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2nd Frigate Squadron
The 2nd Frigate Squadron was an administrative unit of the Royal Navy from 1947 to 2002. Operational history During its existence, the squadron included ''Black Swan''-class, Type 15, Type 16, Leander-class and Type 22 frigates. The squadron was based at HMNB Devonport His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Roy .... Silver Jubilee 1977 At the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, 24–29 June 1977, 2nd Frigate Squadron comprised: * – Capt G. M. F. Vallings, RN (Captain Second Frigate Squadron) * – Lt Cdr M. J. Larmuth, RN * – Lt Cdr M. H. Rhodes, RN * – Lt Cdr W. J. Christie, RN Disbandment 2002 In its last configuration, the squadron comprised the Type 22 frigates (Captain F), , and . The squadron was disbanded in March 2002 under the Royal Navy's "Fleet First" re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squadron (naval)
A squadron, or naval squadron, is a significant group of warships which is nonetheless considered too small to be designated a fleet. A squadron is typically a part of a fleet. Between different navies there are no clear defining parameters to distinguish a squadron from a fleet (or from a flotilla), and the size and strength of a naval squadron varies greatly according to the country and time period. Groups of small warships, or small groups of major warships, might instead be designated flotillas by some navies according to their terminology. Since the size of a naval squadron varies greatly, the rank associated with command of a squadron also varies greatly. Before 1864 the entire fleet of the Royal Navy was divided into three squadrons, the red, the white, and the blue. Each Royal Navy squadron alone was more powerful than most national navies. Today, a squadron might number three to ten vessels, which might be major warships, transport ships, submarines, or small craft i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon-Lennox (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox (9 April 1911 – 4 July 1987) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Naval career Born the son of Major Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox, Gordon-Lennox joined the Royal Navy in 1924. He served in the Middle East, in East Coast convoys and in Arctic convoys during the Second World War. He became Commanding Officer of the sloop HMS ''Mermaid'' as well as Captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1954. He went on to become Commander of the signal school HMS ''Mercury'' in 1955, Flag Captain commanding the cruiser HMS ''Newcastle'' during the Malayan Emergency in 1957 and Deputy Chief of Supplies and Transport at the Admiralty in 1959. His last appointment was as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1961 before retiring in 1962. He was admitted a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1962 New Year Honours In retirement he was Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy McClement
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Pentreath McClement, (born 16 May 1951) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 2004 to 2006. Naval career Educated at Douai School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, McClement joined the Royal Navy in 1971.Sir Timothy Pentreath McClement Debrett's People of Today He served as a submariner in the and was second-in-command of the nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine and oversaw the attack on the on 2 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rapp
Rear Admiral James Campsie Rapp CB (born May 1952) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training. Naval career Educated at Ampleforth College and Britannia Royal Naval College, Rapp was Navigating Officer of HMS Bronington when Lieutenant The Prince of Wales was in command in 1976. He commanded the frigate HMS Brazen from 1989, deploying to the Gulf for the first Gulf War and later became commanding officer of the frigate HMS ''Brilliant'' in July 1993. His time in command included the production of a BBC documentary about the ship directed by Chris Terrill. He later became commanding officer of the frigate HMS ''Cornwall'', then commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in May 1998 and Flag Officer Sea Training in November 2001, serving until April 2004. Prior to retirement Rapp became director general of Trafalgar 200 for which he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2006 New Year Honours. After retirement Rapp became senior naval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Dymock
Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Knox Dymock KBE, CB, FRSA (born 18 July 1949) is a senior British Royal Navy officer. Naval career Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, University of East Anglia where he graduated in Russian and Philosophy, and the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Dymock joined the Royal Navy in 1971.Debrett's People of Today After serving in the and being promoted to Commander in 1985, he became Commanding Officer of HMS ''Plymouth'' in 1985, Deputy Commander of the UK Task Group during the |
James Burnell-Nugent
Admiral Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent, (born 20 November 1949) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 2005 to 2007. Early life and education Burnell-Nugent was educated at Stowe School, then an all-boys private school in Buckinghamshire.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He studied mathematics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree: as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree. Naval career Burnell-Nugent joined the Royal Navy in 1971. He was given command of the diesel submarine in 1978 and of the nuclear-powered submarine in 1984, carrying out many Cold War patrols. He became Commanding Officer of the frigate as well as Captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1992, and in that capacity was involved in the early stages of the Bosnia Crisis. He was in command of the aircraft carrier and made two joint operational deployments to the Gulf for air op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Biggs
Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey William Roger Biggs, (23 November 1938 – 29 June 2002) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 1992 to 1995.''Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Biggs.'' The Times (London, England), Friday, 12 July 2002; pg. 32; Issue 67501 Early life and family Biggs was born on 23 November 1938, the son of Lieutenant Commander (later Vice Admiral Sir) Hilary Biggs and Florence Biggs ( Backhouse) and grandson of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Backhouse. He was educated at Charterhouse and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. In 1967, Biggs married Marcia Leask; they had three sons. Following the dissolution of his first marriage, he married Caroline Kerr (née Daly) in 1981; they had one daughter. Naval career Biggs joined the Royal Navy in 1958 and qualified as a submariner. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Cassidi
Admiral Sir Arthur Desmond Cassidi, (26 January 1925 – 10 October 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command from 1983 to 1984. Naval career Cassidi joined the Royal Navy in 1938. Commissioned in 1943, he was promoted to sub-lieutenant in February 1944. He served in and with the Iceland Patrols and Russian Convoys during the Second World War and also took part in the Normandy landings. Cassidi was promoted to lieutenant in February 1946, and to lieutenant commander in October 1953. He became commanding officer of 820 Naval Air Squadron in 1954. Promoted to commander on 31 December 1956, he became the commanding officer of in 1960. He went on to be Assistant Director of Naval Plans (Warfare) in the Ministry of Defence in 1964 and Commanding Officer of as well as Captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1967. In 1970 he returned to the Ministry of Defence as the Director of Naval Plans. Cassidi became Commanding Officer of in 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crawford (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice Admiral Sir William Godfrey Crawford KBE, CB, DSC (14 September 1907 – 16 June 2003) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training. Naval career Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Crawford joined the Royal Navy in 1929 and saw action during the Second World War.Debrett's People of Today 1994, Debrett, 1994, He became commanding officer of the sloop HMS ''Pelican'' and commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in November 1947. He went on to be commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Devonshire'' in April 1952, Captain of the Royal Naval College, Dartford in August 1953 and Senior Naval Officer on the Directing Staff of the Imperial Defence College in April 1956. After that he became Flag Officer Sea Training in September 1958 and naval attaché in Washington, D.C. in November 1960 before retiring in 1963. Crawford was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours and a Companion of the Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Vallings
Vice Admiral Sir George Montague Francis Vallings KCB (31 May 1932 – 25 December 2007) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Naval career Educated at Belhaven Hill School in Dunbar and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Vallings joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1950 and took part in the Korean War.Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings The Times, 19 January 2009 He also saw action in the Suez Crisis in 1956.Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMNB Devonport
His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy. The largest naval base in Western Europe, HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England. The base began as Royal Navy Dockyard in the late 17th century, but shipbuilding ceased at Devonport in the early 1970s, although ship maintenance work has continued. The now privatised maintenance facilities are operated by Babcock International Group, who took over the previous owner Devonport Management Limited (DML) in 2007. DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987. From 1934 until the early 21st century the naval barracks on the site was named HMS ''Drake'' (it had previously been known as HMS ''Vivid'' after the base ship of the same name). The name HMS ''Drake'' and its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
