Not posting this to prove any kind of point, but found an interesting link here;
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/U...UK-RN-I-4.html
Couldn't find a similar link to a simple tally of Kriegsmarine strength.
Anyone post one please?
Cheers.
'By the 31st of August all ships of the Home Fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, had taken up or were proceeding to their war stations. The organisation and disposition of the fleet was as follows:
At Scapa Flow in the Orkneys:
2nd Battle Squadron Nelson, Rodney, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Ramillies.
Battle Cruiser Squadron Hood and Repulse.
Aircraft Carrier Ark Royal.
18th Cruiser Squadron Aurora, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Belfast.
12th Cruiser Squadron Effingham, Emerald, Cardiff, Dunedin.
7th Cruiser Squadron Diomede, Dragon, Calypso, Caledon.
6th and 8th Destroyer Flotillas Seventeen destroyers.
1st Minesweeping Flotilla Seven fleet minesweepers.
At Rosyth:
Aircraft Carrier Furious
At Dundee:
2nd Submarine Flotilla Depot ship Forth and ten boats.
At Blyth:
6th Submarine Flotilla Depot ship Titania and six boats.
In addition to the foregoing ships and units under Admiral Forbes' command the following forces were stationed in home waters:-- In the Humber:
2nd Cruiser Squadron Southampton and Glasgow.
7th Destroyer Flotilla Nine destroyers.
At Portland:
Battleships Resolution and Revenge.
Aircraft Carriers Courageous and Hermes.
Cruisers Ceres, Caradoc, Cairo (A.A. cruiser.)
18th Destroyer Flotilla Nine destroyers.'
I make that about 90 ships/boats in total.