Eighth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Eighth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy that operated out of Queenstown late in the war.
History
February, 1919 – X
The formation is based at Queenstown alongside the Twenty-fourth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla.[1]
| Operating from Queenstown | |||
| Paddle Sweepers | |||
| Sandown(S.N.O.) | Epsom | Eridge | Hurst |
Senior Officers
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. John D. Hindmarsh, 21 October, 1918[2][3] – 30 October, 1919[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 16 and Supplements through X.
- ↑ Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 902.
- ↑ Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
See Also
| British Minesweeping Formations |
| Fleet Sweeping Flotillas (Great War) |
| First | Second | Third | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
| Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth |
| Twentieth | Twenty-first | Twenty-second | Twenty-third | Twenty-fourth |
| Minesweeping Flotillas (World War II) |
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
