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Latest revision as of 17:54, 15 July 2021
The Sixth Minesweeping Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of minesweepers that fought in World War II.
History
May, 1939
Administered by Captain Fishery Protection & Minesweeping, Portland. The flotilla is comprised of four trawlers.[1]
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander John R. N. Taylor, 25 July, 1939[2] – 3 February, 1940[3] (died while in this appointment)
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 243.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
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 |
