4th Frigate Squadron
ActiveJuly 1948 – August 2004
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
SizeSquadron
Commanders
FirstCaptain Ralph C. Medley
LastCaptain Mark Anderson

The 4th Frigate Squadron was an operational squadron of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 2004.

History

During its existence, the squadron included Loch-class, Whitby-class, Rothesay-class, Leander-class, Type 21 and Type 23 frigates.

From January 1949 the squadron was with the Far East Fleet, including HMS Cardigan Bay (K630), HMS Morecambe Bay, and HMS Mounts Bay.[1] Ships of the squadron saw service in the Korean War, the Beira Patrol, the Cod Wars, the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, the Falklands War and the Second Gulf War.

In the 1970s Juno was one of the six Leanders used as the fictional "HMS Hero" for the BBC TV drama series Warship. All members of the crew were given Hero cap tallies for filming purposes.

The squadron was made up of Amazon class frigates in the 1980s. Except for HMS Amazon (F169),[2] all the Amazon-class frigates took part in the 1982 Falklands War.[3] They were worked hard, performing extensive shore-bombardment missions and providing anti-submarine and anti-aircraft defence for the task force.

The squadron disbanded in 2004.

Captain (F), 4th Frigate Squadron

[4]

CommanderShipDates
Captain Ralph C. MedleyHMS Cardigan BayJuly 1948-January 1950
Captain Walter L.M. BrownHMS Cardigan BayJanuary 1950-August 1951
Captain Hugh C.B. ColeridgeHMS Cardigan BayAugust 1951-February 1953
Captain Bryan C. DurantHMS Cardigan BayFebruary 1953-October 1954
Captain E. Nigel PumphreyHMS Cardigan BayOctober 1954-April 1956
Captain John R.G. TrechmanHMS EastbourneJune 1959-January 1961
Captain John C. CartwrightHMS PlymouthJanuary 1961-February 1963
Captain Edward L. CookHMS PlymouthFebruary–April 1963
Captain Edward R. AnsonHMS JunoDecember 1974-May 1976
Captain Charles E.T. BakerHMS CleopatraMay 1976-January 1977
Captain John M. WebsterHMS CleopatraJanuary 1977-November 1978
Captain John M. TaitHMS CleopatraNovember 1978-March 1981
Captain Hugo M. WhiteHMS AvengerMarch 1981-August 1982
Captain A. Peter WoodheadHMS AvengerAugust 1982-September 1983
Captain A. Bruce RichardsonHMS AvengerSeptember 1983-March 1985
Captain Christopher J.S. CraigHMS AvengerMarch 1985-September 1986
Captain Ian D.G. GarnettHMS ActiveSeptember 1986-February 1988
Captain A. James G. MillerHMS Marlborough1997-June 1999
Captain Anthony J. RixHMS MarlboroughJune 1999-December 2000
Captain Duncan L. PottsHMS MarlboroughDecember 2000-August 2002
Captain Mark AndersonHMS MarlboroughAugust 2002 – 2004

References

  1. ↑ Watson, Graham; Smith, Gordon (12 July 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947-2013". www.naval-history.net. G. Smith. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ↑ pp. 105–114, Marriott, Leo, 'Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945', Second Edition, ISBN 0-7110-1915-0, Published by Ian Allan Ltd (Surrey, UK), 1990
  3. ↑ "Admiral Sir Hugo White - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie
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