Type squadrons List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy

1 type squadrons

1.1 aircraft carriers
1.2 battleships
1.3 battlecruisers
1.4 cruisers
1.5 light cruisers
1.6 defence boats
1.7 destroyers
1.8 escorts
1.9 fast patrol boats
1.10 fisheries
1.11 frigates
1.12 minesweepers

1.12.1 coastal minesweepers
1.12.2 fleet minesweepers
1.12.3 inshore minesweepers
1.12.4 mine counter-measures


1.13 submarines
1.14 training

type squadrons
aircraft carriers

1st aircraft carrier squadron - british pacific fleet
2nd aircraft carrier squadron - home fleet
3rd aircraft carrier squadron - listed in flight, 20 april 1951, p. 483 home fleet. commanded @ time rear-admiral caspar john.
11th aircraft carrier squadron - rear admiral cecil harcourt hoisted flag in hms colossus in august 1945, commanding 11th aircraft carrier squadron (hms colossus, hms venerable, hms vengeance, , hms glory). force sent re-occupy hong kong.
21st aircraft carrier squadron - east indies station
30th aircraft carrier squadron - fleet train, british pacific fleet, august 1945.

battleships

1st battle squadron-1914 grand fleet
2nd battle squadron-1914 grand fleet, 1919 atlantic fleet. 1932 home fleet
3rd battle squadron-1914 grand fleet, 1919 atlantic fleet, 1932 home fleet
4th battle squadron-1914 grand fleet
5th battle squadron-1914 grand fleet
6th battle squadron-1914 grand fleet
7th battle squadron
8th battle squadron
9th battle squadron-1914 grand fleet

battlecruisers

1st battlecruiser squadron-1913 grand fleet.
2nd battlecruiser squadron-1914 mediterranean fleet, 1915 grand fleet.
3rd battlecruiser squadron-1915 grand fleet
british battlecruiser squadron-1919-1932 atlantic fleet-1932 home fleet.

cruisers

starting around time steam cruisers became popular in 1870s, royal navy tended organise such ships groups called cruiser squadrons. squadrons commanded rear-admiral title given flag officer cruiser squadron n, or csn short (e.g. officer commanding 3rd cruiser squadron cs3).

during peace time grouping administrative purposes, during war whole squadron tended operated unified fighting unit , such units train in formation during peace. in main fighting fleets (home fleet , mediterranean fleet) members of given squadron of same or similar classes. use of cruiser squadrons died out number of such ships decreased following world war ii.

1st cruiser squadron-1939 mediterranean fleet, second world war , afterwards - mountbatten?
2nd cruiser squadron -1914 grand fleet, hms minotaur, hms hampshire, hms shannon, , hms cochrane. 1932 home fleet in interwar period. hms dorsetshire, hms york , hms exeter in 1932.
3rd cruiser squadron- mediterranean fleet
4th cruiser squadron:- 1939 east indies station hms gloucester, hms liverpool, hms manchester; 1945 british pacific fleet hms swiftsure, hms argonaut, hms black prince, hms euryalus, hmnzs gambia
5th cruiser squadron-1939 china station hms cornwall hms dorsetshire hms kent hms birmingham. post world war ii flag officer commanding period additional appointment flag officer second in command far east fleet.
6th cruiser squadron-1939 south atlantic station
7th cruiser squadron-1940 mediterranean fleet hms gloucester, hms neptune, hms orion, hmas sydney, , hms liverpool. on 21 june 1940, bardia bombarded 7th cruiser squadron of mediterranean fleet. bombardment force consisted of french battleship lorraine, british cruisers hms orion , hms neptune, australia cruiser hmas sydney, , destroyers hms dainty, decoy, hasty, , hmas stuart. bombardment reported have caused minimal damage.
british 8th cruiser squadron-1939 west indies station
british 9th cruiser squadron
british 10th cruiser squadron - first world war operated northern patrol checking trade routes germany
british 11th cruiser squadron
british 12th cruiser squadron
british 15th cruiser squadron 1942 mediterranean fleet hms cleopatra, arethusa, dido, euryalus , orion
18th cruiser squadron-1939 home fleet. home fleet/nore 1940 - war diary march-may 1940

light cruisers

1st light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)
2nd light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)
3rd light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)
4th light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)
5th light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)
6th light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)
7th light cruiser squadron (united kingdom)

defence boats

british 1st seaward defence boat squadron

destroyers

1st destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
2nd destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
3rd destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
4th destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
5th destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
6th destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
7th destroyer squadron (united kingdom)
8th destroyer squadron (united kingdom)

escorts

british 21st escort squadron
british 22nd escort squadron
british 23rd escort squadron
british 24th escort squadron
british 25th escort squadron
british 26th escort squadron
british 27th escort squadron
british 28th escort squadron
british 29th escort squadron
british 30th escort squadron

fast patrol boats

british 1st fast patrol boat squadron
british 2nd fast patrol boat squadron
british 1st patrol boat squadron - formerly inshore training squadron

fisheries

fishery protection squadron

frigates

1st frigate squadron
2nd frigate squadron
3rd frigate squadron - postwar, far east fleet, @ singapore , hong kong. flag @ 1 point in hms loch killisport. on 21 november 1960, 3rd frigate squadron, last time, shaped course singapore.
4th frigate squadron
5th frigate squadron
6th frigate squadron
7th frigate squadron
8th frigate squadron
9th frigate squadron
17th frigate squadron
20th frigate squadron - anti-submarine warfare training squadron based in londonderry port during 1960s.

minesweepers
coastal minesweepers

british 100th minesweeper squadron
british 101st minesweeper squadron
british 105th minesweeper squadron
british 106th minesweeper squadron
british 108th minesweeper squadron
british 120th minesweeper squadron hong kong 1951-1962

fleet minesweepers

british 1st minesweeper squadron
british 2nd minesweeper squadron
british 3rd minesweeper squadron
british 4th minesweeper squadron
british 5th minesweeper squadron
british 6th minesweeper squadron

inshore minesweepers

british 50th minesweeper squadron
british 51st minesweeper squadron
british 52nd minesweeper squadron
british 232nd minesweeper squadron

mine counter-measures

1st mine counter-measures squadron
2nd mine counter-measures squadron
3rd mine counter-measures squadron
5th mine counter-measures squadron
6th mine counter-measures squadron
7th mine counter-measures squadron
8th mine counter-measures squadron hong kong 1962 - 1967
9th mine counter-measures squadron persian gulf 1962-1971 & 2013-present
10th mine counter-measures squadron
11th mine counter-measures squadron falklands conflict 1982

submarines

1st submarine squadron (united kingdom) - hms dolphin, gosport.
2nd submarine squadron (united kingdom) - hmnb devonport, plymouth.
3rd submarine squadron (united kingdom) - hmnb clyde, faslane.
4th submarine squadron (united kingdom) - china station 1939. headquarters @ singapore, then-named fourth submarine flotilla comprised rorqual, grampus, regent, rover, parthian, olympus, proteus, regulus, rainbow, phoenix, perseus, pandora orpheus, odin, , otus. trincomalee may 1944, perth, australia, after october 1944 supported depot ship hms adamant. australia postwar (decision host flotilla seems have been made in 1949). 4th submarine squadron, included t class submarines, disbanded on 10 january 1969 when 1st australian submarine squadron comprising hmas otway , hmas oxley founded. hms trump departed sydney united kingdom day.
5th submarine squadron (united kingdom) - malta.
6th submarine squadron (united kingdom) - nova scotia.
7th submarine squadron (united kingdom) - singapore.
10th submarine squadron (united kingdom) - strategic nuclear missile submarines based hmnb clyde, faslane.

training

inshore training squadron - renamed 1st patrol boat squadron in 2002.
british 2nd training squadron
british 3rd training squadron
british 4th training squadron
british home fleet training squadron




^ graham watson, royal navy: fleet air arm, august 1945, v 1.0, 7 april 2002, orbat.com
^ orbat.com, mediterranean fleet, 3 september 1939
^ home fleet listing 1933
^ http://www.sydneymemorial.com/history.htm, , jürgen rohwer (2005). chronology of war @ sea, 1939–1945: naval history of world war two. annapolis, md: naval institute press. isbn 978-1-59114-119-8, p.29. rohmer adds hms achilles.
^ orbat.com/niehorster, http://niehorster.org/017_britain/39_navy/china-station_submarines.html
^ oberon class - first australian submarine squadron . submarine institute of australia. retrieved 24 january 2011.