Channel Fleet
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The Channel Fleet was a major formation of the British Royal Navy responsible for defending the English Channel and nearby waters, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Channel Fleet canonical | 10 |
| Home Fleet | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy formation
ⓘ
fleet ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility |
approaches to the English Channel from the Atlantic
ⓘ
southern North Sea approaches ⓘ waters adjacent to the British Isles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British maritime strategy
ⓘ
defence of the British Isles ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | naval arms race before World War I ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under Commander-in-Chief Channel Fleet ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disestablished | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Home Fleet ⓘ |
| garrison |
Plymouth
ⓘ
Portland ⓘ Portsmouth ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | home waters ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
concentration of capital ships in the English Channel
ⓘ
peacetime readiness for war in European waters ⓘ |
| notableEra |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ pre–World War I ⓘ |
| notableFunction |
core element of Britain’s home naval defence system
ⓘ
rapid response force for threats in the Channel ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Channel Squadron ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
defence of the English Channel
ⓘ
home waters defence ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| task |
deterrence of hostile fleets entering the Channel
ⓘ
protection of British trade routes in the Channel ⓘ readiness for fleet actions against European naval powers ⓘ support of coastal defence ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
English Channel
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
surface form:
southern North Sea
western approaches to the English Channel ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | battle fleet ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Home Fleet
subject surface form:
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
subject surface form:
Augustus Keppel
subject surface form:
William Cornwallis