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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: Q1/1949 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

50 Factories:
Fixed IP: 5
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 45

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

900 tons from Ireland as licence payment for armament and equipment for one Cumberland Class heavy cruiser

C. Unit Relocations

HMS Ernard Bay, Herne Bay, Hollesley Bay, Largo Bay commission with 6th Sloop Flotilla at Gibraltar on 24 February
HMS Brunei River, Pandaruan River, Miri River, Rajang River commission and form 4th Seaward Defence Flotilla at Kundat, Sarawak on 27 March
HMS Sandys commissions with 2nd Seaward Defence Flotilla at Bermuda on 28 February
HMS Ben Cruachan, Gylder Fach, Waun Fach, Ben Laoigh of 6th Sloop Flotilla decommission for disposal at Plymouth on 4 January
21st Light Cruiser Squadron (HMS Jubilant, Jackdaw, Jupiter, Jason, Joyful, Juno) transferred from Malta to Cromarty on 10 February
3rd Destroyer Flotilla (HMS Noble, Napier, Nerissa, Nonpareil, Norman, Newark, Newmarket, Nemesis) transferred from Port Said to Rosyth on 15 February

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 45,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 14,484.5 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 54,643.5 tons
Total surplus: 5,741 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons

E. Infrastructure Programme

Resources Allocated: 0.5IP
Previous Surplus: 0IP
Resources Used: 0.5IP
Carry-over: 0IP

Malta: 1 Type 1 Slip being constructed, 0.1IP received this quarter for total of 0.3IP
Malta: 1 Type 3 Floating Drydock being constructed, 0.2IP received this quarter for total of 1.2IP
Singapore: 1 Type 3 Floating Drydock being constructed, 0.2IP received this quarter for total of 1.2IP

F. Summary Order Of Battle at End of Quarter

Note: X (Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.

Battleships: 17 + 0
Aircraft Carriers: 16 (1) + 4
Seaplane Carriers/ Tenders: 3 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 20 + 2
Light Cruisers: 64 + 0
Destroyers: 179 + 10
Oceanic Submarines: 30 + 5
Coastal Submarines: 60 + 0
Small Submarines: 12 + 0
Torpedo Boats: 0 + 0
Escorts/ Sloops: 85 + 6
Large Monitors: 6 (2) + 0
Coastal Gunboats: 24 + 0
Minesweepers: 40 + 0
Coastal Minesweepers: 40 + 0
Motor Torpedo Boats: 184 + 0
Motor Gun Boats: 40 + 0
Seaward Defence Boats: 17 + 0
Landing Ship Dock: 6 + 0
Landing Ship Tank: 6 + 0
Landing Craft Assault LCA: 70 + 0
Landing Craft Vehicle LCV (1): 44 + 0
Landing Craft Vehicle LCV (2): 28 + 0
Landing Craft Vehicle LCV (3): 16 + 0
Landing Craft Infantry LCI: 32 + 0
Landing Craft Tank LCT (1): 24 + 0
Gunnery Training Ship: 2 + 0
Trials Ship: 5 (+1) + 0
Aircraft Carrier Tenders: 4 + 0
Destroyer Tenders: 10 + 0
Submarine Tenders: 11 + 0
MTB Tenders: 1 + 0
Diving Tenders: 2 + 0
Repair Ships: 7 + 2
Salvage Vessels: 6 + 0
Boom Defence Vessels: 0 + 8
Tankers: 62 + 0
Cargo Transport: 5 + 1
Colliers: 1 + 0
Royal Yachts: 3 + 0
Admiralty Yacht: 1 + 0
Survey Ships: 7 + 0
Inshore Survey Boats: 6 + 0
Troopships (Colonial Service): 3 + 1
Hospital Ships: 1 + 1
Tugs: 16 + 4
Station Tenders: 4 + 0
Target Barges: 0 + 2
Antarctic Research Vessels: 3 + 0

G. Summary of Laid Up Vessels Awaiting Disposal
Former Queen Elizabeth Class battleships: Queen Elizabeth, Barham, Valiant, Warspite
Former Kent Class heavy cruisers: Kent, Sussex, Norfolk
Former Improved E Class light cruisers: Drake, Cochrane, Pellew, Howard
Former G Class light cruisers: Griffin, Gibraltar
Former S Class destroyers: Al Tami, Al Adrisi, Al Bahi, Al Shaab
Former V&W Class destroyers: Vampire, Vendetta, Voyager, Waterhen
Former Welsh Class destroyers: Cerin, Deira, Gwynedd, Luitcoyt, Rheged
Former U Class destroyers: Unbeaten, Undaunted, United, Unity, Unruffled, Unshaken, Untiring, Upholder
Former Defiant Class torpedo boats: Defiant, Lynx, Bruiser, Charger, Lark, Black Swan, Bittern, Stork, Hart, Peacock, Pheasant, Wren, Egret, Pelican, Ibis, Cygnet, Crane, Hind, Kite, Lapwing
Former Mountain Class sloops: Ben Cruachan, Gylder Fach, Waun Fach, Ben Laoigh
Former O-Class submarines: O6-O10
Former P-Class submarines: P20-25
Former Egyptian patrol craft: Darfeel, Noor-El-Bahr
Great War-era tankers: Elmol, Larchol, Limol, Sprucol

H. Summary Order Of Battle at End of Quarter

Royal Egyptian Navy

Note: X (Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction

Coastal Defence Ships: 1 + 0
Patrol Boats: 4 + 0
Sloops: 4 + 0
Motor Patrol Boats: 4 + 0
Royal Yacht: 1 + 0
Transport: 3 + 0
Research Vessel: 1 + 0
Lighthouse Tender: 1 + 0

Royal Iraqi Navy

Note: X (Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.

Coastal Defence Ships: 1 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 1 + 0
Light Cruisers: 1 + 0
Destroyers: 6 + 0
Patrol Boats: 4 + 0
Royal Yacht: 1 + 0
Tug: 1 + 0

I. Miscellaneous Works

HMS Charybdis, Naiad, Arethusa, Aurora, Ajax, 15% refit in harbour costing 978 tons and taking 2.5 months each, total this quarter 4,890 tons, all completed this quarter

HMS Minotaur, Superb, Bellerophon, Blake, Defence, 15% refit in harbour costing 1,110 tons and taking 2.5 months each, total this quarter 5,550 tons, all completed this quarter

APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

Home Stations:

Armstrong:

S-4a:

S-4b:
HMS Colossus Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 12,145 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-3a:
RFA Reliance Reliance Class Repair Ship
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 August 1949
1,668 tons this quarter for 1,668 tons
Completion due 1 August 1950

HMS York Town Class Cruiser-Destroyer
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 15 September 1948
883 tons this quarter for 3,532 tons
Completion due 15 April 1949

S-3b:
HMS Sheffield Town Class Cruiser-Destroyer
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 15 September 1948
883 tons this quarter for 3,532 tons
Completion due 15 April 1949

S-3c:
RFA Fort Rosalie Fort Class Ammunition/ Dry Stores Transport
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 September 1948
912 tons this quarter for 3,648 tons
Completion due 1 June 1949

S-2a:
HMS Leopard Leopard Class Fleet Aircraft Direction Escort
Laid Down 1 October 1948
Launched 15 February 1949
547 tons this quarter for 1,094 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

S-2b:
HMS Lynx Leopard Class Fleet Aircraft Direction Escort
Laid Down 1 October 1948
Launched 15 February 1949
547 tons this quarter for 1,094 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

S-2c:

S-2d:

S-1a:
HMS Luce Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 May 1949
363 tons this quarter for 363 tons
Completion due 15 October 1949

HMS Enard Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 August 1948
121 tons this quarter for 1,210 tons
Completed 15 January 1949

S-1b:
HMS Morecambe Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 May 1949
363 tons this quarter for 363 tons
Completion due 15 October 1949

HMS Herne Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 August 1948
121 tons this quarter for 1,210 tons
Completed 15 January 1949

S-1c:
HMS Mounts Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 May 1949
363 tons this quarter for 363 tons
Completion due 15 October 1949

S-1d:

S-1e:

S-1f:

S-1g:

S-0a:
HMS Barbain Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1948
Launched 1 November 1948
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1949

S-0b:
HMS Barbarian Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1948
Launched 1 November 1948
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1949

S-0c:
HMS Barbastel Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1948
Launched 1 November 1948
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1949

S-0d:
HMS Barberry Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1948
Launched 1 November 1948
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1949

Beardmore:

S-4a:

S-4b:
HMS Vengeance Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 12,145 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-3a:
RFA Northbrook Troopship
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 June 1949
1,306 tons this quarter for 1,306 tons
Completion due 15 March 1950

HMS Newcastle Town Class Cruiser-Destroyer
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 15 September 1948
883 tons this quarter for 3,532 tons
Completion due 15 April 1949

S-3b:
HMS Birmingham Town Class Cruiser-Destroyer
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 15 September 1948
883 tons this quarter for 3,532 tons
Completion due 15 April 1949

S-2a:
HMHS Saviour Hospital Ship
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 15 September 1949
1,030 tons this quarter for 4,120 tons
Completion due 15 May 1949

S-2b:
HMS Puma Leopard Class Fleet Aircraft Direction Escort
Laid Down 1 October 1948
Launched 15 February 1949
547 tons this quarter for 1,094 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

S-2c:
HMS Cheetah Leopard Class Fleet Aircraft Direction Escort
Laid Down 1 October 1948
Launched 15 February 1949
547 tons this quarter for 1,094 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

S-2d:
RFA Scotstoun Reliance Class Repair Ship
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 August 1949
1,668 tons this quarter for 1,668 tons
Completion due 1 August 1950

S-1a:
HMS Lüderitz Bay Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 December 1948
Launched on 15 March 1949
363 tons this quarter for 726 tons
Completion due 1 October 1949

HMS Hollesley Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 August 1948
121 tons this quarter for 1,210 tons
Completed 15 January 1949

S-1b:
HMS Conception Bay Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 December 1948
Launched on 15 March 1949
363 tons this quarter for 726 tons
Completion due 1 October 1949

HMS Largo Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 August 1948
121 tons this quarter for 1,210 tons
Completed 15 January 1949

S-1c:
HMS Pegwell Bay Bay Class Sloop
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 May 1949
363 tons this quarter for 363 tons
Completion due 15 October 1949

S-1d:

S-1e:

S-0a:
RFA Agile Agile Class Tug
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 1 October 1948
322 tons this quarter for 966 tons
Completion due 1 April 1949

S-0b:
RFA Advice Agile Class Tug
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 1 October 1948
322 tons this quarter for 966 tons
Completion due 1 April 1949

S-0c:

Chatham:

S-5a:

S-4a:
HMS Wiltshire Wiltshire Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
1,787 tons this quarter for 7,148 tons
Completion due 1 March 1950

S-4b:

Pembroke:

S-5a:
HMS Powerful Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 12,145 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-5b:
HMS Monmouth Wiltshire Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
1,787 tons this quarter for 7,148 tons
Completion due 1 March 1950

Portsmouth:

S-4a:
HMS Terrible Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 12,145 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-1a:
HMS Tiger Leopard Class Fleet Aircraft Direction Escort
Laid Down 1 October 1948
Launched 15 February 1949
547 tons this quarter for 1,094 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

S-1b:
HMS Cougar Leopard Class Fleet Aircraft Direction Escort
Laid Down 1 October 1948
Launched 15 February 1949
547 tons this quarter for 1,094 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

S-0a:

S-0b:

Royal Dockyard Malta:

S-1a:


Small Craft

Vosper Thornycroft
2x Ley Class Seaward Defence Boat, 160 tons each totalling 320 tons

British Power Boats

Fairmile
2x Ley Class Seaward Defence Boat, 160 tons each totalling 320 tons

Vickers (Barrow-in-Furness)

William Denny & Brothers
2x Ley Class Seaward Defence Boat, 160 tons each totalling 320 tons


APPENDIX B: DETAILED DRYDOCK REPORT
Portsmouth
3 Type 4 Drydocks
D-4a:
HMS Eagle, 50% rebuild costing 12,460.5 tons and taking 17 months, 2,200 tons this quarter for 4,400 tons

3 Type 2 Drydocks
D-2a:
Job No.518 Target Barge
Laid Down 1 July 1948
1,277 tons this quarter for 3,831 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

D-2b:
HMS Suffolk 50% rebuild into Weapons Trials Ship, costing 4,812 tons taking 9.5 months, 1,604 tons this quarter for 3,208 tons

5 Type 1 Drydocks
D-1a:
HMS Oracle O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1948
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

D-1b:
HMS Ocelot O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1948
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

5 Type 0 Drydocks
Portland
1 Type 1 Drydock
Dover
1 Type 1 Drydock
Pembroke
1 Type 1 Drydock
D-1a:
Job No.519 Target Barge
Laid Down 1 July 1948
1,591.5 tons this quarter for 3,183 tons
Completion due 1 January 1950

1 Type 1 Floating Drydock
Haulbowline (under Irish control)
1 Type 2 Drydock
1 Type 1 Drydock
Rosyth - Port Edgar
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 3 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks
3 Type 0 Drydocks
Chatham
1 Type 3 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
3 Type 1 Drydocks

D-1a:
HMS Otus O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1948
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

D-1b:
HMS Onyx O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1948
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

2 Type 0 Drydocks
D-0a:
RFA Accord Agile Class Tug
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 1 October 1948
322 tons this quarter for 966 tons
Completion due 1 April 1949

D-0b:
RFA Adroit Agile Class Tug
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 1 October 1948
322 tons this quarter for 966 tons
Completion due 1 April 1949

Sheerness
2 Type 1 Drydocks
D-1a:
HMS Orcus O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1948
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1949

4 Type 0 Drydocks
Invergordon
1 Type 3 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
Gibraltar
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydock
1 Type 0 Drydock
Port Said
1 Type 1 Drydock
HMS Allenby 50% refit costing 1,689 tons taking 6 months, 844.5 tons this quarter for 1,689 tons, completed this quarter
1 Type 1 Floating Drydock
Alexandria
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 1 Drydock
Malta
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks
Aden
Type 1 Floating Drydock
HMS Kitchener 50% refit costing 1,689 tons taking 6 months, 844.5 tons this quarter for 1,689 tons, completed this quarter
Basra
1 Type 1 Floating Drydock
Singapore
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
4 Type 1 Drydocks
D-1a:
HMS Barbette Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 September 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
243 tons this quarter for 486 tons
Completion due 1 July 1949

D-1b:
HMS Barbican Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 September 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
243 tons this quarter for 486 tons
Completion due 1 July 1949

2 Type 0 Drydocks
D-0a:
HMS Barbour Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 September 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
243 tons this quarter for 486 tons
Completion due 1 July 1949

D-0b:
HMS Barbourne Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 September 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
243 tons this quarter for 486 tons
Completion due 1 July 1949

Hong Kong
1 Type 3 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks

Royal Navy
First Sea Lord: Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Fraser
Second Sea Lord: Admiral Sir William Jock Whitworth
Third Sea Lord (Controller): Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay
Fourth Sea Lord: Admiral James Fownes Somerville
Fifth Sea Lord (Chief of Naval Air Service): Admiral Sir Denis William Boyd
DNC: Admiral Ian. J. Jackson
Vice Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Andrew Cunningham
Assistant Chief Naval Staff: Admiral Sir Patrick Brind
Commander in Chief Home Fleet: Admiral Edward Neville Syfret
Commander in Chief North Atlantic: Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton
Commander in Chief The Nore and Channel: Admiral Harold Burrough
Commander in Chief Mediterranean: Admiral Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell
Commander in Chief Far East: Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake
Commander in Chief Hong Kong: Vice Admiral John Henry Dacres Cunningham
Commander in Chief Arabia: Vice-Admiral Bernard Rawlings
Commander in Chief Africa: Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Henry Taunton Raikes
Commander in Chief South Atlantic and West Indies: Admiral Charles Saumarez Daniel
Commander in Chief Submarines: Admiral Sir Claude Barrington Barry
Commander in Chief Fleet Air Aim: Rear Admiral Reginald Portal
SACLANT: Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble
SOLANTCOM: Vice-Admiral Henry Harwood

Royal Navy Organisation
Home Fleet (including North Atlantic Command, Western Approaches Command, Flag Officer Home Submarines)
Mediterranean Fleet (including Flag Officer Mediterranean Submarines)
Far Eastern Fleet (including Hong Kong Command, Flag Officer Eastern Submarines)
Arabian Gulf Command
Africa Command
South Atlantic and West Indies Command

HOME FLEET (HQ Portsmouth)
Portsmouth
4th Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Northumberland, Dorsetshire, Surrey, Cornwall)
3rd Light Cruiser Squadron (Amphion, Phaeton, Iris, Mercury, Apollo)
4th Carrier Squadron (Ocean)
7th Carrier Squadron (Centaur and Albion)
10th Destroyer Flotilla (Meteor, Musketeer, Myrmidon, Milne, Matchless, Marksman, Moon, Matador)
29th Destroyer Flotilla (Belfast, Gloucester, Edinburgh, Manchester)
21st Training Ship Flotilla (Powys)
22nd Training Ship Flotilla (Revolution, Dyfed)
1st Landing Ship Flotilla (Gleneagle, Glenearn, Glengyle, Glenroy)
2nd Landing Ship Flotilla (Chesil Beach, Porthcurno Beach, Holkham Beach, Dawlish Beach)
10th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCA)
11th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCA)

Portland
8th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 2)
14th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 2)
15th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 3)
17th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCT 1)
High-Speed Trials Flotilla (Bold Pathfinder, Bold Pioneer)

NORTH ATLANTIC COMMAND (HQ Cromarty)
Scapa Flow
16th Destroyer Flotilla (Zephyr, Zoe, Zorro, Zebra, Zeus, Zest, Zulu, Zenith)
1st Harbour Boom Defence Flotilla (Barbain, Barbarian, Barbastel, Barberry)

Cromarty/ Invergordon
4th Battle Squadron (Nelson, Rodney, Fisher, Duke of York, Pound)
6th Carrier Squadron (Leviathan, Magnificent, Ark Royal)
5th Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Devonshire, Westmoreland, Shropshire, Essex)
21st Light Cruiser Squadron (Jubilant, Jackdaw, Jupiter, Jason, Joyful, Juno)
9th Destroyer Flotilla (Battleaxe, Broadsword, Crossbow, Sword, Carronade, Cutlass, Musket, Grenade)
23rd Destroyer Flotilla (Garland, Greyhound, Griffith, Grenade, Grafton, Gipsy, Guernsey, Guinevere)
5th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (4 195 Ton Class)

Clyde
9th Light Cruiser Squadron (Kenya, Kelly, Kingfisher, Kelvin, Khedive, Kashmir)
19th Light Cruiser Squadron (Scylla, Dido, Euryalus, Phoebe, Sirius)
15th Sloop Flotilla (Cam, Clare, Chelmer, Colne)
21st Sloop Flotilla (Bigbury Bay, Cardigan Bay, Carnarvon Bay, Cawsand Bay)
1st Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (4 195 Ton Class)

Plymouth
1st Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Princess Royal, Princess Mary, Iron Duke, Edgar)
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Charybdis, Naiad, Arethusa, Aurora, Ajax)
26th Destroyer Flotilla (Jackal, Javelin, Jersey, Jaguar, Janus, Jervis, Jutland, Jubilee)
18th Sloop Flotilla (Exe, Ettrick, Esk, Eden)
3rd Motor Gunboat Flotilla (8 Denny Sea Gunboat Class MSB9-16)

NORE AND CHANNEL COMMAND (HQ Rosyth)
Rosyth
20th Light Cruiser Squadron (Lancaster, Leonidas, Latona, Leviathan, Leander, Largs)
24th Destroyer Flotilla (Pakenham, Paladin, Panther, Pathfinder, Penn, Petard, Porcupine, Persistent)
3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Noble, Napier, Nerissa, Nonpareil, Norman, Newark, Newmarket, Nemesis)

Hull
12th Destroyer Flotilla (Xenon, Xena, Xerxes, Xanadu)

Harwich
Coastal Defence Squadron (General Crawford, Sir John Moore)
1st Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)
9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)
12th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)
4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)

Sheerness
6th Destroyer Flotilla (Cadiz, Gravelines, Sluys, Vigo, Albuera, Barrosa, Mons, Somme)
22nd Destroyer Flotilla (Fury, Fame, Firedrake, Foresight, Faulknor, Fortune, Forester, Foxhound)
6th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (4 195 Ton Class)
1st Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCI 1)
2nd Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)

Chatham
9th Sloop Flotilla (Skiddaw, Ben More Assynt, Perimede, Mytilene)
13th Sloop Flotilla (Bann, Barle, Braid, Ballinderry)
4th Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)

Dover
2nd Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (4 195 Ton Class)
5th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)
22nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)
3rd Motor Gunboat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75-ft Type G MGB9-16)

Pembroke
1st Sloop Flotilla (Ben Adler, Sca Fell, Snowden, Ben Nevis)
3rd Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (ex-Aisling Class Antrim, Down, Armagh, Fermanagh)
7th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (ex-Aisling Class Tyrone, Londonderry, Scilly, Isle of Man)

FLAG OFFICER HOME SUBMARINES (HQ Campbeltown)
Clyde
7th Submarine Flotilla (Walrus, Wolfhound, Whirlwind, Wolverine, Waterwitch)
14th Submarine Flotilla (Tarpon, Triton, Thunderbolt, Tribune, Trident)

Lough Swilly
1st Submarine Flotilla (Shark, Sturgeon, Swordfish, Seahorse, Starfish)

Campbeltown
Submarine Training Station
18th Submarine Flotilla (X1-6)
8th Submarine Flotilla (P26-30)

Gareloch
Anti-Submarine Station for Experiments and Training, part of Anti-Submarine Weapons Research Establishment, Fairlie (ex-Deirdre Class Kintyre, Jura, Dummonia)
19th Submarine Flotilla (X7-12)

Portsmouth
2nd Submarine Flotilla (Salmon, Sealion, Spearfish, Seawolf, Snapper)
5th Submarine Flotilla (Thames, Tempest, Thrasher, Turbulent, Templar)

Chatham
9th Submarine Flotilla (Oberon, Odin, Olympus, Osiris, Otter)
4th Submarine Flotilla (S1-S5)


MEDITERRANEAN FLEET (HQ Alexandria)
Alexandria
1st Battle Squadron (Lion, Saint Vincent, Trafalgar, Agincourt, Nile)
2nd Carrier Squadron (Swiftsure, Bulwark)
3rd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Anson, Benbow, Exmouth, Duncan)
1st Light Cruiser Squadron (Minotaur, Superb, Bellerophon, Blake, Defence)
23rd Light Cruiser Squadron (Guyana, Uganda, Malaya, Sudan and Burma)
2nd Destroyer Flotilla (Orwell, Obdurate, Obedient, Opportune, Offa, Observer, Onslaught, Onslow)
27th Destroyer Flotilla (Kipling, Khartoum, Kingston, Kimberley, Kandahar, Kempenfelt, Keats, Keith)
6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)
14th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)

Port Said
6th Sloop Flotilla (Penelope, Andromeda, Bacchante, Diomede)
1st Gunboat Squadron (Allenby, Sudan, Omdurman, Tarantula, Gnat)
2nd Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)
4th Motor Gunboat Flotilla (8 Denny Sea Gunboat Class MSB9-16)
8th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75 Foot Class)
19th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class) [based at Res Muhammed at southern end of Suez Canal in fortified pens]
3rd Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)
6th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)
7th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCI 1)
12th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCA)
19th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCT 1)

Gibraltar
1st Composite Squadron (Triumph, Intruder)
[6th Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Wiltshire, Monmouth) Q1/50]
7th Light Cruiser Squadron (Imperial, Infidel, Icarus, Intrepid, Integrity, Intruder)
25th Destroyer Flotilla (Havoc, Hasty, Hereward, Hostile, Hyperion, Hardy, Hogue, Halberd)
6th Sloop Flotilla (Enard Bay, Herne Bay, Hollesley Bay, Largo Bay)

Malta
8th Destroyer Flotilla (Waterloo, Belleisle, Aisne, Marne, St. Lucia, Lagos, Armada, Hastings)
14th Destroyer Flotilla (Diana, Defender, Duchess, Decoy, Delight, Duncan, Diamond, Darling)
14th Sloop Flotilla (Amazon, Achilles, Galatea, Ariadne)
4th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Steadham, Pineham, Kingham, Tibenham)
17th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
18th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
1st Motor Gunboat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75-ft Type G MGB1-8)

ROYAL EGYPTIAN NAVY (HQ Cairo)
Defence Squadron (Damiyat)
Patrol Squadron (El Kadesseya, El Yarmouk, Badr, Hettein)
2nd Patrol Squadron (El Malek Farouk, Mohammed Ali El Kebir, Ibrahim el Awal, Al Seddiq)
Fast Squadron (Al Sarea, Raqib, Qamar, El Hoot)
Transport Squadron (El Amira Fawzia, Naphtys, Nile)

FLAG OFFICER MEDITERRANEAN SUBMARINES (HQ Alexandria)
Alexandria
6th Submarine Flotilla (U11-15)
12th Submarine Flotilla (U01-05)

Malta
3rd Submarine Flotilla (Taciturn, Tireless, Trenchant, Tudor, Turpin)
11th Submarine Flotilla (P35-40)

FAR EASTERN FLEET (HQ Singapore)
Singapore
3rd Battle Squadron (Victorious, King George V, Venerable, Vanguard, Vigilant)
3rd Carrier Squadron (Warrior, Eagle, Unicorn)
5th Carrier Squadron (Audacious, Formidable)
2nd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Howe, Collingwood, Parker, Hawke)
18th Light Cruiser Squadron (Hannibal, Hercules, Hunter, Hotspur, Hero)
22nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Jamaica, Bermuda, Togo, Nigeria, Namibia)
5th Destroyer Flotilla (Longbow, Spear, Poinard, Rifle, Halberd, Claymore, Dagger, Tomahawk)
13th Destroyer Flotilla (Brilliant, Blanche, Beagle, Boadicea, Boreas, Brazen, Basilisk, Bulldog)
28th Destroyer Flotilla (Lance, Legion, Lightning, Lookout, Larne, Loyal, Link, Laforey)
30th Destroyer Flotilla (Quadrant, Quality, Quiberon, Quickmatch, Quilliam, Quentin, Queenborough, Quail)
2nd Destroyer Flotilla (Canterbury, Winchester, Norwich, Bury St. Edmunds)
3rd Landing Ship Flotilla (Glenmoray, Glentanar)
4th Landing Ship Flotilla (Sandgate Beach, Saltburn Beach)
8th Sloop Flotilla (Sgurr Alasdair, Ben More, Whiteside, Pen y Fan)
3rd Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class)
2nd Harbour Boom Defence Flotilla (Barbette, Barbican, Barbour, Barbourne)
2nd Motor Gunboat Flotilla (8 Denny Sea Gunboat Class MSB1-8)
1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 72 Ft Type)
2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 72 Ft Type)
3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 72 Ft Type)
4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 72 Ft Type)
15th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
Note: these MTB units are based in fortified MTB pens at Moulmein (Burma), Port Weld, Port Dickson, Malacca, Muar, Batu Pahat, Mersing, Pekan, Kuantan, Kuala Dungun, Kuala Trengganu and Kota Bharu (all Malaya)
4th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCI 1)
5th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)
13th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCA)
16th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 3)
18th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCT 1)
20th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCT 1)

Penang
24th Light Cruiser Squadron (Cleopatra, Argonaut, Bellona, Diadem, Bonaventure)
15th Destroyer Flotilla (Echo, Esk, Escapade, Electra, Encounter, Express, Eclipse, Escort)
4th Sloop Flotilla (Liathach, Blencathra, Ben Lomond, Waun Fach)
17th Sloop Flotilla (Minerva, Neptune, Orion, Danae, Artemis)
6th Gunboat Squadron (Rangoon, Sabah, Kuching)

Kundat, Sarawak
20th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 72 Ft Type)
4th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Brunei River, Pandaruan River, Miri River, Rajang River)

Honiara, Solomon Islands
20th Sloop Flotilla (Garnedd Ugain, Bidean nan Bian)

Pitcairn Islands
Anti Piracy Patrol (a detachment from 15th Destroyer Flotilla)

HONG KONG COMMAND
15th Light Cruiser Squadron (Gladiator, Gallant, Goliath, Glory)
4th Destroyer Flotilla (Archer, Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Arrow, Ardent, Active, Antelope)
5th Sloop Flotilla (Snaefell, Sgurr Dhomhnuill, Raise, Great Gable)
12th Sloop Flotilla (Orpheus, Thetis, Endymion, Calliope)
3rd Gunboat Squadron (Marlborough)
5th Motor Gunboat Flotilla (8 Denny Sea Gunboat Class MSB17-24)
Hong Kong Maritime Force (8 BPB-60-1)

FLAG OFFICER EASTERN SUBMARINES (HQ Singapore)
Singapore
10th Submarine Flotilla (P30-34) [Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Onyx, Orcus Q3/49, Ps decom]
13th Submarine Flotilla (U06-10)
15th Submarine Flotilla (V01-V05)
17th Submarine Flotilla (S6-10)
20th Submarine Flotilla (Wakeful, Whelp, Wrangler, Wager, Warlock)

ARABIAN GULF COMMAND (HQ Muscat)
Muscat, Oman
2nd Composite Squadron (Hercules, Engadine and Hermione)
7th Gunboat Squadron (Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Muscat, Wellington)
11th Sloop Flotilla (Aire, Annan, Avon, Awe)
13th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75 Foot Class)

Kuwait
21st Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 72 Ft Type)
9th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)

Aden
10th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Whippingham, Frettenham, Petersham, Abbotsham)
Aden Harbour Defence Detachment (Kitchener, Aden)

Socotra
10th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-4 Class)
11th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-2 Class)
16th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)

ROYAL IRAQI NAVY (HQ Basra)
1st Squadron (King Ghazi, Baghdad, Mosul)
2nd Squadron (I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4)
3rd Squadron (Al Ramadan, Al Tami, Al Shaab, Al Adrisi)
4th Squadron (Al Yarmouk, Al Kadisia)


AFRICA COMMAND (HQ Mombasa)
Mombasa, Kenya
3rd Composite Squadron (Athene, Zambezi)
2nd Gunboat Squadron (Mombassa, Zanzibar, Nairobi, Cricket, Mantis, Moth)
7th Sloop Flotilla (Nethermost Pike, Aran Fawddwy, Slieve Donard, Carnedd Llewellyn)
16th Submarine Flotilla (V06-V10)
9th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Sulham, Mersham, Riplingham, Sparham)
9th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Tana River, Dawa River)
Kenya Flotilla (Ndovu, Alhathari)

Lagos, Nigeria
5th Gunboat Squadron (Abuja, Port Harcourt, Bee, Scarab, Aphis)
16th Sloop Flotilla (Dart, Dovey, Duddon, Derwent)
1st Seaward Defence Flotilla (Discovery Bay, Manatee Bay, Argundu, Yola, Bras, Epe)


SOUTH ATLANTIC AND WEST INDIES COMMAND (HQ Kingston)
Kingston, Jamaica
Caribbean Squadron (Theseus, Pegasus)
20th Destroyer Flotilla (Chichester, Llandaff, Salisbury, Lincoln)
10th Sloop Flotilla (Foel Grach, Bowfell, Great End, Ben Macdhui)
8th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Steadham, Pineham, Kingham, Tibenham)
3rd Seaward Defence Flotilla (Discovery Bay, Manatee Bay, Fort Charles, Fort Haldane, Fort Balcarres)

Bermuda
2nd Sloop Flotilla (Helvellyn, Brecon, Ben Vorlich, Gylder Fawr)
2nd Seaward Defence Flotilla (Hamilton, Paget, Pembroke, Sandys)

Bridgetown, Barbados
Barbados Force (elements from 2nd and 10th Sloop Flotillas)

Ascension Island
Harbour with no permanent naval forces stationed there

Falklands Islands
3rd Sloop Flotilla (Carn Eighe, Blaven, Gaor Bheinn, Sgurr na Lapaich)
Port Stanley Harbour Defence Flotilla (Falkland)

Walvis Bay, Namibia
6th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Sandwich Harbour, Lake Guinas)


RFA Fleet
Note: This is a list of Home Ports and often these ships will be operating from other locations within that general region

HOME FLEET RFA COMMAND
Portsmouth
Crane Ship/ Store Ship: Chatham
Repair Ship: Reliance [new Reliance Q3/50]
Submarine Tender: Forth
Tankers: RFA Dewdale and RFA Eaglesdale (both 12,000 tons capacity)
Salvage Vessel: Racer
Salvage Tug: Brigand
Netlayer: Guardian
Cadet Training Ship: Revenge
Royal Yachts: Britannia
Admiralty Yacht: Enchantress
Hospital Ship: HMHS Oxfordshire
Transport (Heavy Duty): RFA Isle of Wight
Tugs: 1 Rollicker Class and RFA Capable
Target Test Articles: No.518

HMS Dolphin, Gosport
Station Tender: Dolphin
Diving Tender: Brearley, Brenchley

Portland
Gunnery Establishment Portland: Malaya, Ceres, Zodiac
Repair Ship: Aquarius
Tanker: RFA Elmol (1,500 tons capacity)
Station Tender to Gunnery Establishment: Portland
Inshore Survey Craft: Chaley
Tug: RFA Expert

Scapa Flow
Tanker: RFA Elderol (1,500 tons capacity) and RFA Bishopdale (12,000 tons capacity)

Cromarty/ Invergordon
Destroyer Tender: Reliant
Aircraft Carrier Tender: RFA Lyness
Tankers: RFA Cedardale and RFA Abbeydale (both 12,000 tons capacity) and RFA Ennerdale (6,000 tons capacity)
Petroleum Tanker: RFA Petrobus
Tugs: 1 Rollicker Class and RFA Nimble

Clyde
Tanker: RFA Orangeleaf (5,000 tons capacity)
Submarine Tender: Ambrose
Inshore Survey Craft: Brinkley
Tugs: 1 Rollicker Class

Belfast
Tankers: RFA Mixol (2,000 tons capacity) and RFA Distol (500 tons capacity)
Inshore Survey Craft: Broadley

Lough Swilly
Submarine Tender: Scapa
Tankers: RFA Thermol (2,000 tons capacity) and RFA Boxol (1,500 tons capacity)

Campbeltown
Submarine Tender: Titania
Tanker: RFA Vitol (2,000 tons capacity)

Rosyth
Destroyer Tender: Sandhurst
Tanker: RFA Pearleaf (5,000 tons capacity)
Tugs: 1 Rollicker Class
Netlayer: Sentry [Q4/50]

Harwich
Tanker: RFA Larchol (1,500 tons capacity)
Inshore Survey Craft: Aveley

Chatham
Destroyer Tender: Greenwich
Salvage Tug: Briton
Tanker: RFA Brambleleaf (5,000 tons capacity)
Station Tender for HMS Vernon: Vernon
Tug: RFA Careful

Dover
Tanker: RFA Ebonol (1,500 tons capacity)

Plymouth
Tankers: RFA Easedale (12,000 tons capacity), RFA Appleleaf (5,000 tons capacity) and RFA Birchol (1,500 tons capacity)
Ammunition/ Dry Cargo Transport: RFA Fort Grange
Station Tender for HMS Defiance: Defiance
Tugs: 1 Saint Class
Survey Ships: Challenger, Beaufort and Collinson
Royal Research Ships: RRS Sir Ernest Shackleton, RRS Robert Falcon Scott, RRS Terra Nova

MEDITERRANEAN FLEET RFA COMMAND
Alexandria
Destroyer Tender: Hecla
Submarine Tender: Tyne
[Degaussing Tender: Volta Q2/50]
Salvage Vessel: Reindeer
Tankers: RFA Darkdale and RFA Aldersdale (both 12,000 tons capacity), RFA Cherryleaf (5,400 tons capacity) and RFA Montenol (2,000 tons capacity)
Petroleum Tanker: RFA Petrella
Ammunition/ Dry Cargo Transport: RFA Fort Austin
Troopships (Colonial Service): Hardinge and Northbrook
Tugs: 2 Saint Class

Port Said
Tanker: RFA Limol (1,500 tons capacity)
Petroleum Tanker: RFA Isla
Salvage Tug: Marauder

Gibraltar
Destroyer Tender: Resource
Aircraft Carrier Tender: RFA Tarantness
Tankers: RFA Dingledale (12,000 tons capacity) and RFA Teakol (4,000 tons capacity)
Survey ship: Fitzroy
Tug: 1 Saint Class

Malta
Repair Ship (floating workshop): Forth
Submarine Tender: Maidstone
MTB Tender: Adventure
Tanker: RFA Serbol (2,000 tons capacity)
Inshore Survey Craft: Broomley
Tugs: 1 Saint Class

FAR EASTERN FLEET RFA COMMAND
Singapore
Destroyer Tender: Artiflex
Submarine Tender: Clyde
Aircraft Carrier Tender: RFA Stromness
Tankers: RFA Cairndale (12,000 tons capacity), RFA Derwentdale (12,000 tons capacity), RFA Echodale (6,000 tons capacity) and RFA Burma (2,500 tons capacity)
Petroleum Tanker: RFA Petronel
Ammunition/ Dry Cargo Transport: RFA Fort Victoria
Survey Ships: Crozier and Kellet
Troopships (Colonial Service): Dufferin
Tugs: 2 Saint Class and 1 Rollicker Class
Salvage Tug: Buccaneer

Penang
Repair Ship (floating workshop and distilling ship): Assistance
Tanker: RFA Slavol (2,000 tons capacity)

Rangoon
Tanker: RFA Scotol (500 tons capacity)

Kundat, Sarawak
Tanker: RFA Cresol (500 tons capacity)

Hong Kong
Repair Ship (floating workshop): Thames
Tanker: RFA Cedarol (4,000 tons capacity)
Inshore Survey Craft: Edgeley

ARABIAN GULF RFA COMMAND
Aden
Tanker: RFA Francol (2,000 tons capacity) and RFA Spucol (1,500 tons capacity)

Socotra
Tanker: RFA Viscol (500 tons capacity)

Port Sudan
Tanker: RFA Kimmerol (500 tons capacity)

Kuwait
Tanker: RFA Fortol (2,000 tons capacity)
Inshore Survey Craft: Dingley

Muscat, Oman
Repair Ship (floating workshop and distilling ship); Cyclops
Tankers: RFA Arndale (12,000 tons capacity), RFA Celerol (2,000 tons capacity) and RFA Ferol (1,000 tons capacity)

AFRICAN RFA COMMAND
Mombasa, Kenya
Submarine Tender: Vulcan
Tankers: RFA Broomdale (12,000 tons capacity), RFA Prestol, RFA Rapidol (each 2,000 tons capacity)
Collier: RFA Mercedes
Inshore Survey Craft: Crawley
Kenya Flotilla: Tugs Ndovu and Alhathari

Lagos, Nigeria
Repair Ship: Scotstoun [new Scotstoun Q3/50]
Tankers: RFA Trefol (2,000 tons capacity) and RFA Dredgol (1,000 tons capacity)
Inshore Survey Craft: Cradley

SOUTH ATLANTIC AND WEST INDIES RFA COMMAND
Bermuda
Tanker: RFA Palmol (1,500 tons capacity)

Jamaica
Destroyer Tender: Woolwich
Aircraft Carrier Tender: RFA Pegasus [Q3/49]
Tankers: RFA Denbydale (12,000 tons capacity), RFA Oakol (4,000 tons capacity) and RFA Philol (500 tons capacity)
Ammunition/ Dry Cargo Transport: RFA Fort George
Survey Ship: Flinders
Inshore Survey Craft: Burley

Falklands Islands
Destroyer Tender: Diligence
Tanker: RFA Belgol (2,000 tons capacity)

Edited to show 900 tons payment from Ireland recently agreed OOC with Brock.