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Revision as of 21:29, 20 May 2014
The Dover Patrol was a command of the Royal Navy from 1914 to 1919. It was charged with closing the English Channel to German surface and submarine shipping, and with harassing German fortifications on the coast of occupied Belgium.
History
Following the extra strain thrown on the Admiral of Patrols (Rear-Admiral George A. Ballard) and his staff caused by the beginning of minelaying and the evacuation of Antwerp, the Admiralty decided to create a separate command encompassing the patrols from the naval base at Dover, the naval base itself, and the Downs Boarding Flotilla. Command was transferred to Rear-Admiral The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood on 11 October, and he hoisted his flag on 13 October. He was given the title of "Rear-Admiral Commanding the Dover Patrol and Senior Naval Officer, Dover", with the short title "Rear-Admiral, Dover Patrol." His command consisted of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Captain (D) Charles D. Johnson, the Third and Fourth Submarine Flotillas, the Downs Boarding Flotilla, and other vessels at Dover. [1]
Bombardment by the Dover Patrol was so effective that on 27 October, 1914, it denied 4th Ersatz Division of III Reserve Corps control of the locks at the mouth of the Ijezer, which Belgian engineers were attempting to open so as to flood the surrounding country to hamper the German advance.[2]
Vice and Rear-Admirals Commanding the Dover Patrol
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 3 October, 1914[3]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald H. S. Bacon, 13 April, 1915[4]
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, 1 January, 1918[5]
- Vice-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 20 March, 1919[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Naval Staff Monographs. Volume XI. pp. 114-115.
- ↑ Sheldon. pp. 78-79.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 6.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 4.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 36.
Bibliography
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1924). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical): Fleet Issue. Volume X. Home Waters—Part I. From the Outbreak of War to 27 August, 1914. O.U. 5528 (late C.B. 917(H)). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 186/619.
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1924). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical): Fleet Issue. Volume XI. Home Waters—Part II. September and October 1914. O.U. 5528 A (late C.B. 917(I)). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 186/620.
- Sheldon, Jack (2010). The German Army at Ypres 1914 and the Battle for Flanders. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-84884-113-0.
