Mediterranean Fleet

Mediterranean Fleet
The battleships Bulwark, Renown and Ramillies at Malta in 1902
ActiveSeptember 1654 – 5 June 1967
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet
Garrison/HQMalta
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Samuel Hood, Horatio Nelson, Andrew Cunningham

The British Mediterranean Fleet, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was a formation of the Royal Navy.[1] The Fleet was one of the most prestigious commands in the navy for the majority of its history, defending the vital sea link between the United Kingdom and the majority of the British Empire in the Eastern Hemisphere. The first Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet was the appointment of General at Sea Robert Blake in September 1654 (styled as Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet).[2] The Fleet was in existence until 1967.

  1. ^ "Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Mediterranean Station: Correspondence and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, 1800–1964, ADM 121. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ Davies, J. D. (2008). "Strategy and Deployment". Pepys's Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 1649–89. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 9781783830220.