Home Fleet
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The Home Fleet was the Royal Navy’s primary battle fleet, responsible for defending British home waters and serving as a key strategic force in both World Wars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy fleet
→
military formation → |
| allegiance |
British Crown
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| composition |
aircraft carriers
→
battlecruisers → battleships → cruisers → destroyers → escort vessels → submarines → |
| conflict |
First World War
→
Second World War → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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|
| disbandedDate |
post-Second World War period
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| engagement |
Arctic convoy battles
→
Battle of Jutland → Battle of North Cape → hunt for Bismarck → |
| formationDate |
early 20th century
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| garrison |
Gibraltar
→
Portsmouth → Rosyth → Scapa Flow → Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands → |
| headquarters |
Scapa Flow
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| nickname |
The Grand Fleet successor in home waters
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| notableCommander |
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser
→
Admiral Sir Charles Madden → Admiral Sir Henry Leach → Admiral Sir John Jellicoe → Admiral Sir John Tovey → |
| opponent |
Imperial German Navy
→
Kriegsmarine → |
| partOf |
Royal Navy battle fleet structure
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| reorganized |
multiple times between 1902 and 1945
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| responsibility |
containment of enemy surface fleets
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protection of Atlantic convoys → protection of British Isles → protection of maritime trade routes near the United Kingdom → support of Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union → |
| role |
defence of British home waters
→
primary battle fleet of the Royal Navy → strategic deterrent force → |
| serviceBranch |
Royal Navy
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| status |
disbanded
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| theatre |
Arctic Ocean
→
Atlantic Ocean → North Sea → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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HMS Centurion
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assignedTo |
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Channel Fleet
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followedBy |
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Grand Fleet
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formedFrom |
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HMS Sikh
→
|
navalFleet |
|
Bruce Fraser
→
|
notableCommand |
|
Grand Fleet
→
|
peacetimePredecessor |
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HMS Indefatigable
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serviceEntry |