Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet

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Royal Navy command military formation

Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet was the senior Royal Navy command responsible for directing British naval operations in the Indian Ocean and surrounding waters during the Second World War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy command ⓘ military formation ⓘ
activePeriod	1941–1944 ⓘ
alliedWith	Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Indian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral Sir James Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
engagedIn	Indian Ocean raid (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ convoy operations to Ceylon ⓘ convoy operations to India ⓘ convoy operations to the Middle East ⓘ operations in support of the Burma campaign ⓘ
firstCommander	Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ
formed	December 1941 ⓘ
garrison	Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilindini, Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Admiral Sir James Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Commander-in-Chief East Indies Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryOpponent	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForRelocation	threat from Japanese carrier forces in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
relocatedHeadquarters	from Colombo to Kilindini, Mombasa in 1942 ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of Allied naval forces in the Indian Ocean ⓘ defence of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ protection of shipping around the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
role	cooperation with Allied land and air forces in the Indian Ocean theatre ⓘ direction of British naval operations in the Indian Ocean ⓘ escort of convoys ⓘ offensive operations against Axis naval forces ⓘ protection of Allied sea lines of communication ⓘ
secondaryOpponent	Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
service	British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateTo	Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ
succeededBy	British Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ East Indies Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatre	Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ waters around Ceylon ⓘ waters off East Africa ⓘ

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Admiral James Somerville → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet ⓘ

subject surface form: James Somerville