East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron

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East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Active1916–1918
Country United Kingdom
Allegiance British Empire
Branch Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Service
Type Squadron
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Squadron-Commander, Cecil L'Estrange Malone

The East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron [1] was a formation of seaplane carriers of the British Royal Navy. It was the Royal Navy's first carrier squadron from 1916 to 1918. [2]

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History

The East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron was formed in January 1916 consisting of the seaplane carriers HMS Raven II, HMS Empress, HMS Ben-my-Chree and HMS Anne, it was placed the command of Cecil L'Estrange Malone. [3] The squadron, based at Port Said, [4] was under the overall control of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and its primary responsibilities were to air-patrol Turkish troop positions including all movements in southern Palestine and the Sinai Peninsula. The squadron was disbanded in 1918.

Officer commanding

Included: [5]

RankNameTermNotes
Officer Commanding, East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron
1Squadron-Commander Cecil L'Estrange Malone January - May 1916
1Squadron-Commander Charles Rumney Samson May 1916 - December 1917

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References

Footnotes

  1. Archives, The National. "Summary of operations, East Indies and Egypt seaplane squadron, R.N.A.S." discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, AIR 1/667/17/122/743, May to June 1917. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. Buck, H. B. "The East Indies & Egypt seaplane squadron during WWI compiled by H.B. Buck RNR (Australia)". collections.anmm.gov.au. Australian National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California, United States: ABC-CLIO. p. 17. ISBN   9781851095735.
  4. Hobbs, David (2014). "3:Seaplane Carriers". British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development & Service Histories. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   9781473853515.
  5. Buck, H. B. "The East Indies & Egypt seaplane squadron during WWI compiled by H.B. Buck RNR (Australia)". collections.anmm.gov.au. Australian National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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