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==History==
==History==
===January, 1923===
The formation is not explicitly labelled in the ''Navy List'', but is perhaps just the seven twin-screw minesweepers of the [[Patrol Minesweeping and Fishery Protection Flotilla]] arrayed under a Senior Officer.{{NLJan23|p. 704}}
* {{UK-Sherborne}} (Senior Officer)
* {{UK-Badminton}}
* {{UK-Burslem}}
* {{UK-Leamington}}
* {{UK-Mistley}}
* {{UK-Newark}}
* {{UK-Truro}}
===July, 1924===
The formation seems the same, but ''Leamington'' now boasts the Senior Officer.{{NLJul24|p. 204}}
* {{UK-Leamington}} (Senior Officer)
* {{UK-Sherborne}}
* {{UK-Badminton}}
* {{UK-Burslem}}
* {{UK-Mistley}}
* {{UK-Newark}}
* {{UK-Truro}}


===May, 1939===
===May, 1939===
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman|nick=Harold T. Baillie-Grohman|appt=20 November, 1923<ref>Ballie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|}} f. 319.</ref>|end=21 July, 1925{{NMI|Tuesday, Jul 21, 1925; pg. 24; Issue 44019}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ignatius Hallett|nick=John I. Hallett|appt=21 July, 1925<ref>Hallett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/214.|D7604626}}  f. 281.</ref>|end=25 July, 1927<ref>Hallett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/214.|D7604626}}  f. 281.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Coates Mayo|nick=Herbert C. Mayo|appt=25 July, 1927<ref>Mayo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/127/216.|}} f. 216.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 257}}|end=1 September, 1929<ref>Mayo Service Record.  {T{NA|ADM 196/127/216.|}} f. 216.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Powell|nick=James Powell|appt=31 August, 1930<ref>Powell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/115.|D7604865}} f. ?.</ref>|end=17 October, 1931<ref>Powell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/115.|D7604865}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=17 October, 1931|end=January, 1933}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=17 October, 1931|end=January, 1933}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|nick=Hubert G. D. Acland|appt=2 May, 1934|end=1 May, 1935|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|nick=Hubert G. D. Acland|appt=2 May, 1934|end=1 May, 1935|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley|nick=Victor A. C. Crutchley|appt=31 July, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 246}}|end=April, 1936|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley|nick=Victor A. C. Crutchley|appt=31 July, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 246}}|end=April, 1936|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring|nick=Percival C. W. Manwaring|appt=2 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 246}}|end=14 April, 1938{{ToL|1st Minesweeping Flotilla|14 Apr. 1938, p. 17}}|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring|nick=Percival C. W. Manwaring|appt=2 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 246}}<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>|end=14 April, 1938<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>{{ToL|1st Minesweeping Flotilla|14 Apr. 1938, p. 17}}|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla|note=vice Crutchley}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Oliver FitzRoy|nick=Robert O. FitzRoy|appt=14 April, 1938{{ToL|1st Minesweeping Flotilla|14 Apr. 1938, p. 17}}|end=|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Oliver FitzRoy|nick=Robert O. FitzRoy|appt=14 April, 1938{{ToL|1st Minesweeping Flotilla|14 Apr. 1938, p. 17}}|end=|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Markham Henry Evelegh|nick=Markham H. Evelegh|appt=27 March, 1940|end=30 June, 1941|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Markham Henry Evelegh|nick=Markham H. Evelegh|appt=27 March, 1940|end=30 June, 1941|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Harvey Forbes Crombie|nick=John H. F. Crombie|appt=22 July, 1941|end=|as=Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla}}
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 30 March 2022

The First Minesweeping Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of minesweepers.

History

January, 1923

The formation is not explicitly labelled in the Navy List, but is perhaps just the seven twin-screw minesweepers of the Patrol Minesweeping and Fishery Protection Flotilla arrayed under a Senior Officer.[1]

July, 1924

The formation seems the same, but Leamington now boasts the Senior Officer.[2]

May, 1939

Administered by Captain Fishery Protection & Minesweeping, Portland.[3]

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 704.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 204.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 243.
  4. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  5. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  6. ↑ Ballie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 21, 1925; pg. 24; Issue 44019.
  8. ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
  9. ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
  10. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
  12. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
  13. ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/115. f. ?.
  14. ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/115. f. ?.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
  16. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  17. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 246.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
  20. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  21. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  22. ↑ "1st Minesweeping Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 14 Apr. 1938, p. 17.
  23. ↑ "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
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