East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron

East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron
White Ensign
Active	1916–1918
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]

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]

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

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.

Sources

• 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.
• Buck, H. B. (2013) "The East Indies & Egypt seaplane squadron during WWI compiled by H.B. Buck RNR (Australia)". collections.anmm.gov.au. Australian National Maritime Museum.
• Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California, United States: ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9781851095735.
• Hobbs, David (2014). "3:Seaplane Carriers". British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development & Service Histories. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   9781473853515.
• Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918: The Grand Fleet". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.