The Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla was a senior British
Royal Navy
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appointment from 1990 to 2002.
When the post of
Commander-in-Chief Fleet
The Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET) was the admiral responsible for the operations of the ships, submarines and aircraft of the British Royal Navy from 1971 until April 2012. The post was subordinate to the First Sea Lord, the professional h ...
was created in 1971, three major subordinate appointments were also created: First Flotilla, Second Flotilla and
Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships, each held by a rear-admiral. In 1990 the
First Flotilla was re-designated Surface Flotilla. In April 1992, the system was changed when the
Third Flotilla was abolished and the remaining two flotilla commanders became: Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla – responsible for operational readiness and training – and Flag Officer, UK Task Group – who would command any deployed task group.
Exercise Teamwork was a major NATO biennial exercise in defense of Norway against a Soviet land and maritime threat. Teamwork '92 was the largest NATO exercise for more than a decade. Held in the northern spring of 1992, it included a total of over 200 ships and 300 aircraft, held in the North Atlantic. Vice Admiral
Nicholas Hill-Norton, Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla, led the RN contingent as Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Striking Force (CASWF), with Commodore Amphibious Warfare (COMAW) embarked in .
Subordinate squadrons
Flag Officer Surface Flotilla
Flag officers commanding
Included:
* Vice-Admiral
A. Peter Woodhead: 1990 – September 1991
* Rear-Admiral A.
Bruce Richardson: September 1991 – April 1992
* Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir
Nicholas Hill-Norton: April–November 1992
* Vice-Admiral Sir
Michael C. Boyce: November 1992 – April 1995
* Vice-Admiral Sir
John Brigstocke: April 1995 – July 1997
* Rear-Admiral
Peter M. Franklyn: July 1997 – April 2000
* Rear-Admiral
Ian A. Forbes: April 2000 – November 2001
* Rear-Admiral
Alexander Backus: November 2001 – 2002
Notes
References
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* Mackie, Colin. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Scotland, UK.
* Roberts, John (2009). Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. .
* Smith, Gordon. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947–2013:FLEET ORGANISATION, 1981–2002". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
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Royal Navy flotillas
Military units and formations established in 1990
Military units and formations disestablished in 2002