First Minesweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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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][9] – 1 September, 1929[10]
- Captain James Powell, 31 August, 1930[11] – 17 October, 1931[12]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 17 October, 1931 – January, 1933
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 15 December, 1932[13][14] – June, 1934[15]
- Captain Hubert G. D. Acland, 2 May, 1934 – 1 May, 1935
- Captain Victor A. C. Crutchley, 31 July, 1935[16] – April, 1936
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 2 April, 1936[17] – 14 April, 1938[18]
- Captain Robert O. FitzRoy, 14 April, 1938[19]
- Captain Markham H. Evelegh, 27 March, 1940 – 30 June, 1941
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.
- ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ Mayo Service Record. {T{NA|ADM 196/127/216.|}} f. 216.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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 |
