Nineteenth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
The Nineteenth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy that operated out of Swansea late in the war.
History
December, 1918 – January, 1919
The flotilla was apparently created in December, 1918 and was operating from Swansea at the turn of the year, with her Senior Officer borne in Saltash.[1]
| Operating from Swansea | |||
| Sweeping Sloops | |||
| Saltash(S.O.) | Faversham | Newark | Tiverton |
January, 1919 – May, 1919
The formation is now based in Harwich alongside the Sixth (or Harwich), Twelfth and Twentieth (or Felixstowe) Fleet Sweeping Flotillas.[2]
| Operating from Harwich | |||
| Sweeping Sloops | |||
| Saltash(S.O.) | Faversham | Newark | Tiverton |
May, 1919 – ?
The Supplement to the Monthly Navy List at this juncture ceased bothering to print detailed information on minesweeping formations. The four vessels from this flotilla are described as being detailed to unspecified "Mine Clearance Service". Though reference is made to a separate Mine Clearance Service Weekly Return for more information, no copy of that work has been located.[3]
Senior Officers
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander James C. Bird, September, 1918[4][5] – 20 January, 1919[Inference]
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 17 and Supplements through February, 1919.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 13 and Supplements through X.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 15.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/281. f. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 902.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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 |
