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Scapa Flow
1st Battle Squadron (Saint Vincent, Trafalgar, Agincourt, Nile)
1st Carrier Squadron (Ark Royal, Majestic)
6th Light Cruiser Squadron (Caledon, Calypso, Caradoc, Curacoa)
1st Destroyer Flotilla (Unbeaten, Undaunted, United, Unruffled, Unshaken, Untiring, Xenon, Zebra)
2nd Destroyer Flotilla (Vansittart, Venomous, Verity, Veteran, Vimy, Volunteer, Wanderer, Whitehall)
23rd Destroyer Flotilla (Garland, Greyhound, Griffin, Grenade, Grafton, Gipsy, Guernsey, Guinevere)
Clyde
20th Light Cruiser Squadron (Lancaster, Leonidas, Latona, Leviathan, Leander, Largs)
19th Light Cruiser Squadron (Scylla, Dido, Euryalus, Phoebe, Sirius)
8th Destroyer Flotilla (Upholder, Uproar, Urge, Ursula, Utmost, Zenith, Zephyr, Zest)
8th Submarine Flotilla (P26-30)
Cromarty
8th Sloop Flotilla (E81-90) Total 10
4th Submarine Flotilla (R1-12) Total 12
7th Submarine Flotilla (O1-10) Total 10
1st Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (8 195 Ton Class)
Portsmouth
3rd Battle Squadron (Victorious, King George V, Venerable, Vanguard, Vigilant)
4th Carrier Squadron (Ocean, Theseus)
12th Light Cruiser Squadron (Chichester, Llandaff, Salisbury, Lincoln)
12th Destroyer Flotilla (Ulster, Ulysses, Unity, Urania, Urchin, Yeoman, Yorker, Yukon)
2nd Submarine Flotilla (Salmon, Sealion, Spearfish, Seawolf, Snapper)
Gunnery Establishment Portland (Revenge)
THE NORE COMMAND
Harwich
Coastal Defence Squadron (General Crawford, General Pakenham, General Picton, Gorgon, Sir John Moore)
22nd Destroyer Flotilla (Fury, Fame, Firedrake, Foresight, Faulknor, Fortune, Forester, Foxhound)
1st Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)
9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
12th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-2 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens
Great Yarmouth
2nd Sloop Flotilla (E11-20) Total 10
9th Submarine Flotilla (P20-25)
1st Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCI 1)
2nd Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)
CHANNEL COMMAND
Dover
9th Destroyer Flotilla (Vimiera, Violent, Vivacious, Vivien, Vortigern, Wakeful, Walker, Walpole)
9th Sloop Flotilla (E91-100) Total 10
2nd Coastal Minesweeper Flotilla (8 195 Ton Class)
4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
5th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens
WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND
Plymouth
1st Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Howe, Princess Royal, Princess Mary [Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk on loan to RAN during 1939])
5th Light Cruiser Squadron (Cardiff, Ceres, Coventry, Emerald, Enterprise)
22nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Jamaica, Bermuda, Gambia, Nigeria, Mauritius)
25th Destroyer Flotilla (Jackal, Javelin, Jersey, Jaguar, Janus, Jerivs, Jutland, Jubilee)
1st Sloop Flotilla (E1-10) Total 10
4th Sloop Flotilla (E41-50) Total 10
1st Submarine Flotilla (Shark, Sturgeon, Swordfish, Seahorse, Starfish)
MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
Alexandria
2nd Battle Squadron (Queen Elizabeth, Barham, Valiant, Malaya, Warspite, Hood)
2nd Carrier Squadron (Swiftsure, Bulwark)
3rd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Anson, Benbow, Exmouth, Duncan)
9th Light Cruiser Squadron (Kenya, Kelly, Kingfisher, Kelvin, Khedive, Kashmir)
23rd Light Cruiser Squadron (Newfoundland, Uganda, Fiji)
5th Destroyer Flotilla (Walrus, Warwick, Watchman, Westcott, Whitley, Wolfhound, Zambezi)
3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Tomahawk, Torch, Tumult, Whitshed, Wild Swan, Witherington, Wivern)
5th Sloop Flotilla (E51-60) Total 10
6th Submarine Flotilla (H21, 22, 24, 25, 35-37, 51) Total 8 [to receive 5 U Class Q3/39]
11th Submarine Flotilla (U01-05)
6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
14th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens
Port Said
1st Gunboat Squadron (6 Insect Class)
2nd Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)
8th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75 Foot Class)
19th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class) [both actually 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)
Gibraltar
7th Light Cruiser Squadron (Imperial, Infidel, Icarus, Intrepid, Integrity, Intruder)
6th Destroyer Flotilla (Westminster, Whirlwind, Winchelsea, Winchester, Windsor, Wolverine, Wessex, Xanadu)
3rd Sloop Flotilla (E21-30) Total 10
Malta
21st Light Cruiser Squadron (Jubilant, Jackdaw, Jupiter, Jason, Joyful, Juno)
14th Destroyer Flotilla (Diana, Defender, Duchess, Decoy, Delight, Duncan, Diamond, Darling)
16th Destroyer Flotilla (Zodiac, Zorro, Zeus, Zulu, Zap, Zoe, Yonder, Xerxes)
3rd Submarine Flotilla (L18-26 L53) Total 9
11th Submarine Flotilla (P35-40)
17th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
18th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
Socotra
10th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-2 Class)
11th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-2 Class)
16th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-3 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens
CHINA STATION AND FAR EASTERN FLEET
Hong Kong
15th Light Cruiser Squadron (Drake, Cochrane, Pellew, Howard)
4th Destroyer Flotilla (Archer, Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Arrow, Ardent, Active, Antelope)
6th Sloop Flotilla (E61-70) Total 10
3rd Gunboat Squadron (6 Fly Class)
Singapore
Far Eastern Battle Squadron (Inflexible, Invincible)
3rd Carrier Squadron (Warrior, Eagle)
2nd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Sussex, London, Devonshire, Cornwall)
17th Light Cruiser Squadron (Gallant, Gibraltar, Gladiator, Glory, Goliath, Griffin)
18th Light Cruiser Squadron (Hannibal, Hercules, Hunter, Hotspur, Hero, Hermione)
24th Light Cruiser Squadron (Cleopatra, Argonaut, Bellona, Diadem, Bonaventure)
25th Light Cruiser Squadron (Canterbury, Winchester, Norwich, Bury St. Edmunds)
1st Light Cruiser Squadron (Fox, Fearless, Formidable)
10th Destroyer Flotilla (Verdun, Versatile, Vesper, Vidette, Voyager, Wallace, Waterhen, Vectis)
11th Destroyer Flotilla (Wrestler, Ulster, Umpire, Undine, Urchin, Ursa, Ursula, Xena)
15th Destroyer Flotilla (Echo, Esk, Escapade, Electra, Encounter, Express, Eclipse, Escort)
25th Destroyer Flotilla (Havoc, Hasty, Hereward, Hostile, Hyperion, Hardy, Hogue, Halberd)
2nd Torpedo Escort Flotilla (Lark, Black Swan, Bittern, Stork, Hart, Peacock, Pheasant, Wren)
14th Sloop Flotilla (E101-110) Total 10
10th Submarine Flotilla (P30-34)
12th Submarine Flotilla (U06-10)
4th Gunboat Squadron (6 Fly Class)
3rd Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class)
1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
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)
Pitcairn Islands
Anti Piracy Patrol (a detachment of destroyers from 11th and 15th Destroyer Flotillas)
EASTERN AFRICA AND PERSIAN GULF STATION
Mombassa
24th Destroyer Flotilla (Seraph, Serapis, Serene, Simoom, Speedy, Sepoy, Tactician, Tara)
2nd Gunboat Squadron (6 Insect Class)
Kenya Flotilla (Ndovu, Alhathari)
Kuwait
Persian Gulf Squadron (Seraph, Serapis and Serene and two Insect Class)
21st Destroyer Flotilla (Vampire, Vendetta, Voyager, Waterhen)
13th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75 Foot Class)
9th Landing Craft Flotilla (8 LCV 1)
AMERICAS AND WEST INDIES STATION
Bermuda
13th Destroyer Flotilla (Brilliant, Blanche, Beagle, Boadicea, Boreas, Brazen, Basilisk, Bulldog)
7th Sloop Flotilla (E71-80) Total 10
Jamaica
20th Destroyer Flotilla (Teazer, Tirade, Tower, Trenchant, Trinidad, Tristram, Trojan, Truant)
1st Torpedo Escort Flotilla (D1-15)
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATION
Falklands Islands
1st Light Cruiser Squadron (Fox, Fearless, Formidable)
18th Destroyer Flotilla (Stirling, Stonehenge, Senator, Tenedos, Thanet, Thracian, Turbulent, Trusty)
Lagos
5th Gunboat Squadron (4 Fly Class)