The British Mediterranean Fleet was part of the Royal Navy. The Fleet was one of the most prestigious commands in the navy for the majority of its history, historically defending the vital sea link between the British Isles and the majority of the British Empire in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Fleet was in existence until 1967. British warships Bulwark, Renown and Ramillies at Malta. ... HMS Bulwark was a Formidable-class battleship launched in 1899. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, 1724–1816 by James Northcote, painted 1784. ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ... Andrew Jonathan Cunningham was born in Dublin, Ireland on December 15, 1982. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Malta, a part of the British Empire since 1814, was used as a shipping waystation and headquarters for the Mediterranean Fleet until the mid-1930s. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...

In 1893, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon drowned as his flagship, HMS Victoria, sank within fifteen minutes of a collision with HMS Camperdown. About this time, the Mediterranean Fleet was the largest single squadron of the Royal Navy, with ten first-class battleships - double the number in the Channel Fleet - and a large number of smaller vessels.^[1] Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon (4 January 1832- 22 June 1893) was a British admiral who died when his flagship HMS Victoria collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres off Tripoli, Lebanon. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... HMS Victoria was one of two Victoria class battleships of the Royal Navy. ... For other uses, see Collision (disambiguation). ... HMS Camperdown was an Admiral class battleship of the UK Royal Navy. ...

Of the three original Invincible class battlecruisers which entered service in the first half of 1908, two (HMS Inflexible and HMS Indomitable) joined the Mediterranean Fleet in 1914. They and HMS Indefatigable formed the nucleus of the fleet at the start of World War I when British forces pursued the German ships Goeben and Breslau. The Invincible class was the first type of true battlecruisers built anywhere in the world. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... HMS Inflexible was one of three Invincible-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy in 1906-08. ... HMS Indomitable was an Invincible-class battlecruiser, basically a smaller sized replica of the revolutionary Dreadnought. ... HMS Indefatigable was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... German battlecruiser Goeben. ...

A recently-modernised HMS Warspite became the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet in 1926. HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the British Royal Navy. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Second in Command is a 2006 action film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The Mediterranean Fleet achieved an especially high degree of professional excellence under the leadership of Admiral Roger Keyes from 1926 to 1929. He had under his command such strong figures as Dudley Pound as Chief of Staff, Ginger Boyle, commanding a cruiser squadron and Augustus Agar,V.C. commanding a destroyer flotilla. Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes ( 1872- 1945) was a noted British admiral and hero, with a life of adventure stretching from African anti slavery patrols to Allied landings in Leyte in World War II. Early Days The son of a famous hero father, Keyes was born on October... Dudley Pound (August 29, 1877 - October 21, 1943) was a British naval officer who served as First Sea Lord, professional head of the Royal Navy from June 1939 to September 1943. ... Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and 12th Earl of Orrery (November 30, 1873 - April 19, 1967) was a career Royal Navy officer who had achieved the rank of full Admiral before succeeding a cousin in 1934 to the family titles... Photo submitted by Simon Manchee Augustus Willington Shelton Agar VC DSO was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross, Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... A flotilla (from Spanish, meaning a flota of small ships, and this from French flotte), or naval flotilla, is a formation of small warships that may be part of a larger fleet. ...

The fleet was moved to Alexandria, Egypt just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War due to the perceived threat of air-attack from the Italian mainland, a decision which would prove to be costly during the Siege of Malta but which would ensure the continuing safety of the Fleet to enable a sustained fight against the Axis forces. Alexandria (Greek: , Coptic: , Arabic: , Egyptian Arabic: Iskindireyya), (population of 3. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Island of Malta The Siege of Malta was a significant military event during World War II that occurred between 1940 and 1942 on the island of Malta. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham took command of the fleet in 1939 and in 1940 successfully attacked the World War II Italian Fleet at Taranto. Bronze bust of Lord Cunningham, looking at Nelsons column and Whitehall Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (7 January 1883 - 12 June 1963), familiarly known as ABC, was the most famous British admiral of World War II, winning distinction in Mediterranean battles in 1940 and 1941, then... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Anthem Il Canto degli Italiani(de facto) (also known as Fratelli dItalia) Italy() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() [] Capital (and largest city) Rome Official languages Italian1 Government Parliamentary republic  -  President Giorgio Napolitano  -  Prime Minister Romano Prodi Formation  -  Unification 17 March 1861   -  Republic 2 June 1946  Accession... Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ...

Ships of the Fleet took part in the Suez War against Egypt in 1956. The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War, Suez Campaign or Kadesh Operation was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1952 until 1967, the post of Commander in Chief Mediterranean Fleet was given a dual hatted role as NATO Commander in Chief Mediterranean in charge of all forces assigned to NATO in the Mediterranean Area. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ...

In the 1960s, with the decrease in imporance of maintaining the link between the British Isles and the Empire East of Suez, as a result of the dismantling of the Empire, and the increasing focus in the Cold War on the North Atlantic, The Mediterranean Fleet was drawn down over a period of time, finally disbanding in June 1967. The Fleet's assets and area of responsibility were given to the new Western Fleet. As a result of this change, the UK relinquished the NATO post of Commander in Chief Mediterranean, which was disbanded. The Royal Navy maintains a presence with the deployment of a warship to the NATO multi-national squadron Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED). The Navy also usually provides a warship to the NATO Mine Countermeasures Force (South). The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... East of Suez was a term used in British military and political discussions. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... The British Western Fleet was a fleet level command in the Royal Navy. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... SNMG2 Coat of Arms Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standing maritime Immediate Reaction Forces. ...

Ships which have served in the British Mediterranean Fleet include:

• HMS Agincourt (D86)
• HMS Aisne (D22)
• HMS Alamein (D17)
• HMS Barrosa (D68)
• HMS Camperdown (D32)
• HMS Ceylon (C30)
• HMS Colossus (1882)
• HMS Emperor of India
• HMS Euryalus (42)
• HMS Finisterre (D55)
• HMS Goliath
• HMS Gravelines (D24)
• HMS Hogue (D74)
• HMS Jutland (D62)
• HMS Lagos (D44)
• HMS Norfolk
• HMS Ramillies
• HMS Revenge
• HMS Saintes
• HMS Trafalgar
• HMS Triumph
• HMS Warspite

HMS Agincourt (D86) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Aisne (D22) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Alamein (D17) was a Battle-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Barrosa (D68) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Camperdown (D32) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). ... HMS Ceylon (C30) was a Fiji (modified Crown Colony) class cruiser of the British Royal Navy, named for then-colony Ceylon. ... HMS Colossus (1882) The second HMS Colossus was a Colossus class second-class battleship, launched in 1882 and commissioned in 1886. ... HMS Emperor of India was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, one of the second group of the class with ten 5. ... HMS Finisterre (D55) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). ... HMS Goliath was one of the six Canopus-class battleships built by the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. ... HMS Gravelines (D24) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Hogue (D74) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Jutland (D62) was a Battle-class destroyer of the United Kingdoms Royal Navy. ... HMS Lagos (D44) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... The first HMS Norfolk was an 80-gun, third-rate ship of the line. ... HMS Ramillies (pennant number 07) was a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after the Battle of Ramillies. ... HMS Revenge was the name ship of the Revenge class of battleships of the Royal Navy, the ninth to bear the name. ... HMS Saintes (D84) was a 1942 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN), she and 15 sister ships being ordered under the 1942 defence estimates. ... HMS Trafalgar (D77) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). ... HMS Triumph was a Swiftsure-class pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the British Royal Navy. ...

References

1. ^ Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy, from the Sunlight Almanac, 1895