The Commander-in-Chief South Atlantic was an operational commander of the Royal Navy from 1939. The South American area was added to his responsibilities in 1960, and the post disestablished in 1967.
HMS Bermuda, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic in the early 1950s
Simonstown Agreement
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The Simonstown Agreement was a naval cooperation agreement between the United Kingdom and South Africa, signed on 30 June 1955. Under the agreement, the Royal Navy gave up its naval base at Simon's To
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic
…the South Atlantic and joined Commodore Harwood's force, later to take part in the Battle of the River Plate against the Graf Spee. In 1955, the new Simonstown Agreement on naval cooperation between the UK and the Union of South Africa was agreed after much discussion. It was planned to include: the combined use of…
Simon's Town Harbour in 2006