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
- ↑ "1st Minesweeping Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 14 Apr. 1938, p. 17.
Bibliography
See Also
| British Minesweeping Formations |
| Fleet Sweeping Flotillas (Great War) |
| First | Second | Third | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
| Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth |
| Twentieth | Twenty-first | Twenty-second | Twenty-third | Twenty-fourth |
| Minesweeping Flotillas (World War II) |
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
