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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fleet Command (Royal Navy) | 1 |
| Royal Navy Channel operations | 1 |
| Royal Navy Home Commands | 1 |
| Royal Navy commands | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy Home Commands
this entity surface form:
Fleet Command (Royal Navy)
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy Channel operations
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy commands