Eleventh Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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The Eleventh Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy that operated out of Liverpool late in the war.
History
After working on mine clearance in the Baltic, in January 1920, Heythrop, Holderness, Oakley and Cattistock were ordered to be paid off at Portsmouth and taken to Harwich to be placed in the hands of Care and Maintenance Parties.[1]
Senior Officers
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Charles W. Read, 16 September, 1918[2] – 6 February, 1919[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 09, 1920; pg. 4; Issue 42303.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
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 |
