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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: Q1/1950 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

50 Factories:
Fixed IP: 4
Flexible IP: 1
Ship Tonnage: 45

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

C. Unit Relocations

HMS Wiltshire, Monmouth commission and form 6th Heavy Cruiser Squadron at Gibraltar on 30 March
HMS Winam Gulf, Pemba Channel commission and join 9th Seaward Defence Flotilla at Mombasa, Kenya, on 17 March
HMS Kellington, Shoulton, Hodgeston, Stubbington commission and join 6th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla at Sheerness on 28 February
HMS Wotton, Beachampton, Monkton, Iveston commission and join 2nd Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla at Dover on 2 March
HMS Mullet Creek, San Carlos River, Chartes River, Warrah River commission and join Port Stanley Harbour Defence Detachment on 29 March
HMS Gilgil River, Mara River commission and join 9th Seaward Defence Flotilla at Mombasa, Kenya, on 17 March
RFA Northbrook commissioned with Royal Fleet Auxiliary at Portsmouth on 20 March
Target Barge No.519 joins Royal Fleet Auxiliary at Portsmouth on 18 January
Eight 195-Ton Class minesweepers decommissioned for disposal on 15 January
Old Colonial Service troopships Hardinge, Northbrook and Dufferin sold for disposal 30 March

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 45,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 5,311 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 51,377 tons
Total surplus: 208 tons
Scrap Available: 1,274 tons

E. Infrastructure Programme

Resources Allocated: 1.0IP
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 0.8IP
Malta: 1 Type 3 Floating Drydock being constructed, 0.2IP received this quarter for total of 2.2IP
Singapore: 1 Type 3 Floating Drydock being constructed, 0.2IP 2received this quarter for total of 2.2IP

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 + 4
Seaplane Carriers: 1 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 22 + 4
Light Cruisers: 64 + 4
Destroyers: 181 + 0
Frigates: 0 + 8
Escorts/ Sloops: 89 + 4
Torpedo Boats: 0 + 0
Oceanic Submarines: 35 + 5
Coastal Submarines: 50 + 0
Small Submarines: 12 + 0
Large Monitors: 6 + 0
Coastal Gunboats: 24 + 0
Minesweepers: 48 + 0
Coastal Minesweepers: 32 + 0
Motor Torpedo Boats: 184 + 0
Motor Gun Boats: 40 + 0
Seaward Defence Boats: 41 + 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: 6 + 0
Aircraft Carrier Tenders: 5 + 1
Destroyer Tenders: 10 + 0
Submarine Tenders: 11 + 0
MTB Tenders: 1 + 0
Diving Tenders: 2 + 0
Degaussing Tenders: 0 + 2
Repair Ships: 7 + 2
Salvage Vessels: 6 + 0
Boom Defence Vessels: 8 + 8
Netlayers: 1 + 1
Tankers: 62 + 0
Cargo Transport: 6 + 0
Colliers: 1 + 0
Royal Yachts: 3 + 0
Admiralty Yacht: 1 + 0
Survey Ships: 7 + 0
Inshore Survey Boats: 6 + 0
Troopships (Colonial Service): 1 + 0
Hospital Ships: 1 + 0
Tugs: 20 + 0
Station Tenders: 4 + 0
Target Barges: 2 + 0
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 Engadine cruiser/seaplane carrier
Former S Class destroyers: Al Tami, Al Adrisi, Al Bahi, Al Shaab
Former Welsh Class destroyers: Cerin, Deira, Gwynedd, Luitcoyt, Rheged
Former A Class destroyers: Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Arrow, Ardent, Active, Antelope
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, 1st Sloop Flotilla
Former P-Class submarines: P20-34
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


APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

Home Stations:

Armstrong:

S-4a:
HMS Perseus Perseus Class Aircraft Carrier Tender
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 August 1950
1,922 tons this quarter for 3,844 tons
Completion due 1 November 1951

S-4b:
HMS Colossus Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 21,861 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-3a:
HMS Achates Acheron Class Escort Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 August 1950
1,486.5 tons this quarter for 1,486.5 tons
Completion due 1 August 1951

RFA Reliance Reliance Class Repair Ship
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 August 1949
1,668 tons this quarter for 8,340 tons
Completion due 1 August 1950

S-3b:
HMS Cumberland Cumberland Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 15 March 1950
1,737 tons this quarter for 5,211 tons
Completion due 1 May 1951

S-3c:
HMS Devonshire Cumberland Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 15 March 1950
1,737 tons this quarter for 5,211 tons
Completion due 1 May 1951

S-2a:

S-2b:

S-2c:

S-2d:

S-1a:
HMS King George Bay Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 February 1950
363 tons this quarter for 726 tons
Completion due 15 July 1950

S-1b:
HMS Queen Charlotte Bay Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 February 1950
363 tons this quarter for 726 tons
Completion due 15 July 1950

S-1c:
HMS Loch Tarbert Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

S-1d:
HMS Loch Tarbert Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

HMS Pemba Channel Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 April 1949
Launched on 15 August 1949
123 tons this quarter for 1,212 tons
Completed 1 January 1950

S-1e:
HMS Penang Strait Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched on 15 May 1950
363 tons this quarter for 363 tons
Completion due 1 October 1950

S-1f:
HMS Loch Harray Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

S-1g:
HMS Loch Ken Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

S-0a:
HMS Kellington Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

S-0b:
HMS Shoulton Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

S-0c:
HMS Hodgeston Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

S-0d:
HMS Stubbington Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

Beardmore:

S-4a:
HMS Acasta Acheron Class Escort Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 August 1950
1,486.5 tons this quarter for 1,486.5 tons
Completion due 1 August 1951

S-4b:
HMS Vengeance Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 21,861 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-3a:
HMS Ardent Acheron Class Escort Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 August 1950
1,486.5 tons this quarter for 1,486.5 tons
Completion due 1 August 1951

RFA Northbrook Troopship
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 June 1949
1,308 tons this quarter for 6,532 tons
Completed 15 March 1950

S-3b:
HMS Norfolk Cumberland Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 15 March 1950
1,737 tons this quarter for 5,211 tons
Completion due 1 May 1951

S-2a:

S-2b:

S-2c:

S-2d:
RFA Scotstoun Reliance Class Repair Ship
Laid Down 1 January 1949
Launched 1 August 1949
1,668 tons this quarter for 8,340 tons
Completion due 1 August 1950

S-1a:
HMS Loch Achanalt Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

S-1b:
HMS Loch Fyne Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

S-1c:
HMS Loch Erisort Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

S-1d:
HMS Loch Assynt Loch Class Frigate
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 May 1950
440 tons this quarter for 440 tons
Completion due 15 October 1950

RFA Spark Spark Class Degaussing Tender
Laid Down 1 April 1949
Launched 1 September 1949
843 tons this quarter for 3,372 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

S-1e:
RFA Volta Spark Class Degaussing Tender
Laid Down 1 April 1949
Launched 1 September 1949
843 tons this quarter for 3,372 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

S-0a:
HMS Wotton Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

S-0b:
HMS Beachampton Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

S-0c:

Chatham:

S-5a:

S-4a:
HMS Arrow Acheron Class Escort Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 August 1950
1,486.5 tons this quarter for 1,486.5 tons
Completion due 1 August 1951

HMS Wiltshire Wiltshire Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
1,154 tons this quarter for 13,663 tons
Completed 1 March 1950

S-4b:
HMS Antrim Cumberland Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 15 March 1950
1,737 tons this quarter for 5,211 tons
Completion due 1 May 1951

Pembroke:

S-5a:
HMS Powerful Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 January 1948
Launched 15 August 1950
2,429 tons this quarter for 21,861 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-5b:
HMS Acheron Acheron Class Escort Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched 15 August 1950
1,486.5 tons this quarter for 1,486.5 tons
Completion due 1 August 1951

HMS Monmouth Wiltshire Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 April 1948
Launched 1 January 1949
1,154 tons this quarter for 13,663 tons
Completed 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 21,861 tons
Completion due 15 March 1952

S-1a:
HMS Sentry Modified Guardian Class Netlayer
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 March 1950
565.5 tons this quarter for 1,131 tons
Completion due 1 October 1950

S-1b:

S-0a:
HMS Monkton Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

S-0b:
HMS Iveston Ton Class Minesweeper
Laid Down 1 October 1949
Launched 1 December 1949
140 tons this quarter for 350 tons
Completed 15 February 1950

Royal Dockyard Malta:

S-1a:
HMS Martaban Gulf Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 January 1950
Launched on 15 May 1950
363 tons this quarter for 363 tons
Completion due 1 October 1950

HMS Winam Gulf Bay Class Seaward Defence Sloop
Laid Down 1 April 1949
Launched on 15 August 1949
123 tons this quarter for 1,212 tons
Completed 1 January 1950

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, 2,460.5 tons this quarter for 12,460.5 tons, completed this quarter

3 Type 2 Drydocks
5 Type 1 Drydocks
D-1a:
HMS Oswald O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1949
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1950

D-1b:
HMS Opossum O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1949
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1950

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
2,152.5 tons this quarter for 10,080 tons
Completed 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 Otway O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1949
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1950

D-1b:
HMS Oxley O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1949
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1950

2 Type 0 Drydocks
D-0a:
HMS Barcock Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

Sheerness
2 Type 1 Drydocks
D-1a:
HMS Orestes O Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 December 1949
460 tons this quarter for 920 tons
Completion due 1 September 1950

4 Type 0 Drydocks
D-0a:
HMS Barbrake Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

D-0b:
HMS Barbridge Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

D-0c:
HMS Barbrook Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

D-0d:
HMS Barcarole Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

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
D-0a:
HMS Barclose Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

Port Said
1 Type 1 Drydock
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
D-1a:
HMS Barcastle Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

D-1b:
HMS Barcliff Bar Class Boom Defence Vessel
Laid Down 1 July 1949
Launched 1 November 1949
243 tons this quarter for 729 tons
Completion due 1 May 1950

Aden
1 Type 1 Floating Drydock
Basra
1 Type 1 Floating Drydock
Singapore
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
4 Type 1 Drydocks
2 Type 0 Drydocks
Hong Kong
1 Type 3 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks

Royal Navy Order of Battle 1950
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, Tiger Cougar)
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 (Wilton, Bildeston, Gavinton, Kirkliston, Alfriston)
5th Minesweeper Flotilla (Dubford, Beckford, Mayford, Kingsford)
3rd Harbour Boom Defence Flotilla (Barbrake, Barbridge, Barbrook, Barcarole)

Clyde
9th Light Cruiser Squadron (Kenya, Kelly, Kingfisher, Kelvin, Khedive, Kashmir)
19th Light Cruiser Squadron (Scylla, Dido, Euryalus, Phoebe, Sirius)
1st Frigate Flotilla (Loch Achanalt, Loch Fyne, Loch Erisort, Loch Assynt)
15th Sloop Flotilla (Cam, Clare, Chelmer, Colne)
21st Sloop Flotilla (Bigbury Bay, Cardigan Bay, Carnarvon Bay, Cawsand Bay)
1st Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Laleston, Upton, Bronington)

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)
2nd Frigate Flotilla (Loch Harray, Loch Ken, Loch Nell, Loch Tarbert)
18th Sloop Flotilla (Exe, Ettrick, Esk, Eden)
4th Minesweeper Flotilla (Shalford, Aberford, Gifford, Droxford)
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)
6th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Kellington, Shoulton, Hodgeston, Stubbington)
1st Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCI 1)
2nd Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)

Chatham
13th Sloop Flotilla (Bann, Barle, Braid, Ballinderry)
4th Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)

Dover
2nd Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Wotton, Beachampton, Monkton, Iveston)
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 (Luce Bay, Morecambe Bay, Mounts Bay, Pegwell Bay)
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
11th Submarine Flotilla (P35-40)
18th Submarine Flotilla (X1-6)

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, Puma, Cheetah)
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)
4th Harbour Boom Defence Flotilla (HMS Barcastle, Barcliff, Barclose, Barcock)

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)
7th Light Cruiser Squadron (Imperial, Infidel, Icarus, Intrepid, Integrity, Intruder)
21st Destroyer Flotilla (York, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham)
25th Destroyer Flotilla (Havoc, Hasty, Hereward, Hostile, Hyperion, Hardy, Hogue, Halberd)
6th Sloop Flotilla (Enard Bay, Herne Bay, Hollesley Bay, Largo Bay)
9th Sloop Flotilla (Perimede, Mytilene)
10th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Wolverton, Yarnton, Wiston, Nurton)

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)
8th Submarine Flotilla (Oswald, Opossum, Otway, Oxley, Orestes)

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, Leopard , Lynx)
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)
17th Sloop Flotilla (Minerva, Neptune, Orion, Danae, Artemis)
5th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Martaban Gulf, Penang Strait, Muda River, Linggi River, Pahang River, Kerian River)
6th Gunboat Squadron (Rangoon, Sabah, Kuching)

Rangoon
8th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Irrawaddy, Mekong, Salween, Kaladan)

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)

HONG KONG COMMAND
15th Light Cruiser Squadron (Gladiator, Gallant, Goliath, Glory)
22nd Destroyer Flotilla (Fury, Fame, Firedrake, Foresight, Faulknor, Fortune, Forester, Foxhound)
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 (Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Onyx, Orcus)
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 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, Steamer Point, Elephant’s Trunk, Ras Hijif, Ras Antuk)

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, Archer)
2nd Gunboat Squadron (Mombassa, Zanzibar, Nairobi, Cricket, Mantis, Moth)
16th Submarine Flotilla (V06-V10)
9th Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (Sulham, Mersham, Riplingham, Sparham)
9th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Winam Gulf, Pemba Channel, Tana River, Dawa River, Gilgil River, Mara 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 Seaward Defence Flotilla (Hamilton, Paget, Pembroke, Sandys)

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

Georgetown, Guiana
7th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Arnik River, Cuyuni River, Ekareku River, Kurubrang River)

Ascension Island
Harbour with no permanent naval forces stationed there

Falklands Islands
Port Stanley Harbour Defence Flotilla (Falkland, King George Bay, Queen Charlotte Bay, Mullet Creek, San Carlos River, Chartes River, Warrah River)

Walvis Bay, Namibia
6th Seaward Defence Flotilla (Lüderitz Bay, Conception Bay, Sandwich Harbour, Lake Guinas, Lake Oponona, Lake Otjikoto)


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
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 Saviour
Troopship: RFA Northbrook
Transport (Heavy Duty): RFA Isle of Wight
Tugs: 1 Rollicker Class, RFA Capable, Agile, Advice, Accord Adroit
Target Test Articles: No.518

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

Portland
Gunnery Establishment Portland: Malaya, Ceres, Zodiac, Sussex
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

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
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
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
Tugs: 2 Saint Class and 1 Rollicker Class
Salvage Tug: Buccaneer
Degaussing Tender: Spark

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)
Ammunition/Dry Stores Transport: RFA Fort Rosalie
Collier: RFA Mercedes
Inshore Survey Craft: Crawley
Kenya Flotilla: Tugs Ndovu and Alhathari

Lagos, Nigeria
Repair Ship: Scotstoun
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
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)

FWIW, it appears as if the Loch class Frigate Loch Ken has been laid down twice, once at Armstrong's S-1d and one at Armstrong's S-1g.

I like to keep those German spies busy guessing ;)

Good catch, it is the Loch Tarbert of course, just forgot to delete Loch Ken.