The East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron was a formation of
seaplane carriers of the British
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 ...
. It was the Royal Navy's first carrier squadron from 1916 to 1918.
History
The East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron was formed in January 1916 consisting of the seaplane carriers ,
HMS ''Empress'', and
HMS ''Anne'', it was placed the command of
Cecil L'Estrange Malone
Cecil John L'Estrange Malone (7 September 1890 – 25 February 1965) was a British politician and pioneer naval aviator who served as the United Kingdom's first Communist member of parliament.
Early years and military service
Malone was born ...
. The squadron, based at
Port Said
Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...
, was under the overall control of the
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
The East Indies Station was a formation and command of the British Royal Navy. Created in 1744 by the Admiralty, it was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies.
Even in official documents, the term ''East Indies Station'' was ...
and its primary responsibilities were to air-patrol Turkish troop positions including all movements in southern
Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
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and the
Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (now usually ) (, , cop, Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a l ...
. The squadron was disbanded in 1918.
Officer commanding
Included:
References
Footnotes
Sources
* Archives, The National. "Summary of operations, East Indies and Egypt seaplane squadron, R.N.A.S." discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, AIR 1/667/17/122/743, May to June 1917.
* Buck, H. B. (2013) "The East Indies & Egypt seaplane squadron during WWI compiled by H.B. Buck RNR (Australia)". collections.anmm.gov.au. Australian National Maritime Museum.
* Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California, United States: ABC-CLIO. .
* Hobbs, David (2014). "3:Seaplane Carriers". British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development & Service Histories. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. .
* Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918: The Grand Fleet". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
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Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War I