First Minesweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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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]
- Hebe (Senior Officer)
- Hazard
- Hussar
- Sharpshooter
- Salamander
- Niger
- Seagull
- Speedy
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Cyril H. G. Benson, 15 October, 1921[4] – 20 November, 1923[5]
- Commander Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 20 November, 1923[6] – 21 July, 1925[7]
- Commander John I. Hallett, 21 July, 1925[8] – 25 July, 1927[9]
- Commander Herbert C. Mayo, 25 July, 1927[10][11] – 1 September, 1929[12]
- Captain James Powell, 31 August, 1930[13] – 17 October, 1931[14]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 17 October, 1931 – January, 1933
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 15 December, 1932[15][16] – June, 1934[17]
- Captain Hubert G. D. Acland, 2 May, 1934 – 1 May, 1935
- Captain Victor A. C. Crutchley, 31 July, 1935[18] – April, 1936
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 2 April, 1936[19][20] – 14 April, 1938[21][22] (vice Crutchley)
- Captain Robert O. FitzRoy, 14 April, 1938[23]
- Captain Markham H. Evelegh, 27 March, 1940 – 30 June, 1941
- Captain John H. F. Crombie, 22 July, 1941
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 704.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 204.
- ↑ 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. The National Archives. 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.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ "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 |
