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Red Sea Station
Active1846-1944-45
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceBritish Empire
BranchRoyal Navy
TypeNaval station
Part of
  • East Indies Station
    (1846-1883)
  • Mediterranean Fleet
    (1883-1913)
  • East Indies Station
    (1914-1941)
  • Mediterranean Fleet
    (1941-1943)
  • Commander-in-Chief, Levant
    (1943-1944)
  • East Indies Station
    (1944-1945)[citation needed]
Garrison/HQAden then Port Tawfiq
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Rear-Admiral Ronald H. C. Hallifax

The Red Sea Station was a military formation of the Royal Navy. At various times it has also been referred to as Egypt Division and Red Sea and later the Red Sea and Canal Area. The Royal Navy had distinct formations for the Red Sea at intervals from 1846 until circa 1944-45.

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