First Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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The First Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy. It was one of several attached to the Grand Fleet during the war.
History
Senior Officers
- Acting Commander Charles E. Aglionby, 6 December, 1918 – 15 January, 1919
- Commander Richard H. L. Bevan, 10 January, 1919[1] – April, 1919[2]
- Lieutenant-Commander Barry V. Sturdee, 30 April, 1919 – November, 1919
Second-in-Command
- Lieutenant-Commander Barry V. Sturdee, 6 December, 1918 – 30 April, 1919
Footnotes
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
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 |
