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, 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.

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: September 1991 – April 1992 * Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir

: 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

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References

* 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. {{Naval Service (British), state=collapsed S Royal Navy flotillas Military units and formations established in 1990 Military units and formations disestablished in 2002