Minesweeping Division (Royal Navy) Explained

Unit Name:	Minesweeping Division
Dates:	1917-1918, 1939-1943
Country:	United Kingdom
Allegiance:	British Empire
Branch:	Royal Navy
Type:	Staff Division
Command Structure:	A.C.N.S. (1917—1918) A. C. N. S. (U boat and Trade) (1939—1943)
Garrison:	Admiralty Whitehall London, Great Britain

The Minesweeping Division was a staff division of the Admiralty Naval Staff first established during World War I (1917-1918) the deactivated. It was re-activated during World War II (1939-1943) before being abolished.^[1] It was administered by the Director of Minesweeping Division

History

The division was established during the first world war in May 1917 where it reported to the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff until 1918.^[2] when it was disbanded.^[3] The division was reestablished in 1939 at the beginning of world war two and was in operation until 1943 before it was abolished. The division during the latter period was under the supervision of the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U boat and Trade).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Donnithorne . Christopher . Naval Biographical Database: Naval Staff . www.navylist.org . C. Donnithorne . 21 October 2018.
2. Book: Jellicoe . John Rushworth Jellicoe . The crisis of the naval war . 1920 . London Cassell . London, England . 1–32 . Admiralty Organisation.
3. Web site: Smith. Gordon. British Admiralty World War 1. naval-history.net. naval-history.net, 21 October 2014. 21 October 2018.