Far East Fleet (United Kingdom)

Far East Fleet
Far East Fleet
	Taranaki and Victorious underway during exercises in May 1964
Active	1952–1971
Country	UK
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Fleet
Garrison/HQ	Singapore Naval Base
Engagements	Malayan Emergency; Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

The Far East Fleet (also called the Far East Station) was a fleet of the Royal Navy which existed between 1952 and 1971.

During the Second World War, the Eastern Fleet included many ships and personnel from other navies, including those of the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. On 22 November 1944 the Eastern Fleet was re-designated East Indies fleet and continued to be based in Trincomalee. Following its re-designation its remaining ships formed the British Pacific Fleet.^[1] In December 1945 the British Pacific Fleet was disbanded and its forces were absorbed into the East Indies Fleet. In 1952 The East Indies Fleet was renamed the Far East Fleet. After the Second World War the East Indies Station continued as a separate command to the Far East until 1958. In 1971 the Far East Fleet was abolished and its remaining forces returned home, coming under the command of the new, unified, Commander-in-Chief Fleet.

Post-war[]

After the war, the East Indies Fleet was once again based at the Singapore Naval Base. The 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron HMS Glory and HMS Theseus) arrived from the British Pacific Fleet in October 1945, and operated from Trincomalee, then Singapore, from October 1945 to October 1947. In 1952, the East Indies Fleet was redesignated the Far East Fleet. The Fleet then took part in the Malayan Emergency and the Confrontation with Indonesia in the 1960s. By 1964, the fleet on station included Victorious, Centaur, Bulwark, Kent, Hampshire, 17 destroyers and frigates, about ten minesweepers and five submarines.^[2]

The Flag Officer Second-in-Command Far East Fleet, for most of the postwar period a rear admiral, was based afloat, and tasked with keeping the fleet "up to the mark operationally". Some also held the appointment of Flag Officer Commanding 5th Cruiser Squadron, probably including Rear Admiral E.G.A. Clifford CB, who was flying his flag in HMS Newcastle on 12 November 1953. Meanwhile, the fleet commander, a vice admiral, ran the fleet programme and major items of administration 'including all provision for docking and maintenance' from his base in Singapore.^[3]

From February 1963 the remaining destroyer and frigate squadrons in the Far East Fleet were gradually amalgamated into Escort Squadrons. All were disbanded by the end of December 1966. Those in the Far East Fleet became the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Far East Destroyer Squadrons.

In November 1967 fleet senior officers supervised the final departure from Britain's beleaguered State of Aden. Rear Admiral Edward Ashmore, Flag Officer, Second-in-Command, Far East Fleet, serving as Commander Task Force 318, commanded the British warships assembled to cover the withdrawal from Aden and receive the final Royal Marine Commandos heli-evacuated from the RAF Khormaksar airfield.^[4]

The fleet was disbanded in 1971, and on 31 October 1971, the last day of the validity of the Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement, the last Commander, Far East Fleet, Rear Admiral Anthony Troup, hauled down his flag.^[5]

Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet[]

Post holders included:^[6]^[7]

	Rank	Name	Term
Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet
1	Vice-Admiral	Sir Guy Russell	January 1952 – March 1953
2	Vice-Admiral	Sir Charles Lambe	March 1953 – April 1955
3	Vice-Admiral	Sir Alan Scott-Moncrieff	April 1955 – October 1957
4	Vice-Admiral	Sir Gerald Gladstone	October 1957 – April 1960
5	Vice-Admiral	Sir David Luce	April 1960 – November 1962
6	Vice-Admiral	Sir Desmond Dreyer	November 1962 – January 1965
7	Vice-Admiral	Sir Frank Twiss	January 1965 – June 1967
8	Vice-Admiral	Sir William O'Brien	June 1967 -September 1969
9	Vice-Admiral	Sir Derek Empson	September 1969 – April 1971
10	Vice-Admiral	Sir Anthony Troup	April – November 1971

Flag Officer Second-in-Command Far East Fleet[]

Included:^{[citation needed]}

	Rank	Name	Term
Flag Officer Second-in-Command Far East Fleet
1	Rear-Admiral	Laurence Durlacher	1957–1958
2	Rear-Admiral	Varyl Begg	1958–1960^[8]
3	Rear-Admiral	Michael Le Fanu	1960–1961
4	Rear-Admiral	John Frewen	1961–1962
5	Rear-Admiral	Jack Scatchard	1962–1964
6	Rear-Admiral	Peter Hill-Norton	1964–1966
7	Rear-Admiral	Charles Mills	1966–1967
8	Rear-Admiral	Edward Ashmore	1967–1968
9	Rear-Admiral	Anthony Griffin	1968–1969
10	Rear-Admiral	Terence Lewin	1969–1970
11	Rear-Admiral	David Williams	1970–1971

Chief of Staff, Far East Fleet[]

Included:^[9]

	Rank	Name	Term
Chief of Staff, Far East Fleet
1	Captain	Ralph L. Fisher	January – October 1952
2	Commodore	Laurence G. Durlacher	October 1952 – September 1954
3	Commodore	George A. F. Norfolk	September 1954 – October 1956
5	Commodore	Christopher H. Hutchinson	October 1956 – March 1959
6	Rear-Admiral	Ronald E. Portlock	March 1959 – April 1961
7	Rear-Admiral	Bryan C. Durant	April 1961 – July 1963
8	Rear-Admiral	Francis B. P. Brayne-Nicholls	July 1963 – July 1965
9	Rear-Admiral	Dennis H. Mason	July 1965 – December 1967
10	Rear-Admiral	Ian D. McLaughlan	December 1967 – February 1970
9	Rear-Admiral	John A. Templeton-Cotill	February 1970 – March 1971

Flag Officer, Malayan Area[]

As the Malayan Emergency developed, the Flag Officer, Malayan Area's title changed as his areas of responsibility increased.^[10]

Commodore, Amphibious Forces, Far East Fleet[]

Commodore, Amphibious Forces, Far East (COMAFFEF)^[11] was based at HMNB Singapore from May 1965 to March 1971.

The Navy established the Amphibious Warfare Squadron in March 1961, which was responsible to the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf until August 1962. It then was reassigned to Flag Officer, Middle East, until April 1965. The squadron was then transferred to the Far East where it was renamed Amphibious Forces under the new Commodore, Amphibious Forces, Far East Fleet in May 1965.^[12] The post was discontinued in March 1971.

Incumbents included:^[13]

	Rank	Name	Term
Commodore, Amphibious Forces, Far East Fleet
1	Commodore		May 1965 - May 1966
2	Commodore	David A. Dunbar-Nasmith	May 1966 - July 1967
3	Commodore	E. Gerard N. Mansfield	July 1967 - November 1968
4	Commodore		November 1968 - September 1970
5	Commodore		September 1970 - March 1971

Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong[]

This officer was based at HMS Tamar. He was responsible for administrating all naval establishments in Hong Kong including HMNB Hong Kong and, at times, exercised operational control over Royal Navy ships in that area.^[14]

Subordinate naval formations[]

Units that served in the fleet included:^[15]^[16]

Naval Units	Based at	Date	Notes
4th Cruiser Squadron	Trincomalee then Singapore Naval Base	December 1947 to July 1954
5th Cruiser Squadron	Trincomalee then Singapore Naval Base	January 1942 – May 1960
8th Destroyer Flotilla	Singapore	1947 to July 1951	re-designated 8th DSQ
1st Destroyer Squadron	Singapore	1950 to April 1960
	Singapore	July 1951 – May 1963	renamed 24th ESQ
	Singapore	December 1966 to 1 November 1971
	Singapore	December 1966 to 1 November 1971
	Singapore	December 1966 to December 1970
	Singapore	1946 to 1954
	Singapore	May 1964 to December 1966
	Singapore	May 1963 to June 1964	became 29th Escort Squadron
	Singapore	May 1963 to December 1966	renamed from 8th DSQ
	Singapore	January 1963 to May 1964	renamed from 6th FSQ
	Singapore	May 1963 to December 1966	renamed from 3FSQ
	Singapore	June 1964 to December 1966
	Singapore	September 1964 to December 1965
3rd Frigate Squadron	Singapore	May 1949– 1954, January 1958 to May 1963	renamed 26th ESQ
4th Frigate Squadron	Singapore	January 1949 to August 1954
4th Frigate Squadron	Singapore	January 1956 – December 1960
4th Frigate Squadron	Singapore	September 1961 to September 1962
5th Frigate Squadron	Singapore	December 1959 to December 1962
6th Frigate Squadron	Singapore	December 1960 to September 1961; September 1962 to January 1963	Renamed 25th Escort Squadron
	Singapore	1962 to 1971
	Hong Kong	1962 to 1967
	Singapore	August 1947 to 1951	placed in reserve
	Singapore	1951 to June 1954	new formation
	Singapore	1960 to 1962
	Hong Kong Naval Base	1952 to 1962
	Singapore	1959
	Singapore	1966 to 1971
Persian Gulf Division	Juffair Naval Base	January 1942 to January 1954
Red Sea Division		February 1942 to January 1954

Notes[]

^ Hobbs, David. "THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET IN 1945 A Commonwealth effort and a remarkable achievement" (PDF). navy.gov.au. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Grove, p. 266
^ Hill, p. 219
^ Colin D. Robinson (2021). "The Somali Navy from 1965 to the 1980s: A research note". Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies. 1 (1–2): 128. ISSN 2786-1902.
^ Grove, p. 307
^ Whitaker's Almanacks 1941 – 1971
^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, July 2018. pp. 151–152. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, July 2018. p. 153. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Benbow, Tim; Thornton, Rod (2013). Dimensions of Counter-insurgency: Applying Experience to Practice. Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 9781136790034.
^ Mackie, Colin (August 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin. C. Mackie. p. 222. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Watson, Dr Graham (12 July 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947-2013". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Mackie, Colin (August 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin. C. Mackie. p. 222. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Office, The Colonial (1970). Hong Kong: Report. Hong Kong: Government Press. p. 187.
^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939–1945: 3.3 INDIAN and PACIFIC OCEANS". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947–2013:1. ROYAL NAVY ORGANISATION AND DEPLOYMENT FROM 1947". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

References[]

Grove, Eric (1987). Vanguard to Trident: British Naval Policy Since World War II. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0870215520.
Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
Hill, Richard (2000). Lewin of Greenwich. Weidenfeld Military. ISBN 978-0-304-35329-3.
Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War. London: Hambledon Continuum. ISBN 1-85285-417-0.
Mackie, Colin. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Scotland, UK.
Muggenthaler, August Karl (1980). German Raiders of World War II. London Pan. ISBN 0-330-26204-1.
O'Hara, Vincent (2009). Struggle for the Middle Sea: the great navies at war in the Mediterranean theater, 1940–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591146483.
Shores, Christopher; Cull, Brian; Izawa, Yasuho (1992). Bloody Shambles: The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. I. London: Grub Street. ISBN 0-948817-50-X.
Watson, Dr Graham (2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947-2013". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.

External links[]

[1] Hobbs, David. "THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET IN 1945 A Commonwealth effort and a remarkable achievement" (PDF). navy.gov.au. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[2] Grove, p. 266

[3] Hill, p. 219

[4] Colin D. Robinson (2021). "The Somali Navy from 1965 to the 1980s: A research note". Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies. 1 (1–2): 128. ISSN 2786-1902.

[5] Grove, p. 307

[whitaker-6] Whitaker's Almanacks 1941 – 1971

[7] Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, July 2018. pp. 151–152. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[8] Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.

[9] Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, July 2018. p. 153. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[10] Benbow, Tim; Thornton, Rod (2013). Dimensions of Counter-insurgency: Applying Experience to Practice. Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 9781136790034.

[11] Mackie, Colin (August 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin. C. Mackie. p. 222. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[12] Watson, Dr Graham (12 July 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947-2013". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[13] Mackie, Colin (August 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin. C. Mackie. p. 222. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[14] Office, The Colonial (1970). Hong Kong: Report. Hong Kong: Government Press. p. 187.

[15] Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939–1945: 3.3 INDIAN and PACIFIC OCEANS". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[16] Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947–2013:1. ROYAL NAVY ORGANISATION AND DEPLOYMENT FROM 1947". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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