Английская Википедия:Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic
Шаблон:Infobox military unit The Vice Admiral, Gibraltar was an operational commander of the Royal Navy.[1] His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Flag Officer Gibraltar and North Atlantic they were charged with the administration of the RN Naval Base, Gibraltar and North Atlantic geographic area.[2] The admiral commanding's post later became the Flag Officer Gibraltar.
History
At the outbreak of the Second World War the Gibraltar command was elevated to North Atlantic Command with responsibility for the sea lanes on either side of the Straits of Gibraltar. Those duties remained in place although the flag officers' mission was often unclear due to the operations of both Force H and the Western Approaches Command. It was these ambiguous boundaries of command responsibility between Gibraltar and Force H that led to confusion in the conduct of operations.[3] In his book The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean, Brown discusses this problem and the Admiralty's response: The division of responsibility between the Flag Officer North Atlantic Command (FOCNA) and the Flag Officer Force H and the Commander in Chief Mediterranean was defined as follows:[4]
F.O.C.N.A. was responsible for preventing the passage of Gibraltar Strait by all enemy vessels and by vessels of other nations as may be ordered by the Admiralty from time to time.[5]
While Force H was based on Gibraltar, F.O.C.N.A. was to call on, Flag Officer, Force H for such assistance as be necessary. Except when directed to carry out specific tasks by the Admiralty.[6]
Commanders
| Rank | Flag | Name | Title | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admirals commanding | |||||
| 1 | Rear-Admiral | Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg | Norman Wodehouse | Rear-Admiral, Gibraltar | May 1939-1 November 1939 |
| 2 | Vice-Admiral | Файл:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg | Sir Dudley North | Vice-Admiral, Gibraltar | 1 November 1939 – 9 December 1940 |
| 3 | Vice-Admiral | Файл:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg | Sir Frederick Edward-Collins | Vice-Admiral, Gibraltar[9] | 9 December 1940 – 9 September 1943 |
| 4 | Vice-Admiral | Файл:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg | Sir Harold Martin Burrough | FOGMA[10] | 9 September 1943–January 1945 |
Components
- Base ship Gibraltar: HMS Cormorant
Before 1939, there was a small force of destroyers based at Gibraltar.
Capital Ships
- Battleship: Шаблон:HMS (16/12/1939)
- Heavy Cruiser: Шаблон:HMS (31/12/1939)
Squadrons and Flotillas
- 11th Cruiser Squadron 9 October 1939
- 13th Destroyer Flotilla September 1939–May 1945
- 8th Submarine Flotilla December 1940–December 1942 (flotilla then moved to Algiers)
Sub-Divisions
- Destroyer Division 25, (assigned to 13th Destroyer Flotilla)
- Destroyer Division 26, (assigned to 13th Destroyer Flotilla)
Submarine and Minesweepers Groups
Escort Groups were based at Gibraltar (although they were part of Western Approaches Command).
References
Sources
External links
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