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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
ShipsAircraft
CarrierCruisers Destroyers HOME FLEET
(Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes)Main Fleet Scapa Flow Nelson
Rodney
Renown
RepulseSussex
Norfolk
Southampton9 (Liverpool) Barham Rosyth Birmingham
YorkIceland 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
Sheffield7 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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