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Appendix 1: British Naval Forces in Home Waters, 31st August 1939

Capital Ships Aircraft Carriers Cruisers Destroyers
HOME FLEET (Admiral Sir Charles Forbes)
Main Fleet
Scapa Flow Nelson Rodney Royal Oak Royal Sovereign Ramillies Hood Repulse Ark Royal Aurora Sheffield Edinburgh Belfast Effingham Emerald Cardiff Dunedin Diomede Dragon Calypso Caledon 17
Rosyth Furious
Humber Force
Humber Southampton Glasgow 9
Channel Force
Portland Resolution Revenge Courageous Hermes Ceres Caradoc Cairo 9
ROSYTH COMMAND (Vice-Admiral C. G. Ramsey)
Rosyth 8
NORE COMMAND (Admiral Sir Studholme Brownrigg)
Dover 9
PORTSMOUTH COMMAND (Admiral Sir William James)
Portsmouth 12
WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND (Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C.)
Plymouth 32