The 5th Frigate Squadron was an administrative unit of the
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 F ...
from 1946 to 1980.
Operational history
During its existence, the squadron included ,
Type 15, , and frigates. Ships of the squadron participated in the
Suez Campaign
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...
,
Beira Patrol
The Beira Patrol was a blockade of oil shipments to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) through Beira, Mozambique, resulting from United Nations trade sanctions on Rhodesia.
Background
Rhodesia's government unilaterally declared the former colony's ind ...
, the
Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, the
Armilla Patrol and the
Falklands War.
Silver Jubilee 1977
At the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, 24–29 June 1977, 5th Frigate Squadron comprised:
* – Capt J. A. B. Thomas, RN (Captain Fifth Frigate Squadron)
* – Capt P. J. Symons, RN
* – Cdr J. R. Griffiths, RN
Squadron commander
[Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie]
See also
*
List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy
This is a List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy.
Type squadrons
Aircraft carriers Numbered
* 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron – British Pacific Fleet, East Indies Fleet (1945–1947)
* 2nd Aircraft Carrier Squadron – Mediterra ...
References
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Frigate squadrons of the Royal Navy