A project index to the Admiralty Red List for 1939–1940, used to locate vessels, commands and page references in the wartime lists and compare them with related records.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, RED LIST INDEX 1939 40. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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CONFIDENTIAL This book is the property of H.M. Government. Its contents are not be communicated, either directly or in indirectly H.M. to the Press, or to to ACCOUNTING BASES. person not holding an official position Service. It is to be destroyed any by fire on receipt of new copy. [The numbers shown in brackets their before the name of certain ships in this volume indicate accounting base as shown below.] No. NOTE.-The programmes and prospective movements contained herein are H.M.S. 1. Bacchante Page liable to alteration at short notice, and no executive action should be No. 25 H.M.S. Page taken thereon until confirmation has been obtained from the Admiralty. 2. Badger 31. Pembroke II 13 17 3. Beaver I 32. 16 Pembroke IV 17 4. Beaver II 33. 16 Proserpine 28, 29 5. Boscawen 34. Pyramus 9 30 6. Calliope 35. Racer 23 7 7. Caroline 36. Skirmisher 7 4 8. Claverhouse 37. Spartiate ABBREVIATIONS. 20, 21 18 9. Clio 38. Torch 6 6 Before Name of Ship. 10. Cochrane II 39. Unicorn II Rosyth 22 C = Chatham Crew. 11. Defiance 40. Vernon 8 2 D = Devonport Crew. 12. Dolphin 41. Submarine School, Victory I 8 P = Portsmouth Crew. Portsmouth 42. Victory II 8 [1] = Numbers in brackets correspond with Accounting Bases on opposite page. 13. Drake II Plymouth 43. Victory III 8 14. Drake IV Plymouth 44. Watchful After Name of Ship. 14, 15 A = Fitted with asdics. 15. Eaglet 5 45. Wildfire 12 a = Partially fitted with asdics. 16. Elfin Blyth 46. Woolwich 28 A/A = Anti Aircraft. 17. Excellent Gunnery School, 47. Lochinvar 20 Portsmouth C = D.C. equipment only. 48. Orlando 18 D = Ships fitted with D.G. equipment. 18. Fervent 11 49. Rooke 20 F = Motor Fishing Vessels. 19. Flora 26 50. Dunluce Castle 28 X = Operates Mark I, Mark II or Mark II* sweep. 20. Forte 2 51. Nimrod 19 x/s = Operates Mark I, Mark II or Mark II* sweep fitted to tow skid. 21. Fortitude 19 52. Trelawney 27 S = Fitted to tow skid only. 9 53. Nile 22. Forward X/M = Equipped with Magnetic sweep (Trawlers carry Mark II sweep in addition). 27 54. St. Angelo X/A = Fitted to operate Double A sweep. 23. Fox 55. Cormorant X/LL = Fitted to carry and tow Double L sweep and convertible to Oropesa. 3 24. Lucifer 56. Stag L/L = Fitted to carry and tow Double L sweep but NOT convertible to Oropesa. 10 25. Lynx 57. Sultan P.L. E/S = Fitted with Echo Sounding. 27 T/W = Fitted with Taut Wire Gear. 26. Mentor 58. Tamar 8 27. Venon II 59. Edinburgh XN/4.B f.o. = Fitted with Bow Defence Gear appropriate to class. Castle Portland = Fitting out. 28. Osprey 60. Lucia 20 kw. = Fitted with 20-kw. generators. 24 61. Pursuivant 29. Paragon 30 22 kw. = Fitted with 22-kw. generators. 17 35 kw. = Fitted with 30-kw. generators. 30. Pembroke I kw. = Fitted with 35-kw. generators. the information in respect all of initial accounting allocations bases to up accounting to date (1) = Special complement. bases Naval NOTE.-In and Authorities any subsequent order concerned to keep changes are requested that may to be report made. Corrections, etc., should arrive by Saturday in each week. (C38488)