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| R.Adm. CF | Capt. CF, Nore | Capt. CF, Portsmouth | CFMD (Adm.) | DDOD(C) (Adm.) | Shore establishments |
MTBs Flotillas Boats |
MGBs Flotillas Boats |
SGBs Flotillas Boats |
MLs Flotillas Boats |
MA/SBs Flotillas Boats |
| Rear-Admiral Coastal Forces | [HMS Attack] Portland, later London | |
| R.Adm. CF | 31.10.1940-00.02.1943 | R.Adm. P.K. Kekewich, RN |
| Staff | Capt. F.H.P. Maurice, RN |
| Captain Coastal Forces, Nore Command | Chatham | |
| Capt. CF, Nore | 00.02.1943- | Capt. H.T. Armstrong, RN |
| (1944) | Capt. H.W.S. Browning, RN | |
| 1945 | Capt. W.G.A. Robson, RN | |
| Staff | ||
| Assistent Senior Officer Coastal Forces | 25.10.1944-(1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Coste, RNVR |
| Torpedo Officer | Lt.Cdr. W.D.F.B. Muspratt, RN | |
| Signal Officer | Lt.Cdr. F.H. Dunlop, RN | |
| Gunnery Officer | 1944-07.03.1944 | Lt. D.T. Wickham, RN |
| Captain Coastal
Forces (Channel), C-in-C Portsmouth |
Portsmouth | |
| Capt. CF (Channel), Portsmouth | 08.03.1944- | Capt. P.V. McLaughlin, RN |
| Staff | ||
| Staff Officer (Operations) | spring 1944-autumn 1944 | Lt. C.W.S. Dreyer, RN |
| Staff Officer [Plans?] | spring 1944-autumn 1944 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.M. Scott, RNVR |
| Engineer Officer | (1944) | Lt.Cdr. (E) R.S. Bickerton, RN |
| Operations Officer | (1944) | Lt.Cdr. J.M. Matheson, RNVR |
| Signal Officer | 13.09.1944- | Lt.Cdr. F.H. Dunlop, RN |
| Torpedo Officer | (1944) | Lt. D.J. Long, RN |
| Coastal Forces Materiel Department, Admiralty | London [borne in HMS President] |
| Director of Coastal Forces Materiel Department (DCFMD) | |
| -22.11.1944 | Capt. F.H.P. Maurice, RN |
| 22.11.1944-(1945) | Capt. W.L.G. Adams, RN |
| Deputy Director of Coastal Forces Materiel Department (DDCFMD) | |
| 21.06.1945- | Capt. (E) F.H. Kennedy, RN |
| Deputy Director of Operations Division (Coastal Force) (DDOD(C)), Admiralty | London [borne in HMS President] |
| 1941-16.07.1943 | Capt. D.M. Lees, RN |
| 16.07.1943-(1945) | Capt. H.G. Cooke, RN |
| Staff | |
| 05.04.1943- | A/Cdr. O.C.H. Giddy, RN |
Shore
establishments Index
by place names
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Aggressive | Newhaven [11.11.1942-16.05.1945] MTBs | |
| Commanding Officer [?} | 17.05.1945-(07.1945) | A/Cdr. R.H. Thornton, RN (emergency list) |
| positions unknown | 14.04.1942- | T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Barton, RNVR |
| 01.12.1943-(07.1945) | Lt. (T) A.R.S. Phillips, RN (retd) | |
| 17.10.1941-(07.1945) | T/Lt. R. Garnett, RNVR | |
| 28.04.1943-(07.1945) | T/Lt. B.J. McKay, RNVR | |
| 07.12.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. M. Arnold-Forster, RNVR | |
| 02.09.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. W.G.A. Hardy, RM | |
| 05.11.1942-(07.1945) | T/Elect.Lt. H. Thomson, RNVR | |
| 31.03.1942-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) J.S. Temple, RNVR | |
| 01.09.1942-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) L.V. Giles, RNVR | |
| 01.09.1942-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) E.J. Loder, RNVR | |
| 15.04.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) A.V.W. Bennett, RNVR | |
| 04.11.1942-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) C. Rigby, RNVR | |
| 20.09.1943-(07.1945) | T/A/S.Lt. (Sp Br) S.A. Leech, RNVR | |
| 10.11.1942-(07.1945) | Cd.Gnr. A. Coldman, RN (retd) | |
| 20.06.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.H.W. Andrew, RNVR | |
| 24.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. C.D. Cobb, RNVR | |
| 24.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. B.M. MacGinty, RNVR | |
| 16.06.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. D.A.F. Crispin, RNVR | |
| 23.06.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. B.H. Williams, RNVR | |
| 24.01.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. H.M. Day, RNVR | |
| 29.03.1943-(07.1945) | T/Elect.Lt. E.T.A. Webb, RNVR | |
| 01.12.1944-(07.1945) | T/Elect.Lt. E.G. Palfreman, RNVR | |
| 01.11.1943-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. J.W. Matthew, RNVR | |
| 24.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. T.M. Higham RNVR | |
| 24.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. W.R. Jones, RNVR | |
| 11.10.1943-(07.1945) | T/A/S.Lt. R.J. Burrell, RNVR | |
| 05.06.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/S.Lt. A.W. Poulton, RNVR | |
| 00.11.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/S.Lt. R.M. Williams, RNVR | |
| 22.05.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/S.Lt. P.I. Munnoch, RNVR | |
| 14.08.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) G.S. McNamara, RNVR | |
| 21.06.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/Gnr. (T) H. Groom, RN | |
| 00.10.1944-(07.1945) | T/Mid. R.W. Britton, RNVR | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Attack | Portland. [15.11.1941-31.12.1945] MTBs, MGBs, MLs, repairs | |
| Commanding Officer | 15.01.1944-(07.1945) | Capt. J.P. Farquharson, RN (retd) |
| Staff Officer (Operations) | 09.07.1945-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.B.G. Leith, RNVR |
| in lieu of Specialist (G) Officer | 23.01.1945-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt. H.J.R. Maine, RNVR |
| positions unknown | 26.03.1945-(07.1945) | A/Cdr. A.T. Grevatt, RNVR |
| 22.01.1943-(07.1945) | Lt.Cdr. F.M. Goodger, RN (retd) | |
| 14.11.1943-(07.1945) | Lt.Cdr. B.L. Sadler, RN (retd) | |
| 20.01.1941-(07.1945) | Lt.Cdr. J.G. Lake, RN (retd) | |
| 21.06.1945-(07.1945) | Lt. E.P. Cheesman, RN | |
| 21.06.1945-(07.1945) | Lt. D.E.B. Field, RN | |
| 14.12.1942-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt. M.F. Ranby, RNVR | |
| 00.11.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. S.E. Slater, RNVR | |
| 11.12.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. G.W. Barns, RNVR | |
| 22.08.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. (E) G.A. Soutar, RNVR | |
| 10.11.1942-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) G.A. Rayment, RNVR | |
| 11.10.1943-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) J.P. Allen, RNVR | |
| 13.11.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) H.H. Holmans, RNVR | |
| 26.05.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) W. Frame, RNVR | |
| 04.07.1945-(07.1945) | T/A/Surg.Lt.Cdr. R. Warlstencroft, RNVR | |
| etc. | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Beaver II | Immingham. MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 21.04.1941-(07.1945) | Cdr. E.L.D. Bartley, RN (retd) |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Bee | Weymouth.
[01.09.1942-18.10.1943] "Working up" base Holyhead, Anglesey. [18.10.43-21.07.1945] "Working up" base |
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| Commanding Officer | summer 1942-(1944?) | Cdr. R.F.B. Swinley, RN |
| 06.09.1944-(07.1945) | Capt. M. Murray, RN (retd) | |
| Staff | (1943) | Lt.Cdr. J.M. Matheson, RNVR |
| Training Officer | autumn 1943-1944 | Lt. P.G.C. Dickens, RN |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Beehive | Felixstowe. [01.07.1940-18.10.1945] MTBs, MGBs | |
| Commanding Officer | 29.07.1941- | Cdr. T. Kerr, RN (retd) |
| 01.03.1945-(07.1945) | A/Cdr. D.H.E. McCowen, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | -05.04.1943 | Lt. O.C.H. Giddy, RN (retd) |
| Staff Officer (Operations) | 24.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. I.C. Trelawny, RNVR |
| Senior Officer MTB's | (1943) | Lt. P.G.C. Dickens, RN |
| Training Officer Coastal Forces | 21.03.1945-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.E. Ascoli, RNVR |
| Radar Officer | 15.01.1944-(07.1945) | S.Lt. (Sp Br) B. Lacome, RNVR |
| Base Supply Officer | 08.10.1941-(07.1945) | Cdr. (S) C.J. Green, RNR (retd) |
| positions unknown | 01.02.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Cambridge, RNVR |
| 28.08.1942-(07.1945) | Lt. E. Tickell, RN (retd) | |
| 13.11.1944-(07.1945) | Lt. S.P. Brewer, RN | |
| 25.09.1944-07.12.1944 | T/Lt. M. Arnold-Forster, RNVR | |
| 21.06.1945-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt. G.F. Knight, RNVR | |
| 30.10.1944-(07.1945) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. (E) G.C. Wood, RN | |
| 14.01.1945-(07.1945) | Lt. (E) P.J. Nops, RN | |
| 00.12.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) D. Smith, RNR | |
| 12.06.1942-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) J.R. Wilkinson, RNVR | |
| 28.05.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) H.V. Bonham, RNVR | |
| 28.06.1943-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) C.I.W. James, RNVR | |
| 08.11.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) S. Nicholson, RNVR | |
| 19.03.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (E) B.A. Evans, RNVR | |
| 25.04.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. E.A. Bryett, RM | |
| 25.04.1945-(07.1945) | T/Surg.Lt. C.F. Donovan, RNVR | |
| 18.01.1945-(07.1945) | T/Surg.Lt. T.C. Prideaux, RNVR | |
| 03.08.1944-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (S) M.H. Wilson, RNVR | |
| 11.02.1941-(07.1945) | Shipwright Lt.Cdr. H.R. Lillicrap, RN (retd) | |
| 17.04.1944-(07.1945) | T/Elect.Lt. K. Collinson, RNVR | |
| 29.11.1943-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. (E) L.H. Remington, RNVR | |
| 03.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. (E) B.T. Hedgecock, RNVR | |
| 00.04.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp Br) J.D. Evans, RNVR | |
| 11.04.1945-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. (Sp Br) S.S. McKechnie, RNVR | |
| 06.01.1944-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. (Sp Br) R.L. Blackmore, RNVR | |
| 05.03.1945-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. (Sp Br) J.E. Young, RNVR | |
| 29.07.1944-(07.1945) | T/Warrant Stores Officer H. Moor, RN | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Britannia III | Dartmouth. [01.05.1941-23.12.1942] MTBs, MGBs | |
| Commanding Officer | (09.1942) | Cdr. A.T. Yardley, RNR |
| Duty Officer | (1942) | T/Lt. (Sp) T.Y. Carnie, RNVR |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Caroline | Belfast. MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 21.09.1939-(07.1945) | Cdr. D.M. Hervey-MacLeay, RN (retd) |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Cicala | Dartmouth. [21.08.1943-31.12.1944] MTBs, MGBs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Claverhouse | Leith. MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Dartmouth II | Dartmouth. [23.12.1942-21.08.1943] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Fervent | Ramsgate. [10.10.1939-17.09.1945] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 16.09.1940-(07.1945) | Capt. A.F.W. Howard, RN (retd) |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Flora III | Invergordon. [01.09.1942-04.12.1943] MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Forte IV | Falmouth. [08.07.1941-06.11.1944] MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 23.06.1941-12.03.1942 | Cdr. H.S.M. Herbert, RN (retd) |
| 12.03.1942-15.02.1945 | A/Cdr. E.G. Hallewell, RCN (retd) | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Forward II | Newhaven. [04.03.1941-11.11.1942] MTBs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Fox | Lerwick. MTBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 00.09.1944-(07.1945) | A/Capt. H.C. Browne, RN |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Hornet | Gosport. [20.12.1939-1956] Coastal Forces Depot, MTBs | |
| Commanding Officer | 15.08.1944-(07.1945) | Capt. the Hon. E. Pleydell-Bouverie, RN |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Iron Duke | Scapa Flow. MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 20.02.1945-(07.1945) | A/Capt. R.E. Cowell, RN |
| Coastal Forces
base, HMS Mantis formerly: HMS Minos II |
Lowestoft. [26.07.1942-00.06.1945] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 26.07.1942-21.09.1943 | A/Cdr. K.M.B.L. Barnard, RN (retd) |
| 21.09.1943-(07.1945) | Lt.Cdr. M.R. Street, RN (retd) | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Midge | Yarmouth. [01.01.1941-21.07.1945] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 15.11.1941-04.05.1944 | Cdr. M.A. Brind, RN |
| 19.06.1944-(07.1945) | A/Cdr. A.C.G. Jolley, RN (retd) | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Minos | Lowestoft. [01.07.1940-01.05.1941] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces
base, HMS Minos II renamed: HMS Mantis |
Lowestoft. [01.05.1941-26.07.1942] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 01.05.1941-26.07.1942 | A/Cdr. K.L.M.B. Barnard, RN (retd) |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Rager | Larne. [01.08.1941-26.07.1942] MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS St. Christopher | Fort William, Scotland. [31.10.1940-31.12.1944] Training centre | |
| Commanding Officer | Cdr. A.E.P. Welman, RN | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Seahawk | Adrishaig. [01.01.1941-00.10.1944] Anti-submarine training | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Skirmisher II | Milford Haven. [01.05.1941-15.04.1943] | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Tadpole | Poole. [24.05.1944-30.11.1945] Paying off & disposal | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| HMS Vernon | Portsmouth. [1940-1941]. Initial base of Coastal Forces, before special bases were created. | |
| Commanding Officer | ||
| Coastal Forces base, HMS
Torch (also Minesweepers base) |
Holyhead, Anglesey. [11.09.1939-18.10.43] "Working up" base | |
| Commanding Officer | 25.08.1939-(08.1942) | Capt. J.B. Kitson, RN (retd) |
| 21.11.1942-(10.1943) | V.Adm. W.F. Sells, RN (retd) | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Wasp | Dover. [02.09.1940-14.12.1944] MTBs, MGBs, MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 23.03.1942- | A/Capt. P.L. Gunn, RN |
| -22.11.1944 | Capt. W.L.G. Adams, RN | |
| Senior Officer MTB's | Lt.Cdr. E.N. Pumphrey, RN | |
| (03.1942) | acting Lt. L.J.H. Gamble, RN | |
| Senior Officer Dutch MTBs (2nd & 9th MTB Flotillas) | 01.10.1943-16.09.1944 | Lt. / T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.H. Larive, RNethN |
| Staff shore establishment Dutch MTBs ["Waldetachement"] | ||
| 18.05.1944-13.07.1944 | Lt. H.L. Sixma baron van Heemstra, RNethN | |
| (06.1944)-21.06.1944 | T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) Ir. A. van Slikkerveer, RNethN Res | |
| (20.06.1944) | T/Lt. (E) A.C. Bruning, RNethN Res | |
| (20.06.1944) | Lt. (E) A.H.D. Hoppener, RNethN | |
| (20.06.1944) | Paymaster S.Lt. F.H. Knottenbelt, RNethN Res | |
| (20.06.1944; hospitalized) | Lt. G.W. Bendien, RNethN | |
| (20.06.1944)-11.09.1944 | Mid. A.J. Rotteveel, RNethN | |
| Coastal Forces base, HMS Wildfire III | Sheerness. MLs | |
| Commanding Officer | 27.08.1943-(07.1945) | T/A/Cdr. T. Hughes, RNR |
| Coastal Forces Mobile Unit 1 (CFMU 1) | Newhaven (06.1944); Arromanches (07.1944); Ostend (09.1944); Cuxhaven (05.1945); Gosport (08.1945) | |
| Commanding Officer | 07.1944-(1945?) | Cdr. M.A. Brind, RN |
| Coastal Forces Mobile Unit 2 (CFMU 2) | Chatham (05.1944); Wilhelmshaven (14.05.1945); Copenhagen; Cuxhaven | |
| Commanding Officer | 04.06.1945-(07.1945) | T/A/Cdr. D.G. Bradford, RNR |
| Engineer Officer | 04.01.1945-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. (E) E.J.S. Hollis, RNVR |
| Miscellaneous Ratings Division | 01.02.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) G.E. Laity, RNVR |
Index by place names
| Ad - Go | Gr - Mi | Ne - Ya | |||
| Adrishaig | Seahawk | Great Yarmouth see: Yarmouth | Newhaven | Forward II, Aggressive, CFMU 1 | |
| Belfast | Caroline | Holyhead | Bee, Torch | Poole | Tadpole |
| Chatham | CFMU 2 | Immingham | Beaver II | Portland | Attack |
| Dartmouth | Britannia III, Dartmouth II, Cicala | Invergordon | Flora III | Portsmouth | Vernon |
| Dover | Wasp | Larne | Rager | Ramsgate | Fervent |
| Falmouth | Forte IV | Leith | Claverhouse | Scapa Flow | Iron Duke |
| Felixstowe | Beehive | Lerwick | Fox | Sheerness | Wildfire III |
| Fort William | St. Christopher | Lowestoft | Minos, Minos II, Mantis | Weymouth | Bee |
| Gosport | Hornet, CFMU 1 | Milford Haven | Skirmisher II | Yarmouth | Midge |
Motor Gunboats (MGBs)
| 3rd MGB Flotilla | [Renamed
9th MGB Flotilla ??]. Formed at Fowey. Based at Dover mid 08.1941. Based
at Ramsgate mid 09.1941. Consisted of: MGB 46 + British, French & Polish MGBs: 13, 41, 43, 44, 48, S 2, S 3, S 6, S 7 |
|
| Senior Officer | [04.1943-01.09.1943 | Lt. W.A. de Looze, RNethN ?] |
| 6th MGB Flotilla | Formed
December 1940 at Fowey. 6 March 1941 to Felixstowe.
Consisted of: MGB 59, 60, 61, 64. |
|
| Senior Officer | 00.12.1940-00.08.1941 | Lt. P.N. Howes, RN |
| 00.08.1941- | T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.P. Hichens, RNVR | |
| (1944) | Lt. T.J. Mathias, RNVR |
| 7th MGB Flotilla | ||
| Senior Officer | Lt. J.B.R. Horne, RN |
| 8th MGB Flotilla | Renamed 1st MTB Flotilla | |
| Senior Officer | -13.04.1943 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.P. Hichens, RNVR |
| 9th MGB Flotilla | Ramsgate. Consisted (01.09.1943) of: MGB 107, 108, 113 [= Polish S 4], 114, 116, 117, 118 [+ 110] |
|
| Senior Officer | (1942 ? / 1943?) | Lt. P.F.S. Gould, RN |
| -29.05.1943 | Lt. G.D.K. Richards, RN | |
| 00.05.1943-[09.1943?] | Lt. R.B. Rooper, RN | |
| 01.09.1943-01.02.1944 | Lt. W.A. de Looze, RNethN |
| 14th MGB Flotilla | ||
| Senior Officer | Lt.Cdr. W.G. Everitt, RN | |
| Lt.Cdr. T. Cartwright, RNVR |
| 57th MGB Flotilla | ||
| Senior Officer | 04.07.1943-(07.1945) | T/Lt.Cdr. T.J. Bligh, RNVR [MGB 662] |
| MGB 6 | |||
| Commanding Officer | (08.1942) | T/S.Lt. R.M. Barge, RNVR | |
| 29.05.1943 | (08.1943) | T/Lt. J. Gaywood Lewis, RNVR |
| MGB 7 | |||
| Commanding Officer | 22.09.1942 | (08.1943) | T/Lt. R.A. Duder, RNZNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 22.09.1942 | (08.1943) | T/S.Lt. A.W.R. Andrews, RNVR |
| MGB 8 | BPB
type. Builder: British Power Boat (Hythe). Ordered: ?. Completed: 22.05.1940. |
Harbour service (1945). Houseboat (1954). |
| Commanding Officer | 05.1943-(04.1944) | T/Lt. C.J. Wright, RNZNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 06.06.1943-(12.1943) | T/Midsh. | T/A/S.Lt. G.A. Dale, RNVR |
| MGB 9 | ||
| Commanding Officer | (05.1942) | T/S.Lt. R.M. Barge, RNVR |
| MGB 14 | ||
| Commanding Officer | T/Lt. J.D. Maitland, RCNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | ||
| T/Lt. C.A. Burk, RCNVR |
| MGB 17 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 21.01.1943-(03.1943) | T/Lt. C.A. Burk, RCNVR |
| First Lieutenant | (06.1942?) | T/S.Lt. Tine [?], RNVR [T/Midsh. H.S. Turner, RNVR ?] |
| MGB 20 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 20.04.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. G.R. Dale, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 23.11.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. G.W. Tyrwhitt-Drake, RNVR |
| MGB 21 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 24.04.1942-(02.1943) | T/Lt. J.S. Price, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 08.07.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. E.W. Keenan, RNVR |
| MGB 43 | Served in 3rd MGB Flotilla. | |
| Commanding Officer | Lt. P.F.S. Gould, RN |
| MGB 46 | Served in 3rd MGB Flotilla. Dutch ex-TMB 51. Taken on service 13.03.1941. Based at Fowey 12.06.1941-07.1941, exercises. Blew up on British mine, but salvaged while sinking & in repair 07-08.1941. Moved to Dover 09.1941. Patrols in Channel 09.1941 & enemy engagement 12.09.1941. Based at Ramsgate 09.1941-25.11.1942. In repair at Hythe 09.1941-03.1942. Patrols & enemy engagements 03.1942-06.1942. Badly damaged to Dover 14.06.1942. Patrols & minelaying 08-11.1942. Paid off at Portland 25.11.1942. | |
| Commanding Officer | 13.03.1941-01.09.1941 | Lt. J. van Staveren, RNethN |
| 01.09.1941-22.01.1942 | Lt. W.A. de Looze, RNethN | |
| 22.01.1942-07.10.1942 | S.Lt. / Lt. J.A. Schreuder, RNethN | |
| 07.10.1942-25.11.1942 | Lt. W.A. de Looze, RNethN |
| MGB
51 ex-MASB 51 |
BPB
type. Builder: British Power Boat (Hythe). Seized: 03.07.1940. Completed: 13.07.1940. |
HMS St Christopher (at 12.1941). Sea Cadet Corps (1944). |
| Commanding Officer | 28.06.1941-(12.1941) | T/S.Lt. O.L. Hooker, RNVR |
| 18.09.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. A.L. Raybould, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 27.06.1941-(12.1941) | T/S.Lt. W.H. Keefer, RCNVR |
| 19.06.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. W.J. Clemow, RNVR |
| MGB 59 | Served in 6th MGB Flotilla. | |
| (1941) |
| MGB 60 ex-MASB 60 |
01.1941 by redesignation of MA/SB 60. Served in 6th MGB Flotilla. 18.08-11.1941 out of action. Late 1943 non-operational, paid off 08.1944. | |
| Commanding Officer | 00.01.1941- | Lt. G.D.K. Richards, RN |
| First Lieutenant | 08.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. G.R. Smail, RNVR |
| MGB 61 | Served in 6th MGB Flotilla. | |
| Commanding Officer | 00.12.1940-00.08.1941 | Lt. P.N. Howes, RN |
| 20.07.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. J. Collins, RNVR |
| MGB 64 | Served in 6th MGB Flotilla. | |
| Commanding Officer | (1941) | Lt. R.P. Hichens, RNVR |
| MGB
65 ex-MASB 65 |
BPB
type. Builder: British Power Boat (Hythe). Seized: 03.07.1940. Completed: 04.03.1941. |
6th Motor Gun Boat Flotilla, HMS Beehive (at 12.1941). CT 28 (1944). |
| Commanding Officer | 27.03.1941-(12.1941) | T/Lt. A.A. Gotelee, RNVR |
| 28.08.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. L.E. Yock, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 27.03.1941-(12.1941) | T/A/S.Lt. G.F. Duncan, RCNVR |
| MGB 66 | ||
| Commanding Officer | (01.1942) | Lt. Driver, RNVR |
| 22.02.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. G.P. boissard, RANVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 06.01.1942-30.06.1942 | T/S.Lt. D. Gray, RNVR |
| 31.05.1943-(08.1943) | T/Midsh. F.B. Stitt, RNVR |
| MGB 67 | ||
| Commanding Officer | (07.1942) | Lt. G.E. Bailey, RNVR |
| 14.06.1943-(08.1943) | Lt. H.A.J. Hollings [and as Senior Officer, 6th MGB Flotilla] | |
| First Lieutenant | 10.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. J.B. Horwood, RNVR |
| MGB 74 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 16.03.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. J.W. Lambert, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 21.09.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. B.L. Bazeley, RNVR |
| MGB 82 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 06.04.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. M.V. Rout, RNZNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 28.06.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. E.H.R. Womersley, RNVR |
| MGB 83 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 09.02.1942-(02.1943) | T/Lt. J.R.F. Best, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 18.05.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. G.C. King, SANFV |
| 19.04.1943-(06.1943) | T/Midsh. J.D. Smith, RNVR |
| MGB 85 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 10.07.1942-(10.1943) | T/Lt. J.A.C. Findlay, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 30.06.1942-27.06.1943 | T/S.Lt. D. Gray, RNVR |
| 28.06.1943-(10.1943) | T/A/S.Lt. H.S. Turner, RNVR |
| MGB
86 ex-STC.5 |
Elco type. Builder: ELCO (New London). Acquired: 04.04.1941. Completed: 17.02.1941. |
Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. Returned USN 21.07.1945. |
| Commanding Officer | 15.06.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. E.E.J. Whife, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 04.10.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. P.A. Baldwin, RCNVR |
| MGB 87 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | (03.1942) | T/Lt. S.B. Bennett, RNVR |
| 14.03.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. D. Currie, RNVR | |
| 12.07.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. P.G. Wrate, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 28.12.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. A.A. Podd, RNVR |
| 12.07.1943-(08.1943) | T/Midsh. J.D. Pigott, RNVR |
| MGB 88 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 22.03.1943-27.06.1943 | Lt. A.N. MacPherson, RN |
| 28.06.1943-23.01.1944 | T/S.Lt. D. Gray, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 13.04.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. C.E.T. Jensen, RNVR |
| 28.06.1943-(12.1943) | T/A/S.Lt. T.D. Smith, RNVR |
| MGB 89 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | 28.05.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. F.N. Thomson, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 08.02.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. W.M. Paver, RNVR |
| MGB 91 | Served in 7th MGB Flotilla [HMS Minos II, from 07.1942 HMS Mantis]. | |
| Commanding Officer | (03.1942) | T/S.Lt. J.R.F. Best, RNVR |
| 15.09.1942-(02.1943) | T/Lt. E.D.W. Leaf, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 23.11.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. E.W.A. Bostock, RNVR |
| MGB 100 ex-RB.6 |
Higgins
type. Builder: Higgins (New Orleans). Acquired: 30.11.1940. Completed: 28.06.1941. |
For sale (06.1945). |
| Commanding Officer | 08.02.1943-(06.1944) | T/Lt. P. Garnier, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 10.10.1942-(12.1943) | T/S.Lt. P.A.G.B. Baldwin, RCNVR |
| MGB 114 | Served in 9th MGB Flotilla. Dutch. Taken on service 29.12.1942 at Hythe [replacement for MGB 46]. Based at Ramsgate 28.01.1943-01.02.1944. Patrols & enemy engagements (14.02, 12.03, 10.04, 15.04, 08.06, 24/25.09, 30.09.1943). A/S rescue 28.04.1943. Renamed MTB 433 01.02.1944. | |
| Commanding Officer | Commanding officers | |
| First Lieutenant | (03.1943)-01.02.1944 | S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) F.W. Lambrechtsen, RNethN Res |
| Spare Officer | 23.10.1943-01.02.1944 | S.Lt. A.W. van der Star, RNethN |
| MGB 118 | ||
| Commanding Officer | (05.1943) | T/Lt. R.M. Barge, RNVR |
| 06.06.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. M.O.F. Forsyth-Grant, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 31.05.1943-(08.1943) | T/A/S.Lt. I.B. Galbraith, RNVR |
| MGB 327 | Fairmile
"C" type. Builder: Risdon Beazley (Northam). Ordered: 27.08.1940. Completed: 22.08.1941. |
Served in 12th MGB Flotilla (Yarmouth). For sale (10.1945). |
| Commanding Officer | 14.06.1943-(12?.)1943 | T/Lt. J.R. Fulton, RNVR [T/Lt. P.C. Wilkinson, RNVR awarded MID aboard MGB 327 on 24.10.1943] |
| 15.11.1943-11.09.1944 | T/Lt. P.S. Robinson, RNVR | |
| 11.09.1944-(10.1944) | T/Lt. M.G.M. Smith, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 06.05.1943-16.05.1944 | T/S.Lt. D. Clark, RNVR |
| 16.05.1944-09.06.1944 | T/Lt. L.I. Macbeth, RNVR | |
| 09.06.1944-(10.1944) | T/A/S.Lt. B.D. Price, RNVR |
| MGB 610 | Fairmile
"D" type. Builder: Woodnutt (St Helens). Ordered: 15.03.1941. Completed: 30.06.1942. |
Based at HMS St Christopher (Coastal Forces training establishement, Fort William) ([08.1942] - [06.1943]). MTB 610 ([11?].1943). SCC Boscawen (Falmouth, 1946). SCC (Weymouth, 1950). For sale (01.1964). |
| Commanding Officer | 27.04.1942-01.03.1943 | T/Lt. D.G.E. Probert, RNVR |
| 01.03.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. R.W. Ollis, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 01.06.1942-03.08.1942 | T/S.Lt. A. Kekewich, RNVR |
| 03.08.1942-01.03.1943 | T/Lt. J.C. Cain, RNVR | |
| 01.03.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. H. Halford, RNVR | |
| Spare Officer | 03.08.1942-(02.1943) | T/S.Lt. A. Kekewich, RNVR |
| MGB 614 | Fairmile
"D" type. Builder: Woodnutt (St Helens). Ordered: 27.04.1941. Completed: 06.08.1942. |
MTB 614 (09.1943). For sale (11.1945). |
| Commanding Officer | 07.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. E.A. Honer, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant | 15.05.1943-(08.1943) | T/Midsh. P.M. Lowndes, RNVR |
| MGB 659 | Fairmile
"D" type. Builder: Boat Construction (Falmouth). Ordered: 18.11.1941. Completed: 05.1943. |
Based at HMS St Christopher (06.1943). Foundered en route Malta/Alexandria (30.01.1946). |
| Commanding Officer | 23.07.1943-07.09.1943 | T/Lt. E.F. Smyth, RNVR |
| 08.09.1943-19.01.1944 | T/Lt. K.E.A. Bayley, RNVR | |
| 20.01.1944-(10.1944) | T/Lt. P.D. Barlow, RNVR | |
| 03.03.1945-(07.1945) | T/Lt. W.J. Callow, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 19.07.1943-22.09.1943 | T/S.Lt. D.G. West, RNVR |
| 23.09.1943-(10.1944) | T/Lt. D.G.T. Hill, RNVR | |
| 12.02.1945-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. A.H. Marriott, RNVR | |
| Spare Officer | 05.04.1943-(08.1943) | T/A/S.Lt. | T/S.Lt. H.E.O. Regout, RNVR |
| 08.10.1943-(10.1944) | T/S.Lt. R.J. Mudd, RNVR | |
| 06.05.1945-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. F. Palmer, RNVR |
| MGB 662 | Fairmile
"D" type. Builder: Dorset Yacht (Hamworthy). Ordered: 18.11.1941. Completed: 08.04.1943. |
For sale (02.1946). |
| Commanding Officer | 04.07.1943-(07.1945) | T/Lt.Cdr. T.J. Bligh, RNVR (and as Senior Officer, 57th MGB Flotilla) |
| First Lieutenant | 28.05.1943-(06.1944) | T/S.Lt. W.R. Darracott, RNVR |
| 02.10.1944-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. S.J. Turner, RNVR | |
| Spare Officer | 27.04.1943-(06.1944) | T/S.Lt. G.V. Surtees, RNVR |
| 08.01.1945-(07.1945) | T/S.Lt. J.B. Hinchliffe, RNVR |
Steam Gunboats (SGBs)
| 1st SGB Flotilla | Consisted of: SGB 3, SGB 4, SGB 5, SGB 6, SGB 7, SGB 8, SGB 9. Operated from HMS Aggressive (Newhaven). | |
| Senior Officer | 1943- | T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.M. Scott, RNVR |
| Engineering Officer | 01.01.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. (E) H.J. Grout, RN |
| Electrical Officer | 29.03.1943-(08.1943) | T/Electr.Lt. E.T.A. Webb, RNVR |
* Names with the prefix "Grey" were given in 1943.
| SGB 1 | Denny
type. Builder: Thormycroft (Woolston). Ordered: 08.11.1940. Cancelled. |
| SGB 2 | Denny
type. Builder: Thormycroft (Woolston). Ordered: 08.11.1940. Cancelled. |
| SGB 3 (Grey Seal) * | Denny
type. Builder: Yarrow (Scotstoun). Ordered: 08.11.1940. Laid down: 24.01.1941. Launched: 29.08.1941. Completed: 21.02.1942. |
Converted to fast minesweeper (1944). For sale (20.08.1949). |
| Commanding Officer | 04.01.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. J.S. Southcott, RNVR |
| 09.1943 (temp.) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.M. Scott, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | 13.01.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. M.A. Barrett, RNVR |
| Third Officer | 09.11.1942-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. N.K. Kaufmann, RNVR |
| SGB 4 (Grey Fox) * | Denny
type. Builder: Yarrow (Scotstoun). Ordered: 08.11.1940. Laid down: 24.01.1941. Launched: 25.09.1941. Completed: 15.03.1942. |
Converted to fast minesweeper (1944). For sale (10.1947). |
| Commanding Officer | (07.1942) | Lt. J.D. Ritchie, RN |
| (08.1942) | Lt. R.R.W. Ashby, RNVR | |
| T/Lt. P.E. Mason, RNVR | ||
| 28.12.1942-(02.1943) | Lt. K.M. Cutler, RNR | |
| 17.03.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. T.W. Boyd, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant | (07.1942) | S.Lt. J.C. Erskine-Hill, RNVR |
| 03.05.1943-(08.1943) | T/S.Lt. T.J. Scott, RNVR |
| SGB 5 (Grey Owl) * | Denny
type. Builder: Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn). Ordered: 08.11.1940. Laid down: 17.04.1941. Launched: 27.08.1941. Completed: 01.04.1942. |
Converted to fast minesweeper (1944). Sold to British Iron & Steel and scrapped (15.12.1949). |
| Commanding Officer ? | 10.1942-(08.1943) | T/Lt. R.B.F. Hawkey, RNVR |
| First Lieutenant ? | 18.01.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. R.M. Hall, RNVR |
| Third Officer | 16.11.1942-(08.1943) | T/A/S.Lt. H.W. Sutton, RNVR |
| SGB 6 (Grey Shark) * | Denny
type. Builder: Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn). Ordered: 08.11.1940. Laid down: 28.03.1941. Launched: 17.11.1941. Completed: 30.04.1942. |
Converted to fast minesweeper (1944). Sold (13.10.1947). Houseboat (1949). |
| Commanding Officer | 30.04.1943-(08.1943) | T/Lt. H.O.T. Bradford, RNVR |
| 04.1943 (temp.) | T/Lt. P.M. Scott, RNVR | |
| 07.1943 (temp.) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.M. Scott, RNVR | |
| First Lieutenant ? | 01.1942-(02.1943) | T/Lt. H.G. Bown, RNVR |
| Third Officer | 09.11.1942-(02.1943) |