The 3rd Frigate Squadron also known as the Third Frigate Squadron was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from February 1949 to 1963 and again from 1972 to May 1980.
The 3rd Frigate Squadron was formed in February 1949 and was assigned to the East Indies Fleet later Far East Fleet until February 1964 when it was re-designated the 26th Escort Squadron. It was reformed in 1972 when it was allocated to the 1st Flotilla it was administered by Flag Officer, 1st Flotilla until the appointment of a Captain (F) in December 1973 it remained with the 1st flotilla until April 1976. It then transferred to the 2nd Flotilla until May 1980 when it was disbanded.[1]
frigate, squadron, also, known, third, frigate, squadron, naval, formation, royal, navy, from, february, 1949, 1963, again, from, 1972, 1980, activefebruary, 1949, 1980country, united, kingdombranch, royal, navypart, offar, east, fleetfirst, flotillagarrison, . The 3rd Frigate Squadron also known as the Third Frigate Squadron was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from February 1949 to 1963 and again from 1972 to May 1980 3rd Frigate SquadronActiveFebruary 1949 May 1980Country United KingdomBranch Royal NavyPart ofFar East FleetFirst FlotillaGarrison HQHMNB Singapore 1949 1963 HMNB Portsmouth 1972 1980 CommandersFirstCaptain Alan D H JayLastCaptain Kenneth A Snow The 3rd Frigate Squadron was formed in February 1949 and was assigned to the East Indies Fleet later Far East Fleet until February 1964 when it was re designated the 26th Escort Squadron It was reformed in 1972 when it was allocated to the 1st Flotilla it was administered by Flag Officer 1st Flotilla until the appointment of a Captain F in December 1973 it remained with the 1st flotilla until April 1976 It then transferred to the 2nd Flotilla until May 1980 when it was disbanded 1 Captains F 3rd Frigate Squadron editPost holders included 2 Commander Ship Dates Captain Alan D H Jay HMS Black Swan February 1949 June 1950 Captain George A F Norfolk HMS Black Swan June 1950 1952 Captain George O Roberts HMS Cardigan Bay April 1956 April 1958 Captain Peter J Wyatt HMS Cardigan Bay April 1958 October 1959 Captain Alan R Aldous HMS Cardigan Bay October 1959 May 1961 Captain Michael F Fell HMS Loch Killisport May 1961 February 1963 Captain William C Simpson HMS Loch Killisport February 1963 February 1964 Captain Michael E Barrow HMS Diomede December 1973 May 1974 Captain John H F C de Winton HMS Leander May 1974 June 1975 Captain John M Tait HMS Leander June 1975 December 1976 Captain Alastair F C Wemyss HMS Diomede December 1976 October 1978 Captain Kenneth A Snow HMS Arethusa October 1978 May 1980References edit Watson Graham Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947 2013 naval history net G Smith 12 July 2015 Mackie Colin Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 PDF gulabin com C Mackie July 2018 p 229 Retrieved 23 July 2018 Mackie Colin Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 PDF gulabin com C Mackie July 2018 Watson Dr Graham Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947 2013 naval history net G Smith nbsp This United Kingdom navy related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 3rd Frigate Squadron amp oldid 1185293178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
