East Indies Fleet
E617659
The East Indies Fleet was a Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and maritime security in the Indian Ocean and surrounding waters before being reorganized as the Eastern Fleet during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Indies Fleet canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy formation
ⓘ
fleet ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
sea routes to Southeast Asia
ⓘ
sea routes to the Middle East ⓘ waters off British India ⓘ waters off Ceylon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Indian Ocean territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial administration in India ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Admiral commanding, East Indies ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era |
Second World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison |
Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Trincomalee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalWarfareType | blue-water navy operations ⓘ |
| notableBase |
Royal Navy base at Aden
ⓘ
Royal Navy base at Bombay ⓘ Royal Navy base at Colombo ⓘ Royal Navy base at Trincomalee ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | East Indies Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defence of British interests in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| reorganizationPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Eastern Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
British naval operations in the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
maritime security in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| role |
deterrence of hostile naval forces in the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
protection of British trade routes ⓘ protection of imperial sea lines of communication ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
East Indies Station (postwar reorganization)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | overseas fleet command ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.