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{{Short description|Former naval fleet of the Royal Navy}}
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The '''The Atlantic Fleet''' was a major[[naval fleet formation]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. It existed for two periods; 1909 until 1914, and then 1919 until 1932.
 
==History==
There have been two main formations in the Royal Navy officially called the Atlantic Fleet. The first was created in [[1909]] and lasted until [[1914]]. The second lasted from [[1919]] until [[1932]].
On 14 December 1904 the [[Channel Fleet]] was re-styled the 'Atlantic Fleet'.<ref name=NAR>National Archives records</ref> The Atlantic Fleet lasted until 1912 when rising tensions with [[Germany]] forced the Royal Navy to relook at fleet formations and the Atlantic Fleet became the [[3rd Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd Battle Squadron]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1912/mar/18/navy-estimates-1912-13#column_1564|title=Navy Estimates 1912-13|work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]|date=18 March 1912|access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref> The Atlantic Fleet was based at Gibraltar to reinforce either the Channel Fleet or the Mediterranean Fleet, from January 1905 to February 1907. It remained at Gibraltar until April 1912.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Gordon|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1900-14.htm#2|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>
 
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 Atlantic Fleet was formed in 1909 from the [[Channel Fleet]] as part of a reorganisation of the Royal Navy by the then [[First Sea Lord]] [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] [[John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher|John Fisher]].
 
The fleet never fought in a naval battle in its short history. In 1931, during the [[Invergordon Mutiny]], sailors of the fleet openly refused to obey orders because of a dispute over pay with the government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmshood.com/history/inverg/index.htm|title=The Invergordon Mutiny|access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref> The fleet's short history ended in 1932, when the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] having been shaken by the events of the Invergordon Mutiny, renamed the fleet, as the [[Home Fleet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/scs028a/HomeFleet.html |title=Home Fleet listing for 1933 |access-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022142420/http://geocities.com/scs028a/HomeFleet.html |archive-date=22 October 2009 }}</ref>
The Atlantic Fleet lasted until 1914 when rising tensions with [[Germany]] forced the Royal Navy to relook at fleet formations. As a result, the majority of the fleet's assets were merged together into the [[Home Fleet]] which was renamed the [[Grand Fleet]].
 
==Senior officers==
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.
===Commanders-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet===
The Commander-in-Chief's title was "Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet" between 1904–1910, and "Vice-Admiral Commanding, Atlantic Fleet" from 1910 to 1912.
 
{{Infobox command structure
The fleet was created upon the disbandment of the [[British Grand Fleet|Grand Fleet]], which had fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]], absorbing many, but not all of its elements.
| name = Fleet Structure 1st formation :<ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914: January 1904-February 1907|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1900-14.htm#2|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Graham Smith. 8 August 2015|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
| date =
| parent =
| subordinate =
* 8-9 Battleships<br/> not assigned to a squadron
* [[2nd Cruiser Squadron]]
* Atlantic Fleet Flotilla
}}
 
The fleet never fought in a naval battle in its short history. The fleet's only point of note in history was in [[1931]], during the [[Invergordon Mutiny]]. Sailors of the fleet openly refused to obey orders over a dispute on pay sparked by the government at the time. The mutiny lasted 2 days.
 
{| class="wikitable"
The fleets short history ended in 1932, when the [[Admiralty]] having been shaken by the events of the Invergordon Mutiny, renamed the fleet, as the '''[[British Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]''', which had been the name prior to the [[British Grand Fleet|Grand Fleet]].
|-
The Admiralty felt that this act would help expunge the memory of the incident.
|+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>
|+
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !! Title
|-
|1 || Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Lord Charles Beresford]] || 31 December 1904 – 1 March 1905 || Commander-in-Chief
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|6 ||Acting Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Cecil Burney|Sir Cecil Burney]] ||19 December 1911 – July, 1912 || Vice-Admiral Commanding
|-
|}
 
{{Infobox command structure
[[Category:Fleets of the Royal Navy]]
| name = Fleet Structure 2nd formation:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914: January 1904-February 1907|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1900-14.htm#2|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Graham Smith. 8 August 2015|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
| date =
| parent =
| subordinate =
* [[1st Battle Squadron]]<br/> (04.19-03.32)
* [[2nd Battle Squadron]]<br/> (04.19-05.21)
* [[3rd Battle Squadron]]<br/> (03.26-05.30)
* [[Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|Battlecruiser Squadron]]<br/> (04.19-03.32)
* Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers <br/> not assigned to a squadron <br/> (09.31-03.32)
* [[1st Light Cruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Light Cruiser Squadron]]<br/> (04.19-11.24)
* [[2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Light Cruiser Squadron]]<br/> (10.19-11.24)
* [[1st Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/> (04.19-04.25)<br/>re-designated [[5th Destroyer Flotilla|5DF]]
* [[2nd Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/> (04.19-11.24)
* [[3rd Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/> (04.19-08.23)
* [[4th Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/> (11.19-08.23)
* [[5th Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/> (01.21-04.25)<br/>to 1DF/Med
* [[6th Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/> (04.21-03.32)
* [[7th Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/>[[Atlantic Fleet Reserve]]<br/>1925-1927
* [[8th Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/>[[Atlantic Fleet Reserve]]<br/>1925-1927
* [[9th Destroyer Flotilla]]<br/>[[Atlantic Fleet Reserve]]<br/>1925-1927<br/>to [[7th Destroyer Flotilla|7DF]]
}}
 
 
[[de:Atlantic Fleet]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet (second 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><ref>Whitaker's Almanacks 1919–1932</ref>
|-
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term
|-
|1 ||Admiral || [[File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Sir Charles Madden, 1st Baronet|Sir Charles Madden]] ||8 April 1919 – 15 August 1922
|-
|2 ||Admiral || [[File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[John de Robeck|Sir John de Robeck]] ||15 August 1922 – 15 August 1924
|-
|3 ||Admiral || [[File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] || [[Henry Oliver|Sir Henry Oliver]] ||15 August 1924 – 15 August 1927
|-
|4 ||Admiral || [[File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Hubert Brand|Sir Hubert Brand]] ||15 August 1927 – 17 April 1929
|-
|5 ||Admiral || [[File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield|Sir Ernle Chatfield]]||17 April 1929 – 27 May 1930
|-
|6 ||Vice-Admiral || [[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Michael Hodges (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Michael Hodges]] ||27 May 1930 – 6 October 1931
|-
|7 ||Admiral || [[File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[John Kelly (Royal Navy officer)|Sir John Kelly]] ||6 October 1931 – 1932
|-
|}
 
====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>{{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> There were no admirals appointed as seconds-in-command in the fleet's second iteration.
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term
|-
|+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>
|-
|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
|-
|2 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Archibald Berkeley Milne|Sir Berkeley Milne]]|| 25 August 1905 – 25 August 1906
|-
|3 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[George Egerton (Royal Navy officer)|George Le C. Egerton]]|| 25 August 1906 – 28 August 1907
|-
|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
|-
|5 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[William Blake Fisher|William B. Fisher]]|| 25 August 1908 – 26 August 1909
|-
|6 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Colin Richard Keppel|Sir Colin R. Keppel]]|| 26 August 1909 – 12 September 1910
|-
|7 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Sackville Carden]]||12 September 1910 – 29 August 1911 (co-assigned)
|-
|8 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||Sir [[Christopher Cradock]]|| 29 August 1911 – 29 August 1912
|-
|}
 
====Commodore/Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Atlantic Fleet====
Post holders included:<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.com |publisher=C. Mackie |access-date=9 July 2018 |page=215 |date=July 2018}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term
|-
|+Commodore(D) Atlantic Fleet/Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Atlantic Fleet
|-
|1 || Commodore 2nd Class ||[[File:UK-Navy-OF6-Flag.svg|25px]] ||[[Hugh Tweedie|Hugh J.Tweedie]]|| 1919 - May 1920
|-
|2 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Michael Hodges (Royal Navy officer)|Michael H. Hodges]]||May 1920-July 1922
|-
|3 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Arthur Waistell|Arthur K. Waistell]]||July 1922-April 1923
|-
|4 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[George Henry Baird|Sir George H.Baird]]||April 1923-September 1924
|-
|5 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[Colin Kenneth MacLean|Colin K. Maclean]]||September 1924–September 1926
|-
|6 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||Wion de M. Egerton||September 1926-July 1928
|-
|7 || Commodore 2nd Class ||[[File:UK-Navy-OF6-Flag.svg|25px]] ||[[Robin Dalglish|Robin C. Dalglish]]||July 1928-August 1930
|-
|8 || Commodore 2nd Class ||[[File:UK-Navy-OF6-Flag.svg|25px]] ||Edward O.B.S.Osborne||August 1930-March 1932 continued as R.Adm (D) HF till July 1932.
|-
|}
 
====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>
 
{| class="wikitable"
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | '''Chief of Staff, Atlantic Fleet'''
|-
|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>
|-
|2 || Commodore 1st Class ||[[File:CommodoreFirstClass.png|25px]] ||[[Cyril Fuller|Cyril T. M. Fuller]]||1 May 1920 – 14 August 1922<ref>Mackie RN Appointments p.134</ref>
|-
|2 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||[[William Wordsworth Fisher|William W. Fisher]]||14 August 1922 – 14 August 1924 <ref>Mackie RN Appointments p.134</ref>
|-
|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>
|-
|4 || Rear-Admiral ||[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg|25px]] ||The Hon.[[Matthew Best (Royal Navy officer)|Matthew R.Best]]||October 1927 – December 1927<ref>Mackie RN Appointments p.134</ref>
|-
|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>
|-
|}
 
==Components==
 
===First formation===
:Distribution of the Fleet first formation included:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1900-14.htm#2|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>
 
{| class=wikitable
! || Unit||Date ||Notes
|-
|1||[[2nd Cruiser Squadron]]||January 1905 – March 1909 || replaced by 5th CSQ <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|2||[[5th Cruiser Squadron]]||March 1909 – April 1912 || <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|3|| [[Atlantic Fleet Flotilla]]||1906–1907 || no destroyers after 1907 <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|4||8 battleships||January 1905 – March 1909 ||distributed <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|4||7 pre-dreadnoughts||March 1909 – April 1912 ||distributed <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|}
 
===Second formation===
:Distribution of the Fleet second formation included:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm#1|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
! || Unit||Date ||Notes
|-
|1||[[1st Battle Squadron]]||1919 – November 1924 ||re-titled 2nd BS <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|2||[[2nd Battle Squadron]]||1919 – May 1924 ||absorbed into 1st BS <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|3||[[3rd Battle Squadron]]||March 1926 – May 1930 ||ex [[Mediterranean Fleet]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|4||[[Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|Battlecruiser Squadron]]||1919 – September 1936||to Med, 4.39-returned to [[Home Fleet]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|5||Aircraft Carriers||1919 – September 1931 <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>||
|-
|6||Aircraft Carrier Squadron|| September 1931 – 1932 <ref>Watson. 2015</ref> ||
|-
|7||[[1st Light Cruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Light Cruiser Squadron]]||1919 – November 1924 ||to [[Mediterranean Fleet]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|8||[[2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Light Cruiser Squadron]]||1919–1920 || re-designated 2nd CSQ <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|9||[[2nd Cruiser Squadron]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>||1920–1932 || <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|10||[[1st Destroyer Flotilla]]|| 1919 – April 1925 || <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|10||[[2nd Destroyer Flotilla]]|| 1919 – November 1924 ||to [[Mediterranean Fleet]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|11||[[3rd Destroyer Flotilla]]|| 1919 – August 1923 ||to [[Mediterranean Fleet]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|12||[[4th Destroyer Flotilla]]|| 1919 – August 1923 ||to [[Mediterranean Fleet]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|13||[[5th Destroyer Flotilla]]|| 1919 – April 1925 || to [[Mediterranean Fleet]] as 1DF <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|14||[[6th Destroyer Flotilla]]|| 1919–1921 || absorbed 8th DF <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|15||[[7th Destroyer Flotilla]] ||1925 – August 1928 || <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|16||[[8th Destroyer Flotilla]]||1925 – August 1927 || to [[China Station]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|17||[[9th Destroyer Flotilla]]||1925 – August 1927 || absorbed 7th DF <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|18||[[1st Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|1st Submarine Flotilla]]||1919–1927 ||[[Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland|Rosyth Command]] to 1926 then to [[Commander-in-Chief, The Nore|Nore Command]] till 1927 <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|19||[[2nd Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|2nd Submarine Flotilla]]||1919–1924 || [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth|Plymouth Command]] to 1924, after to [[Malta Dockyard|FO, Malta]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|20||[[3rd Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|3rd Submarine Flotilla]]||1919–1927 ||[[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth|Portsmouth Command]] to 1922 [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth|Plymouth Command]] till 1927 then to 2nd SF <ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|21||[[5th Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|5th Submarine Flotilla]]||1919–1932 ||[[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth|Portsmouth Command]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|22||[[6th Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|6th Submarine Flotilla]]||1919–1932 ||[[RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)|FO, Portland]]<ref>Watson. 2015</ref>
|-
|}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist|3}}
 
==External links==
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