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Naval
Commands, and ship locations within them, are listed approximately north to
south, Some warships are listed with their own unit and again when detached to another
HOME FLEET
Adm Sir J C Tovey KCB, DSO
Second Battle Squadron (Adm Sir J C Tovey KCB, DSO) -
battleships KING GEORGE V (Capt W R Patterson CVO) arr Scapa Flow 10 Dec for
final working up, NELSON (Flag, Capt G J A Miles) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec, RODNEY
(Capt F H G Dalrymple-Hamilton) at Rosyth repairing to comp 9 Jan
Battlecruiser Squadron (Vice Adm J Whitworth CB, DSO, also
administered aircraft carriers) - HOOD (Flag, Capt I G Glennie, Capt D
Orr-Ewing from 18 Jan, Capt R Kerr from 15 Feb) arr Scapa Flow 29 Dec, REPULSE
(Capt W G Tennant CB, MVO) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec
Aircraft carriers -
ARGUS (Capt E G N Rushbrooke DSC) arr
2nd Cruiser Squadron (Rear Adm A T B Curteis CB) - light
cruisers ARETHUSA (Flag, Capt Q D Graham) arr Scapa Flow 1 Jan, AURORA (Capt W
G Agnew) arr Scapa Flow 1 Jan, GALATEA (Capt B B Schofield, Actg Capt C A G
Nichols MVO from 10 Jan, Capt E W B Sim from 1 Mar) at Chatham repairing to comp
8 Jan
10th Cruiser Squadron (Rear Adm H M Burroughs CB) - light
cruisers FIJI (Capt P B R W William-Powlett) at Greenock repairing to comp 31
Jan, KENYA (Flag, Capt M M Denny CB) dep Plymouth 25 Dec, MAURITIUS (Capt L C A
St J Curzon-Howe MVO, Capt W D Stephens from 1 Feb, Curzon-Howe died from
illness 21 Feb) arr Greenock 29 Dec, NIGERIA (Capt J G L Dundas) dep Scapa Flow
25 Dec Cruisers
repairing administered by 10th CS - heavy cruisers AUSTRALIA (Capt R R Stewart)
at Liverpool docked to comp repairs 7 Jan, SUFFOLK (Capt E C Thornton DSC) at
Greenock refitting to comp 31 Jan, SUSSEX (Capt C L Bate DSO Rtd) at Greenock
repairing to comp Aug 42.
15th Cruiser Squadron (Rear Adm E L S King CB MVO) - light
cruisers BONAVENTURE (Capt H J Egerton) arr Gibraltar 29 Dec, DIDO (Capt H W U
McCall) at Tyne repairing to comp 17 Jan, NAIAD (Flag, Capt W H A Kelsey DSC)
arr Scapa Flow 27 Dec, PHOEBE (Capt G Grantham) arr Oban 24 Dec
18th Cruiser Squadron (Vice Adm L E Holland CB) - light
cruisers BIRMINGHAM (Capt A C G Madden) arr Scapa Flow 27 Dec, EDINBURGH (Capt
C M Blackman DSO) dep Scapa Flow 24 Dec, MANCHESTER (Flag, Capt H A Packer) dep
Scapa Flow 26 Dec, NEWCASTLE (Capt E A Aylmer DSC) det to South Atlantic, dep
Freetown on patrol 10 Dec, SOUTHAMPTON (Capt B C B Brooke) det to Mediterranean
Fleet, arr Alexandria 30 Dec
Attached cruiser –
heavy cruiser
Anti-aircraft ships (Administered by Rear Admiral
Destroyers) - anti-aircraft cruisers CAIRO (Capt P V McLaughlin, Capt I R H
Black from 14 Jan) det to Western Approaches at Tyne repairing to comp 21 Jan,
CURACOA (Capt C C Hughes-Hallett) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec, anti-aircraft ships
ALYNBANK (Capt P Hordern Rtd) dep Scapa Flow 22 Dec, damaged, SPRINGBANK (Capt
C H Godwin DSO Rtd) at Belfast.
Destroyer depot ship (Flag, Rear Admiral Destroyers Rear
Adm R H C Hallifax CB) -
3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Capt P Todd DSO) -
4th Destroyer Flotilla (Capt P L Vian DSO) 7th
Division - ESCAPADE (Cdr R E Hyde-Smith, Lt Cdr E N V Currey DSC from Feb) arr
Scapa Flow 29 Dec, ELECTRA (Lt Cdr S A Buss, Cdr C W May from 28 Jan) arr Scapa
Flow 29 Dec, SIKH (Cdr G H Stokes) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec 8th
Division - BEAGLE (Cdr R H Wright DSC, Cdr R T White Actg from Feb) arr Scapa
Flow 31 Dec, BULLDOG (Lt Cdr F J C Hewitt, Lt Cdr E N V Currey from 3 Jan, Cdr
A J Baker-Cresswell from Feb) arr Liverpool 30 Dec, DOUGLAS (Lt Cdr H G
Bowerman, Cdr W E Banks DSC from Feb) at Scapa Flow, ECLIPSE (Lt Cdr I T Clark)
arr Scapa Flow 20 Dec, TARTAR (Cdr L P Skipwith) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec 4th Flotilla
destroyers repairing - BRILLIANT (Lt Cdr F C Brodrick) at Scapa Flow docked,
COSSACK (Vian) at Scapa Flow weather damaged,
6th Destroyer Flotilla (Capt C Caslon) 11th Division - ESKIMO
(Cdr E G LeGeyt) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec, MASHONA (Cdr W H Selby) arr Scapa Flow
1 Jan, MATABELE (Cdr R St V Sherbrooke) arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec, SOMALI (Caslon)
arr Scapa Flow 31 Dec 12th
Division - BEDOUIN (Cdr J A McCoy) arr 6th
Flotilla destroyers repairing -
7th Destroyer Flotilla (Capt S H T Arliss) - NAPIER
(Arliss) at
12th Destroyer Flotilla
(Flotilla being absorbed into various
escort groups) - KEPPEL (Lt R J Hanson, Cdr A M Sheffield in Feb) arr
Vice Admiral Submarines
(Vice Adm Sir Max K Horton KCB, DSO)
2nd Submarine Flotilla (Capt G C P Menzies) - depot ship
FORTH (Capt Menzies) at Clyde, yachts CUTTY SARK (Cdr R H Mack Rtd) at Clyde,
SURPISE (Capt E Stubbs Rtd) arr Greenock 31 Dec, submarines CACHALOT (Cdr J D
Luce DSO) arr Clyde 31 Dec, TAKU (Lt J F B Brown) at Glasgow repairing to comp
4 Jan, TALISMAN (Lt Cdr P S Francis) dep Greenock 26 Dec, THUNDERBOLt (Lt C B
Crouch) at Holy Loch, TIGRIS (Lt Cdr H F Bone DSO, DSC) dep Greenock, TRIBUNE
(Lt E F Balston, Lt Cdr R G Norfolk from 2 Jan) at Holy Loch, TRIDENT (Cdr G M
Sladen) dep Greenock 17 Dec, TUNA (Lt Cdr M K Cavenagh-Mainwaring DSO) dep Holy
Loch 12 Dec
3rd Submarine Flotilla
(Capt H M C Ionides) - depot ship
TITANIA (Capt Ionides) arr Clyde 21 Nov, yacht WHITE
6th Submarine Flotilla (Capt G A W Voelcker) -
miscellaneous ship ELFIN (Capt Voelcker) at
7th Submarine Flotilla (administered by Vice Adm Submarines)
– depot ship CYCLOPS (Capt R L M Edwards) at Rothesay, ALECTO (Cdr R M G
Gambier) at Tobermory, yacht BREDA (Capt A E Johnston Rtd) at Rothesay, Dutch
destroyer Z.8 at Clyde, submarines H.28 (Lt M R G Wingfield, Lt L W A
Bennington from 1 Jan) dep Rothesay for Tobermory on 1 Jan, H.31 (Lt R D
Whiteway-Wilkinson) arr Rothesay 25 Dec, H.32 (Lt R L Alexander) at Campeltown,
H.33 (Lt G P Darling, Lt R M Favell from 6 Jan) at Tobermory, H.34 (Lt L W
Napier, Lt J S Huddart from 13 Jan) dep Clyde 30 Dec to arr Sheerness 6 Jan,
H.43 (Lt I L M McGeoch) at Londonderry, H.44 (Lt A R Hezlet) at Sheerness
repairing to comp 6 Jan, H.50 (Lt M Wilmott) at Holyhead, OBERON (Lt G A I
Graham) at Rothesay, OTWAY (Lt H R B Newton) at Campbeltown, Dutch submarines
O.9 (Lt Cdr H A W Goossens) at Tobermory, O.10 (Lt Cdr Lt J H Geijs) at Dundee,
O.14 (Lt Cdr H Tichelman) arr Dundee 22 Dec, Norwegian submarine B.1 at
Rothesay.
9th Submarine Flotilla (Capt J G Roper OBE) - shore
establishment AMBROSE (Capt J G Roper OBE) at Dundee, yacht ACQUISITION (Ty
Elec Lt R Platt RNVR) on patrol, submarines L.23 (Lt L F L Hill) at Scapa Flow,
L.26 (Lt R S Frost
Minelayers
(Rear Adm R L Burnett OBE since 30
Nov) - AGAMEMNON (Capt F Ratsey Rtd), MENESTHEUS (Capt W H D Friedberger),
6th Destroyer Division - BATH (Cdr A V Hemming Rtd) at Loch Alsh, CHARLESTOWN (Lt Cdr T Johnston) at Clyde repairing to comp 6 Jan, ST ALBANS (Cdr F E Wilmot-Sitwell Rtd) at Greenock, ST MARYS (Lt K H J L Phibbs) at Newport repairing to comp in Jan
NORTHERN and WESTERN PATROL
Armed merchant cruisers -
CALIFORNIA (Capt C J Pope RAN) dep
Clyde 23 Dec, CHESHIRE (Capt J M Begg Rtd from 10 Mar) at Liverpool repairing
to comp 12 Mar, CHITRAL (Capt G Hamilton Rtd) dep Clyde 23 Dec, CILICIA (Capt V
B Cardwell Rtd Actg) dep Clyde 3 Jan, CIRCASSIA (Capt E V Lees Actg) dep
Gibraltar 28 Dec, DERBYSHIRE (Capt E A B Stanley DSO, MVO Rtd) dep Gibraltar 16
Dec,
Ocean boarding vessels -
CAMITO (Actg Cdr A A Barnett
Rear Adm R J R Scott AM Rtd
Accommodation ship, Reykjavik -
BALDUR (Actg Capt H E Rendall Rtd) at
21st Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine trawlers ELM (Ty Lt E
W C Dempster RNVR), HAZEL (Ty Lt R Thorne RNVR), WHITETHORN (Lt W G H Bolton
Minesweeping vessels –
minesweeping trawler EBOR WYKE (Actg
Ty Sk T E Olgeirsson
Patrol vessels - Norwegian NORDKAPP, VESTFJORD
(Norwegian crews), both at
Local defence trawlers -
DOROTHY GRAY (Lt T Toft, SARNVR) at
Reykjavik, DUCHESSE DE BRABANT (Sk C R Radford
Trawler -
Norwegian HONNINGSVAAG (Norwegian
crew) dep
Controlled minelayer -
ALSEY (Pbty Ty Lt H A Inglis
Coast Watching Service –
trawler SKYRACK (Ty S/Lt E S Plater
Examination Service
- examination ships DORADE II (Ty Sk
J F Nuttall
Boom carrier -
Boom defence vessels -
BARCLIFF (Ty Lt R E Coad
ORKNEYS and SHETLAND COMMAND
Accommodations ships -
IRON DUKE (Cdr J W Boutwood, Cdr W E
Wilson from 20 Jan),
Depot ship -
1st Minesweeping Flotilla -
minesweepers BRAMBLE (Capt M H
Evelegh, SO ) at Scapa Flow, BRITOMART (Lt Cdr J M S Cox DSC) at Aberdeen
docking to comp 7 Jan, SEAGULL (Cdr R H V Sivewright Rtd) at Scapa Flow,
SHARPSHOOTER arr Aberdeen 31 Dec, SPEEDY (Lt A E Doran) at Aberdeen repairing
to comp 28 Jan, HAZARD (Lt Cdr J R A Seymour) at Rosyth repairing, HEBE (Lt Cdr
J B G Temple DSC) at Leith repairing to comp 20 Jan
9th Minesweeping Flotilla -
minesweeper
Controlled minelayer – M.2 (no CO listed) at
Fleet Target Service –
tugs BANDIT (Lt A T Board), BUCCANEER
(Lt S E Veal), both at
14th Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine trawlers BRONTES (SO,
Ch Sk J R Coultas
71st Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine drifters BRANCH (Ty Sk
P J Bridge Attached
for duty with 71st Anti-Submarine Group - anti-submarine yacht WIDGEON OF FEARN
(no CO listed) at Buckie repairing
72nd Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine drifter COPIOUS (Ty Lt
L G Stevens RNVR) at Scapa Flow, EPHRETAH (Pbty Ty S/Lt D Game RNVR) at Scapa
Flow, GORSE (Ty S/Lt A F Cameron RNVR) at Macduff, GUIDING LIGHT (Ty Sk J H
Burgess
Danlaying vessels
(attached to 1st Minesweeping
Flotilla) - SARGASSO (Ty Lt R E Perry-Hook RNVR) at
Harbour defence patrol craft
- yacht AZARA (Pbty Ty Lt I H M
Robertson RNVR) at Scapa Flow, drifters CLOUD (Ty Lt G H McNair RNVR) at Scapa
Flow, COLDSNAP (Ty S/Lt E A Collins RNVR) at Scapa Flow, CUMULUS (no CO listed)
at Scapa Flow, DOROTHY (no CO listed) at Scapa Flow, FAIR WEATHER (Ty Lt W J C
Harrison RNVR) at Loch Alsh, FUMEROLE (Pbty Actg Lt L McClure
Minesweeping Group 44
- minesweeping trawlers CAPE
NYEMETSKI (Lt W L G Dutton
Minesweeping Group 101
- minesweeping whalers BOUVET I (Lt
Cdr C S Cooke Rtd), BOUVET II (Ty Lt D H Hackett RNVR), both at Scapa Flow,
BOUVET
Minesweeping Group 102
- minesweeping whalers HVAL V (no CO
listed) at
Minesweeping Group 103 –
minesweeping trawlers MICHAEL
GRIFFITH (Ty S/Lt E Ohre
Minesweeping drifters -
GREEN PASTURES (no CO listed) at
Accommodation ship - steamer ST SUNNIVA (Lt Cdr G P M
Fitzgerald Rtd) at
24th Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine trawler SCALBY WYKE
(Ch Sk S Bass
Minesweeping Group 45 -
minesweeping trawler ADMIRAL SIR JOHN
LAWFORD (Sk G W Smith
Examination Service vessels -
BRACONHILL (Ty S/Lt A Townley
Armed boarding vessels -
AQUAMARINE (Lt N P McLeod
Rescue tugs -
BRIGAND (Lt Cdr H H Leatherdale) at
ROSYTH
COMMAND
Vice Adm Sir Charles G Ramsey KCB
Depot ship -
COCHRANE (Rear Adm C H G Benson DSO
Rtd)
Battleship -
QUEEN ELIZABETH (Capt C B Barry DSO)
at Rosyth refitting to comp
Rosyth Escort Force Convoy C (Capt R Kerr ashore at Rosyth, from
18 Jan Capt F S W de Winter) - escort ships VALOROUS (Lt Cdr E Mack, Capt L A K
Boswell DSO in Jan) at Chatham repairing to comp 11 Jan, VANITY (Cdr H J
Buchanan RAN) dep Rosyth 31 Dec, VEGA (Lt Cdr R F Jenks) at Hull refitting to
comp 14 Nov 42, VERDUN (Cdr A C Behague) arr Sheerness 30 Dec, VICEROY (Lt Cdr
D P Trentham) at Portsmouth undergoing refit to comp 10 Jan, VIMIERA (Lt Cdr R
B N Hicks DSO) arr Rosyth 31 Dec, VIVIEN (Lt Cdr S H Beattie) at Sheerness,
WALLACE (Lt Cdr E G Heywood-Lonsdale Emgcy) at Sheerness, WESTMINSTER (Lt Cdr A
A C Ouvry) dep Rosyth 31 Dec, WINCHESTER (Lt Cdr S E Crewe-Read, Lt Cdr D J B
Jewitt from 3 Feb) at London repairing to comp 6 Jun, WOLFHOUND (Lt Cdr J W
McCoy DSC) arr Rosyth 29 Dec, WOLSEY (Lt Cdr C H Campbell DSC) arr Sheerness 30
Dec, WOOLSTON (Lt Cdr W J Phipps OBE) arr Rosyth 31 Dec, continued
- sloops BLACK SWAN (Lt G H Murray RNVR, Cdr T A C Pakenham from 26 Apr) at
Dundee repairing to comp in late Apr, EGRET (Cdr D P Evans, Cdr E M Haes from
14 Jan) arr Rosyth 26 Dec, FLEETWOOD (Cdr R W Moir) dep Rosyth 30 Dec, FOWEY
(Lt Cdr L C A Leefe) arr Falmouth 31 Dec, HASTINGS (Lt Cdr A B Alison) dep
Rosyth 29 Dec, LONDONDERRY (Cdr J S Dalison) dep Rosyth 29 Dec, LOWESTOFT (Cdr
A M Knapp) arr Rosyth 31 Dec, STORK (Lt G T S Gray DSC) at Grangemouth
repairing to comp 16 Mar, WESTON (Cdr J G Sutton Rtd) arr Rosyth 31 Dec,
minesweeper/escort ships GLEANER (Lt Cdr H P Price DSO) at Leith repairing to
comp 31 Jan, JASON (Lt Cdr R E Terry OBE) dep Rosyth 28 Dec
Controlled minelayers –
base ship MANCHESTER
Dutch torpedo boats -
Z.5 at
Motor launch training boats,
ML.131, ML.136, ML.154 all at Fort
William, ML.169 at Humber, ML.1031 at Portsmouth, on comp ML.133 relieved
ML.169 which proceeded to 9th ML Flotilla Stornoway
Base ship -
MENTOR (Capt J C Wauchope Rtd)
Minesweeping Group 47
- minesweeping trawlers BEAUMARIS
CASTLE (Ty Sk A Macleod
Minesweeping Group 48 -
minesweeping trawler DUNRAVEN CASTLE
(Pbty Ty S/Lt T S Otley RNVR), HARLECH CASTLE (Ty Lt W A MacLaughlan RNVR),
POWIS CASTLE (Ty Sk D Campbell Wick
Examination Vessels -
AVONDALE (no CO listed), FISHER
Invergordon
Minesweeping Group 43 -
minesweeping trawlers GEORGE COUSINS
(Ch Sk E J Marshall
Minesweeping drifters -
INDUSTRY (Sk A W Slater
10th Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine whalers BUTTERMERE (Lt
G W Farrow
12th Anti-Submarine Group –
anti-submarine trawlers CAPE WARWICK
(Pbty Ty Lt A K Nears
15th Anti-Submarine Group -
anti-submarine trawlers SOUTHERN
FLOWER (Sk J Coxall
30th Anti-Submarine Group –
anti-submarine trawlers LEICESTER
Minesweeping Group 12 -
minesweeping trawlers DOROTHY LAMBERT
(Ty Sk G S Wright
Minesweeping Group 19 -
minesweeping trawlers ACHROITE (Sk G
W H Mortlock
Minesweeping Group 38 -
minesweeping trawlers LORD ASHFIELD
(Ty Sk C H Grimmer
Minesweeping Group 69 -
minesweeping trawler ORMONDE (Actg Sk
W T Couall
Minesweeping Group 70 –
minesweeping trawlers CHRYSOLITE (no
CO listed), CRAIGCOILLEACH (Sk G Geddes |