The Home Fleet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Home_Fleet
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:activePeriod 1902–1967
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Scapa_Flow
gptkb:Rosyth
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1967
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Home Fleet
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Charles_Forbes
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Henry_Oliver
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Tovey
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
gptkb:Pursuit_of_the_Bismarck
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Nelson
gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
gptkb:HMS_Rodney
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Channel_Fleet
gptkbp:primaryMission protection of the British Isles
gptkbp:role defense of British home waters
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Western_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Navy_Home_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8