The Flag Officer, Second Flotilla was a senior British
Royal Navy appointment from 1971 to 1992.
History
After the creation of the single
Commander-in-Chief Fleet post in 1971, its subordinate commands were reorganised. Three major sub-commands were created; the
First Flotilla,
Second Flotilla and
Carriers and Amphibious Ships each commanded by a rear admiral.
The Flotilla included (Watson & Smith 2015):
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4th Frigate Squadron (1976-1981)
*
5th Frigate Squadron (1972-1976)
*
6th Frigate Squadron (1972-1976)
*
7th Frigate Squadron (1972-1980)
*
8th Frigate Squadron
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In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
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(1972-1980)
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5th Destroyer Squadron (1980-1992)
In 1990 the
First Flotilla was re-designated Surface Flotilla. Rear Admiral Brigstocke, the incumbent Flag Officer Second Flotilla, commanded the task group off Libya during the
Gulf War.
In April 1992, the system was changed when the
Third Flotilla
The Flag Officer, Third Flotilla was the senior Royal Navy appointment in command of the Third Flotilla from 1979 to 1992.
The Western Fleet and Far East Fleet were merged into the single Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1971. He had three new se ...
was abolished and the remaining two flotilla commanders became Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla - responsible for operational readiness and training; and Second Flotilla became Flag Officer, UK Task Group, who would command any deployed task group.
Flag Officers, Second Flotilla
Included:
* Rear-Admiral
David Williams: November 1971-March 1972
* Rear-Admiral
Andrew J. Miller: March 1972-March 1973
* Rear-Admiral Richard P. Clayton: March 1973-December 1974
* Rear-Admiral
John D.E. Fieldhouse: December 1974-October 1976
* Rear-Admiral
William D.M. Staveley: October 1976-March 1977
* Rear-Admiral
Martin La T. Wemyss
Rear Admiral Martin La Touche Wemyss (5 December 1927 – 10 September 2022) was a British Royal Navy officer. He followed his father into the navy, joining as an officer cadet in 1945. After service on a number of ships and submarines he passed ...
: March 1977-December 1978
* Rear-Admiral
Peter M. Stanford: December 1978-October 1980
* Rear-Admiral
Nicholas J.S. Hunt: October 1980-November 1981
* Rear-Admiral
Robert W. F. Gerken: November 1981-October 1983
* Rear-Admiral
D. Benjamin Bathurst: October 1983-April 1985
* Rear-Admiral
W. Richard S. Thomas: April 1985-December 1986
* Rear-Admiral
Guy F. Liardet
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Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
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Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
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: December 1986-March 1988
* Rear-Admiral
A. Peter Woodhead: March 1988-August 1989
* Rear-Admiral
Peter C. Abbott: August 1989-January 1991
* Rear-Admiral
John R. Brigstocke: January 1991-April 1992
Notes
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. .
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Royal Navy flotillas
Military units and formations established in 1971
Military units and formations disestablished in 1992