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Appendix I
British Naval Forces in Home Waters
31st August, 1939
Capital
ShipsAircraft
CarriersCruisers Destroyers HOME FLEET
(Admiral Sir Charles Forbes)Main Fleet Scapa Flow Nelson
Rodney
Royal Oak
Royal Sovereign
Ramillies
Hood
RepulseArk Royal Aurora
Sheffield
Edinburgh
Belfast
Effingham
Emerald
Cardiff
Dunedin
Diomede
Dragon
Calypso
Caledon17 Rosyth Furious Humber Force Humber Southampton
Glasgow9 Channel Force Portland Resolution
RevengeCourageous
HermesCeres
Caradoc
Cairo9 ROSYTH COMMAND
(Vice-Admiral C. G. Ramsey)Rosyth 8 NORE COMMAND
(Admiral Sir Studholme Brownrigg)Dover 9 PORTSMOUTH COMMAND
(Admiral Sir William James)Portsmouth 12 WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND
(Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C.)Plymouth 32
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