First Minesweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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The First Minesweeping Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of minesweepers.
History
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Cyril H. G. Benson, 15 October, 1921[1] – 20 November, 1923[2]
- Commander Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 20 November, 1923[3] – 21 July, 1925[4]
- Commander John I. Hallett, 21 July, 1925[5] – 25 July, 1927[6]
- Commander Herbert C. Mayo, 25 July, 1927[7]
- Captain James Powell, 31 August, 1930[8] – 17 October, 1931[9]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 17 October, 1931 – January, 1933
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 15 December, 1932[10][11] – June, 1934[12]
- Captain Hubert G. D. Acland, 2 May, 1934 – 1 May, 1935
- Captain Victor A. C. Crutchley, 31 July, 1935[13]
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 2 April, 1936[14]
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
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 |
