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The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967, it was merged with the Mediterranean Fleet creatin
HMS Neptune leading the Home Fleet before the First World War
King George VI visiting the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in March 1943
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
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Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey,, sometimes known as Jack Tovey, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he commanded the destroyer HMS Onslow at the Battle of Jut
Home Fleet
…World War Active 1902–1904, 1907–1914, 1932–1967 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Navy Type Fleet Commanders Notable commanders George Callaghan, John Tovey, Bruce Fraser The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until…
Tovey c. 1943–45
The armoured cruiser HMS King Alfred to which Tovey was appointed in 1908
The destroyer HMS Jackal, which Tovey commanded, in pre-war livery
The battleship HMS Rodney after refitting at Liverpool