Royal Navy home commands

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Royal Navy home commands were the major shore-based administrative and operational commands responsible for directing the Royal Navy’s forces and naval bases within British home waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy formation
naval command structure
shore-based command
appliesToJurisdiction British home waters
country United Kingdom
hasComponent Clyde Command NERFINISHED
Coast of Scotland Command NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Orkneys and Shetlands NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Plymouth NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Portsmouth NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Scotland NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Submarines (when based in the UK) NERFINISHED
Flag Officer, Western Approaches NERFINISHED
Nore Command NERFINISHED
Orkneys and Shetlands Command NERFINISHED
Plymouth Command NERFINISHED
Portsmouth Command NERFINISHED
Rosyth Command NERFINISHED
Western Approaches Command NERFINISHED
hasRole administrative control of naval forces in home waters
defence of the British Isles by sea
management of shore establishments
operational control of naval forces in home waters
historicalPeriod 19th century
Cold War
First World War NERFINISHED
Interwar period NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
location British Isles NERFINISHED
English Channel NERFINISHED
Home Fleet bases
Irish Sea NERFINISHED
North Sea NERFINISHED
Western Approaches NERFINISHED
operatedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Royal Navy NERFINISHED
replacedBy unified shore command structures of the late 20th century
usedFor coastal defence
control of local flotillas and squadrons
convoy protection in home waters
coordination of naval base activities
support of fleet operations from home ports
training and mobilisation of naval personnel

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Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth partOf Royal Navy home commands
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore partOf Royal Navy home commands
this entity surface form: Royal Navy Home Commands
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth partOf Royal Navy home commands
Flag Officer First Flotilla partOf Royal Navy home commands
this entity surface form: Fleet Command (Royal Navy)
Dover Patrol partOf Royal Navy home commands
this entity surface form: Royal Navy Channel operations
Western Approaches to the North Sea partOf Royal Navy home commands
this entity surface form: Royal Navy commands