Liverpool Local Defence Flotilla
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The Liverpool Local Defence Flotilla was a Local Defence Flotilla in the Royal Navy stationed at the Western port of Liverpool, in the Irish Sea.
History
A Liverpool flotilla of some kind (perhaps the "Liverpool Destroyer Flotilla"?) was created during World War II. We have included that formation here.
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Philip L. Vian, 26 September, 1939 – 13 December, 1939
- Captain Charles H. Knox-Little, 13 December, 1939[1] – 24 September, 1940[2] (vice Vian)
- Captain Eric B. K. Stevens, 24 September, 1940[3] – 18 June, 1941[4] (vice Knox-Little)
Footnotes
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
See Also
British Destroyer Flotillas | |||
First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth | |||
Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fourteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Seventeenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth | |||
Twentieth | Twenty-first | |||
Local Defence Flotillas | |||
Clyde | Devonport | Devonport & Falmouth | Falmouth | Firth of Forth | Gibraltar | |||
Liverpool | Mersey | Newhaven | Nore | North Channel | Milford & Pembroke | Pembroke | |||
Portland | Portsmouth | Queenstown |