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248:(1756-1763) the Western Squadron was one of Britain’s most critical military assets frequently patrolling the entrance to the English Channel and making regular sweeps into the Bay of Biscay and the waters off Ushant. One of its responsibilities was trade protection ensuring the safe return of inbound trade from the East Indies and West Indies. The squadron was involved at the
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was given command of a fleet in the channel. From 1705 until the 1740s it was essentially
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2899:Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval)
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2064:Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment
2014:Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service
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3929:Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty
3889:Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate
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2354:Department of the Controller of the Navy
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2959:Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet
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2864:Office of the Clerk of the Journals
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210:Commander-in-Chief, English Channel
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3556:Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic
3194:Torpedo Experimental Establishment
3189:Superintendent of De-magnetisation
3119:Royal School of Naval Architecture
2854:Office of the Assistant Controller
2809:Navy, Army and Air Force Institute
1943:Tactical and Staff Duties Division
1938:Training and Staff Duties Division
1718:Administrative Planning Department
241:Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
14:
4749:
4340:Senior Naval Officer, West Indies
3944:King's Bench Division (Admiralty)
3717:Admiralty Central Registry Branch
3685:Direction of Naval Administration
2939:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
2914:Office of the Vice Controller Air
2674:Materials and Priority Department
2599:Electrical Engineering Department
2334:Department of the Chief Scientist
1833:Navigation and Direction Division
1758:Air Warfare and Training Division
943:
867:"Anson: The man who built a Navy"
864:
500:, (1795–1797) (temporary command)
4315:South Atlantic and South America
4006:
3879:Office of the Admiralty Advocate
3805:Contract and Purchase Department
3712:Admiralty Central Copying Branch
3054:Royal Naval Minewatching Service
2764:Naval Ordnance Stores Department
2239:Contract and Purchase Department
2224:Combined Operations Headquarters
2074:Admiralty Mine Design Department
2034:Admiralty Engineering Laboratory
1723:Administrative Planning Division
1025:Grant, R. G. (24 October 2017).
819:. London: Batsford p. 32.
684:"Royal Navy Dockyards: Plymouth"
565:
543:
423:
343:
24:
3884:Office of the Admiralty Proctor
3800:Accountant-General's Department
3666:Accountant-General's Department
3204:Undersurface Warfare Department
3109:Royal Navy Shore Signal Service
3034:Royal Naval Engineering College
2894:Office of the Keeper of Records
2844:Office of the Admiralty Chemist
2294:Department of Physical Research
2174:Board of Invention and Research
2164:Amphibious Warfare Headquarters
2049:Admiralty Gunnery Establishment
1808:Local Defence Division Division
1610:Office of the Senior Naval Lord
1573:Office of the Senior Naval Lord
1306:
1290:
1281:
1272:
1245:
1220:
1211:
1172:
1163:
1154:
1145:
1116:
1089:
1071:
1057:Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1045:
1018:
989:
964:
937:
912:
885:
690:. Royal Museums Greenwich, 2017
598:Squadron disbanded, (1833-1845)
584:Squadron disbanded, (1815-1830)
408:, (9 May 1759 – 4 January 1763)
172:. It operated in waters of the
4723:1650 establishments in England
4622:Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
4597:Black Sea and Caspian Squadron
3703:Branches and offices under the
3516:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
3255:Office of the First Naval Lord
3243:Direction/Command of the Fleet
3214:Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps
3069:Royal Naval Scientific Service
3019:Royal Naval College, Greenwich
3014:Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
2999:Royal Naval Propellant Factory
2969:Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops
2219:Coastguard and Reserves Branch
2104:Admiralty Signal Establishment
2079:Admiralty Mining Establishment
2069:Admiralty Materials Laboratory
2039:Admiralty Experimental Station
1615:Office of the First Naval Lord
1563:Office of the First Naval Lord
1503:of Admiralty and Naval affairs
1302:. C. Wilson. 1842. p. 46.
1255:The Navy in the War of 1739-48
1099:The War for America: 1775-1783
858:
833:
808:
781:
754:
727:
702:
676:
651:
566:
544:
424:
415:(22 March 1778– 18 March 1779)
344:
38:formally established 1746-1854
1:
4602:British North Russia Squadron
4447:Commander-in-Chief, Australia
4411:Levant and East Mediterranean
4295:North America and West Indies
4253:Barbadoes and Leeward Islands
4187:Channel Squadron (Navy Royal)
3845:Admiralty Judicial Department
3825:Greenwich Hospital Department
3687:and the Admiralty Secretariat
3551:Scotland and Northern Ireland
3486:Commander-in-Chief, North Sea
3441:Levant and East Mediterranean
3386:East Indies and China Station
3084:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
2994:Royal Naval Cordite Factories
2989:Royal Naval Auxiliary Service
2749:Naval Mobilisation Department
2729:Naval Intelligence Department
2724:Naval Construction Department
2624:Greenwich Hospital Department
2304:Department of Radio Equipment
2279:Department of Naval Education
2254:Department of Radio Equipment
2194:Britannia Royal Naval College
2099:Admiralty Research Laboratory
2019:Admiralty Compass Observatory
1974:Office of the Fourth Sea Lord
1964:Office of the Second Sea Lord
1948:Undersurface Warfare Division
1933:Trade and Operations Division
1868:Operations Division (Foreign)
1813:Mercantile Movements Division
1558:Office of the Naval Secretary
1329:
892:Braddick, Michael J. (2000).
366:(7 July 1747 – 3 August 1747)
336:
4396:British Naval Forces Germany
4093:British Naval Forces Germany
3964:Colonial Courts of Admiralty
3590:Naval formations before 1707
3511:Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
3321:Cape and West Africa Station
3260:Office of the First Sea Lord
3114:Royal Observatory, Greenwich
3039:Royal Naval Film Corporation
3029:Royal Naval College, Osborne
2574:Directorate General Training
1979:Office of the Fifth Sea Lord
1969:Office of the Third Sea Lord
1873:Operations Division (Mining)
1798:Gunnery and Torpedo Division
1763:Combined Operations Division
1677:Operational planning, policy
1620:Office of the First Sea Lord
1568:Office of the First Sea Lord
1355:Duffy, Michael, ed. (1992).
1227:Morriss, Roger, ed. (2001).
709:Duffy, Michael, ed. (1992).
644:
280:that was later known as the
184:. It defended British trade
7:
4662:Particular Service Squadron
4325:South East Coast of America
3274:Naval formations after 1707
3229:Women's Royal Naval Service
3024:Royal Naval College, Keyham
2984:Royal Naval Armaments Depot
2814:Navy and Army Canteen Board
2639:Joint Warfare Establishment
2119:Admiralty Surveying Service
2059:Admiralty Labour Department
1999:Admiralty Area Cash Offices
1988:Admiralty civil departments
1853:Naval Intelligence Division
1679:strategy, tactical doctrine
1629:Secretariat and staff under
1217:Davis & Engerman.p.614.
1031:. Book Sales. p. 461.
971:Tucker, Spencer C. (2009).
734:Palmer, Michael A. (2005).
401:, (October 1758-9 May 1759)
10:
4754:
4677:Royal Navy Cyprus Squadron
3636:Direction of Naval Finance
3617:Commander-in-Chief, Thames
3541:Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
3436:Commander-in-Chief, Levant
3296:Commander-in-Chief, Africa
3224:Weapons Department (Naval)
3104:Royal Navy Medical Service
3064:Royal Naval Patrol Service
2774:Naval Publicity Department
2714:Naval Equipment Department
2679:Medical Consultative Board
2644:Medical Consultative Board
2244:Council of Naval Education
2169:Armament Supply Department
2094:Admiralty Regional Offices
2044:Admiralty Experiment Works
1863:Operations Division (Home)
1688:Admiralty Navy War Council
1658:Admiralty Navy War Council
1515:Lord High Admirals Council
1083:February 21, 2009, at the
486:, (July 1793 - April 1794)
479:, (June 1793 – April 1794)
373:, (3 August 1747 – 1748)
218:
4657:Northern Ireland Squadron
4587:British Adriatic Squadron
4577:
4452:Commander-in-Chief, China
4434:
4348:
4335:Flag Officer, West Africa
4240:
4020:
3838:
3790:
3770:
3702:
3684:
3651:
3635:
3589:
3576:Flag Officer, West Africa
3376:Flag Officer, East Africa
3371:Commander-in-Chief, Dover
3366:Commander-in-Chief, China
3316:Cape of Good Hope Station
3273:
3242:
3234:Wireless Telegraphy Board
3079:Royal Naval Torpedo Depot
3074:Royal Naval Sick Quarters
3049:Royal Naval Medical Depot
2799:Naval Training Department
2789:Naval Security Department
2754:Naval Ordnance Department
2744:Naval Manpower Department
2709:Naval Engineering College
2209:Civil Catering Department
2054:Admiralty Interview Board
1987:
1956:
1783:Economic Warfare Division
1706:
1676:
1628:
1596:
1528:
1500:
1315:Navy and Army Illustrated
815:Saunders, Andrew (1997).
589:1831-32 Vice-Admiral Sir
437:(May 1780-September 1780)
321:. This was agreed by the
139:
134:
112:
98:
80:
72:
62:
52:
42:
32:
23:
18:
4637:Overseas Patrol Squadron
4502:New Zealand Naval Forces
4083:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
3471:New Zealand Naval Forces
3144:Sea Transport Department
2979:Royal Naval Air Stations
2784:Naval Reserve Department
2159:Air Personnel Department
1957:Offices of the Sea Lords
1903:Standardisation Division
1653:Offices of the Sea Lords
1529:Boards and offices under
1336:Charters, Erica (2014).
1252:Richmond, H. W. (2012).
817:Book of Channel defences
4592:British Aegean Squadron
4569:Named squadrons of the
3854:High Court of Admiralty
3722:Admiralty Record Office
3671:Comptroller of the Navy
3612:Thames, Medway and Nore
3536:Flag Officer Submarines
3526:Royal East African Navy
3089:Royal Naval War College
2974:Royal Naval Air Service
2794:Naval Stores Department
2719:Naval Historical Branch
2699:Nautical Almanac Office
2689:Medical Examining Board
2659:Hydrographic Department
2649:Medical Examining Board
2629:Inspector of Telegraphs
2614:Experimental Department
2184:Boom Defence Department
2154:Air Materiel Department
2089:Admiralty Record Office
1768:Communications Division
1733:Anti-Submarine Division
1494:Department of Admiralty
1123:Duffy, Michael (1992).
1096:Mackesy, Piers (1964).
919:Robson, Martin (2016).
796:. S Harrison, 2010-2018
769:. S. Harrison 2010-2018
658:Robson, Martin (2016).
422:(18 March 1779 – 1780)
258:Battle of Ushant (1778)
129:Battle of Ushant (1778)
4517:Red Sea and Canal Area
3411:Flag Officer Gibraltar
3209:Victualling Department
3159:Ship Design Department
3149:Sea Transport Division
3059:Royal Naval Mine Depot
2804:Naval Works Department
2779:Naval Regional Offices
2609:Engineering Department
2249:Dental Examining Board
2024:Admiralty Constabulary
1707:Divisions and sections
1501:Direction and control
996:Harding, John (2014).
254:Battle of Quiberon Bay
125:Battle of Quiberon Bay
4672:Preventative Squadron
4667:Persian Gulf Squadron
4627:Experimental Squadron
4523:South America Station
4462:East Indies and China
4386:Eastern Mediterranean
4371:Black Sea and Caspian
4310:South America Station
4128:Orkneys and Shetlands
3959:Vice Admiralty courts
3864:High Court of Justice
3830:Works Loan Department
3791:Departments under the
3732:Admiralty Secretariat
3652:Departments under the
3265:Admiralty Naval Staff
3179:Statistics Department
2824:Navigation Department
2819:Navy Works Department
2734:Naval Medical Service
2669:Marine Pay Department
1848:Mobilisation Division
1843:Minesweeping Division
1698:Admiralty Naval Staff
1668:Admiralty Naval Staff
493:, (April 1794 -1795)
380:, (1755- June 1756)
272:and elsewhere in the
4718:Royal Navy squadrons
4692:West Africa Squadron
4652:Narrow Seas Squadron
4330:West Africa Squadron
4048:Battle Cruiser Fleet
3771:Civil Administration
3571:West Africa Squadron
3466:New Zealand Division
3461:Newfoundland Station
3331:Battle Cruiser Force
3326:Battle Cruiser Fleet
3199:Transport Department
3139:Sea Transport Branch
3044:Royal Naval Hospital
2954:Royal Marines Office
2694:Movements Department
2634:Inspector of Repairs
2284:Operational Research
1748:Air Warfare Division
1743:Anti-U-boat Division
1374:Grant, R.G. (2017).
950:www.historytoday.com
399:Sir Charles Saunders
394:(1757– October 1758)
146:Admiral Edward Hawke
4582:Australian Squadron
4421:Mediterranean Fleet
3705:Permanent Secretary
3602:West Indies Station
3451:Mediterranean Fleet
3381:East Indies Station
3099:Royal Navy Dockyard
3004:Royal Naval College
2964:Royal Naval Academy
2949:Royal Marine Police
2204:Chemical Department
1992:under the Sea Lords
1858:Operations Division
1838:Navigation Division
1693:Admiralty War Staff
1663:Admiralty War Staff
1603:War and Naval Staff
1520:Admiralty buildings
944:Saxby, C. Richard.
605:Sir Francis Collier
484:John Borlase Warren
4642:Gibraltar Squadron
4222:West and Irish Sea
4165:Naval Home Command
4153:Western Approaches
4123:North Sea Squadron
3521:Queenstown Station
3506:Admiral of Patrols
3219:Weapons Department
3124:Salvage Department
2944:Royal Flying Corps
2739:Naval Law Division
2684:Medical Department
2654:Historical Section
2619:Fire Control Group
2234:Compass Department
2179:Board of Longitude
1883:Plans Division (Q)
1818:Naval Air Division
1803:Historical Section
1709:under the War and
1631:the First Sea Lord
1538:Board of Admiralty
1004:. Pavilion Books.
619:Sir Charles Napier
612:Sir William Parker
562:Sir Charles Cotton
519:William Cornwallis
463:John Leveson-Gower
359:(1746– 3 May 1747)
262:French naval bases
178:Western Approaches
160:was a squadron or
4705:
4704:
4687:Training Squadron
4536:
4535:
4482:Egypt and Red Sea
4467:East Indies Fleet
4391:Egypt and Red Sea
4068:Coast of Scotland
3972:
3971:
3727:Admiralty Library
3531:Royal Indian Navy
3361:Coast of Scotland
3311:Australia Station
3164:Signal Department
2664:Marine Department
1990:and organisations
1908:Tactical Division
788:Harrison, Simon.
761:Harrison, Simon.
626:Armar Lowry Corry
591:Edward Codrington
362:Rear-Admiral Sir
331:blockade of Brest
170:Plymouth Dockyard
151:
150:
103:Plymouth Dockyard
36:origin,1650-1690
4745:
4697:Western Squadron
4617:Eastern Squadron
4607:Channel Squadron
4563:
4556:
4549:
4540:
4539:
4263:Jamaica Division
4207:Western Squadron
4063:Coast of Ireland
4058:Channel Squadron
4011:
4010:
3999:
3992:
3985:
3976:
3975:
3607:Western Squadron
3346:Channel Squadron
3336:Caspian Flotilla
3184:Steam Department
2594:Dockyard Schools
2584:Dockyards Branch
1918:Torpedo Division
1793:Gunnery Division
1601:Naval/Sea Lords
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299:Anglo-Dutch wars
278:Channel Squadron
256:(1756), and the
246:Seven Years' War
223:In 1650 Captain
158:Western Squadron
93:Trade Protection
28:
19:Western Squadron
16:
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4430:
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4275:Leeward Islands
4269:Jamaica Station
4236:
4212:North Sea Fleet
4177:English Channel
4016:
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3849:Admiralty court
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3752:Military Branch
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3426:Jamaica Station
3401:English Channel
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3174:Sixpenny Office
3154:Ship Department
2604:Engineer Branch
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1928:Trade Division
1893:Signal Division
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