Sixteenth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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The Sixteenth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy that operated out of Granton late in the war.
History
February, 1919 – X
The formation is based in Firth of Forth (perhaps Granton, specifically). Lewes is paid off.[1]
| Operating from Granton | ||||||
| Paddle Minesweepers | ||||||
| Cheltenham | Doncaster | Haldon | Harpenden | Lewes* | Shincliffe | Totnes |
Senior Officers
- Lieutenant-Commander Maitland W. S. Boucher, 31 December, 1918[2] – 5 April, 1919[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 16 and Supplements through X.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
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 |
