Flag Officer-in-Charge, Humber

The Flag Officer-in-Charge, Humber was the naval commander who administered the Humber Station also called the Humber Area a military formation of the Royal Navy located at Immingham and Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. In World War I it was a sub-command of the Admiral of Patrols from 1914 to 1916, then came under the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore until 1921. In World War II the FOIC was responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Humber Station
Active1914-1921, 1939-1945
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeNaval station
Part ofRoyal Navy
Garrison/HQHMS Wallington, (1914-1920)
HMS Pembroke VII (1919-1920)
HMS Pembroke VIII (1920-1921)
HMS Beaver (1939-1945)
HM Naval Base, Immingham
(AO at Grimsby)

History

Prior to World War I an Admiral of Patrols was appointed to command the destroyer and torpedo boat patrol flotillas that were formed and operating from different bases down the east coast of Britain, from the Forth to the Humber. Immingham was headquarters for 7th Destroyer Flotilla from August 1914 to November 1918.[1][2] In 1915 The Auxiliary Patrol a component force under the (ADMP) based at Grimsby was designated Auxiliary Patrol Area IX,[3] during this period HMNB Immingham was also a submarine base for British D class submarine. During World War II the Humber Force received shore support from this station from 1939 to 1940. In 1941 various mine-laying and mine-seeping flotillas and groups were under the command.[4]

Administration world war one
NameBase/Flag Ship
Humber StationHMS Wallington, (1917-1920), HMS Pembroke VII (1919-1920), HMS Pembroke VIII (1920-1921)

Senior Naval Officer, Grimsby

Post holders included:[5]

RankInsigNameTermNotes/Ref
Senior Naval Officer, Grimsby
1CommanderCharles. S. ForbesNovember 1916 – 9 March 1919(& Mobilising Officer, Humber District)
2CaptainFrancis H. Pollen9 March 1919 – 15 June 1920(Acting Cpt & Mobilising Officer, Humber District)[6]

Commanding Officer, Humber Area

Post holders included:

RankInsigNameTermNotes/Ref
Commanding Officer, Humber Area
1CaptainStephen. H. RadcliffeAugust 1920 – January, 1921(as Commanding Officer, Humber Area)[7]

Administration world war two
NameBase/Flag Ship
Humber StationHMS Beaver (1939-1945)

Flag Officer-in-Charge, Humber

:Post holders included:[8]

RankFlagNameTermNotes/Ref
Flag Officer-in-Charge, Humber
1Rear-AdmiralArthur Francis PridhamSeptember 1939 - 1 October 1940(as Flag Officer, Humber Area)
2Vice-AdmiralReginald V. Holt1 October 1940 - 15 October 1942(retd) [9]
3Rear-AdmiralCosmo M. Graham15 October 1942 - July 1945[10]

Flag Captain, Chief Staff Officer and in command of HM Naval Base Immingham

Post holders included:[11]

RankInsigNameTermNotes/Ref
Flag Captain, Chief Staff Officer, Humber, and Commander HMNB Immingham
1CaptainEdwin Mansergh Palmer22 December 1941 - July 1945(retd) [12]

Various units that served in this command included:[13]

Naval UnitsBased atDateNotes
4th Destroyer FlotillaHumberAugust - December, 1916transfer from Grand Fleet allocated to Humber Force, 1 Cruiser (L) 1 depot ship, 10 - 15 destroyers
7th Destroyer FlotillaHumberAugust 1914 - November 191811 torpedo boat destroyers (Admiral of Patrols)
20th Destroyer FlotillaImmingham1914 - 191840th Division - 6 ships under Captain (D), Nore
20th Destroyer FlotillaImmingham1941a specialist mine laying flotilla inc 13 ships
4th Minesweeping FlotillaImmingham1939 - 19418 ships
5th Motor Torpedo Boat FlotillaImmingham1939 - 19418 ships
2nd Submarine FlotillaImminghamAugust 1916 - February 1917C class for coastal defence
3rd Submarine FlotillaImmingham/HumberSeptember 1916 - 1918D class for offensive patrols & C class for coastal defence
6th Submarine FlotillaHumberAugust 1914 - August 1916C class for coastal defence

Various units that served in this command included:

Naval UnitsBased atDateNotes
Humber ForceHumberAugust - December, 1916
East Coast ForceHumber (Admiral of Patrol)August 1914 - November 1918

References
  1. Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War I. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 395. ISBN 9781848321007.
  2. Watson, Dr Graam. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918: Admiral of Patrol/East Coast of England". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. Archives, The National. "Auxiliary Patrol Reports, Area IX, Humber, 1915". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK, ADM 137/158, 1915. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. Bertke, Donald A.; Smith, Gordon; Kindell, Don (2012). World War II Sea War, Volume 3: The Royal Navy is Bloodied in the Mediterranean. 195: Lulu Publishing. ISBN 9781937470012.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Grimsby - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 19 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Grimsby - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 19 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. "Flag Officers in Commission; Officers Commanding Areas". The Navy List. London, England: H. M. Stationery Office. January 1921. p. 693.
  8. Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy Nore Command 1939-1945: Humber". unithistories.com. Houterman and Kloppes. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  9. Parkinson, Jonathan (2018). The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941: As seen through the lives of the Commanders in Chief. Leicester, England: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 433. ISBN 9781788035217.
  10. Gilbert, Martin (1977). Winston S. Churchill (1. American ed., 1. [Dr.] ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 853. ISBN 9780395251041.
  11. Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy Nore Command 1939-1945: Humber". unithistories.com. Houterman and Kloppes. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  12. Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - P: Palmer, Edwin Mansergh". www.unithistories.com. Houterman and Kloppes. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  13. Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

Sources
  • Bertke, Donald A.; Smith, Gordon; Kindell, Don (2012). World War II Sea War, Volume 3: The Royal Navy is Bloodied in the Mediterranean. Lulu Publishing. ISBN 9781937470012.
  • Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War I. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321007.
  • Gilbert, Martin (1977). Winston S. Churchill (1. American ed., 1. [Dr.] ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395251041.
  • Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2017), "Grimsby - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
  • Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy Nore Command 1939-1945: Humber". unithistories.com. Houterman and Kloppes.
  • Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - P: Palmer, Edwin Mansergh". www.unithistories.com. Houterman and Kloppes. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  • Parkinson, Jonathan (2018). The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941: As seen through the lives of the Commanders in Chief. Leicester, England: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781788035217.
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