Appendix V
British Naval Forces in Home Waters, 1st July, 1940

(Brackets denote temporary location. The 12 destroyers at the Tyne included 10 of the Escort Force)

  
  Capital
Ships
Aircraft
Carrier
Cruisers Destroyers

HOME FLEET
(Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes)
Main Fleet
    Scapa Flow Nelson
Rodney
Renown
Repulse
  Sussex
Norfolk
Southampton
  9  
    (Liverpool) Barham

    Rosyth     Birmingham
York
 
Iceland   Argus     2  
Escort Duties         5  
ROSYTH COMMAND
(Vice-Admiral C. G. Ramsey)
    Tyne     Coventry   12  
NORE COMMAND
(Admiral the Hon. Sir R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax)
    Humber     Newcastle
Manchester
Sheffield
  7
    Harwich         9  
    Sheerness     Cardiff   3
DOVER COMMAND
(Vice-Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay)
    Dover         5

PORTSMOUTH COMMAND
(Admiral Sir William James)
    Portsmouth         5

WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND
(Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C.)

    Escort Duties     Galatea   23  

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