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The '''Atlantic Fleet''' was a [[naval fleet]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. It existed for two
==History==
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The Atlantic Fleet was again formed after the end of [[World War I]], when British naval forces were reorganised to reflect the changed economic and political situation in Europe. The fleet was created upon the disbandment of the [[Grand Fleet]] in April 1919, absorbing many, but not all of its elements. It was placed under a Commander-in-Chief, who for part of that year held the title of Commander-in-Chief Atlantic and Home Fleets, before the [[Home Fleet]] became the [[Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)|Reserve Fleet]] and a totally separate command. {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|6}} became the Fleet's flagship and served in that capacity until 1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steelnavy.com/WEMQueenElizabeth1922JB.htm|title=HMS Queen Elizabeth|access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref>
The fleet never fought in a naval battle in its short history.
==Senior officers==
===Commanders-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet===
The Commander-in-Chief's title was "Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet" between
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|+Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet (first formation) <ref>{{cite book|last1=Government|first1=H.M.|title=The Navy List|date=October 1913|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=87|chapter=Flag Officers - Vice Admirals}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2024}}<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Senior Royal Navy Appointments] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=15 March 2012 }}</ref>
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|1 || Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Lord Charles Beresford]] || 31 December 1904 – 1 March 1905 || Commander-in-Chief
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|2 ||Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[William May (Royal Navy officer)|Sir William H. May]] ||1 March 1905 – 23 February 1907 || Commander-in-Chief
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|3 || Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] || [[Assheton Curzon-Howe|Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe]] ||23 February 1907 – 19 November 1908 || Commander-in-Chief
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|4 ||Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Prince Louis of Battenberg]] ||19 November 1908 – 20 December 1910 || Commander-in-Chief
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|5 || Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe|Sir John Jellicoe]]||20 December 1910 – 19 December 1911 || Vice-Admiral Commanding
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|6 ||Acting Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Cecil Burney|Sir Cecil Burney]] ||19 December 1911 – July,
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====Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Atlantic Fleet====
The post of Rear-Admiral Second-in-Command, Atlantic existed during the first formation of the Atlantic Fleet from June 1904 to August 1912.<ref>{{
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|+Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Atlantic Fleet<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harley|first1=Simon|last2=Lovell|first2=Tony|title=Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project|url=http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Atlantic_Fleet_(Royal_Navy)|website=dreadnoughtproject.org|publisher=Harley and Lovell, 18 July 2017|access-date=12 February 2019|language=en}}</ref>
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|1 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer)|Francis Bridgeman]]|| 25 June 1904 – 25 August 1905
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|2 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Archibald Berkeley Milne|Sir
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|3 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[George Egerton (Royal Navy officer)|George
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|4 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]]|| 28 August 1907 – 25 August 1908
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====Chief of Staff, Atlantic Fleet====
:Second Formation included <ref>{{cite web|last1=Harley|first1=Simon|last2=Lovell|first2=Tony|title=Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project|url=http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Atlantic_Fleet_(Royal_Navy)|website=dreadnoughtproject.org|publisher=Harley and Lovell, 18 July 2017|access-date=2 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
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|1 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Michael Hodges (Royal Navy officer)|Michael H.Hodges]]||April 1919 - May 1920 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackie |first1=Colin |title=Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 |url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf |website=gulabin |publisher=C. Mackie |access-date=12 February 2019 |page=134 |date=January 2019}}</ref>
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|2 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[William Wordsworth
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|3 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Arthur John Davies|Arthur J. Davies]]||14 August 1924 – October 1927 (initially-Cdre, 1.Cls)<ref>Mackie RN Appointments p.134</ref>
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|4 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||
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|5 || Commodore 2nd Class ||[[File:UK-Navy-OF6-Flag.svg|25px]] ||[[Geoffrey Blake (Royal Navy officer)|Geoffrey Blake]]||December 1927 – April 1929 <ref>Mackie RN Appointments p.134</ref>
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