Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches was the commander of a major operational command of the Royal Navy during World War II. The admiral commanding, and his forces, sometimes informally known as 'We
Derby House, Liverpool, in 2013
Plaque in Liverpool at Western Approaches HQ
Max Horton
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Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton was a British submariner during the First World War and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the later half of the Second World War, responsible for British p
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
…Liverpool and set up the training facilities that were the foundations for eventual victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. On 19 November 1942, Admiral Max Horton replaced Admiral Noble; Horton then was Commander-in-Chief until Western Approaches Command closed on 15 August 1945. Horton’s leadership played a vital…
Admiral Sir Max Horton, 1943
Horton (left) with Noel Laurence (right), commander of HMS E1, while serving in the Baltic
Max Horton with his naval officers, 10 June 1945
Memorial to Sir Max Horton