North Sea Squadron

The North Sea Squadron was a temporary naval formation of the Tudor Navy Royal during the sixteenth century operating out of Newcastle, England.

Command of the squadron was usually vested in the Vice-Admiral in the North Sea.

Historical Background
The North Sea has traditionally been an important command from the 13th to 15th centuries there was an Admiral of the North based at Yarmouth he commanded the Northern Fleet. During the 16th Admirals and Vice Admirals were appointed to the command in the North Sea though on an temporary basis. From 1652-1654 Yarmouth used by the Royal Navy for temporary stationing its North Sea Fleet during the First Anglo-Dutch War. A more permanent formation the North Sea Fleet was then established in 1745.

Vice-Admiral in the North Sea

 * Vice Admiral, Sir Francis Bryan, 1543, (also Vice-Admiral of England).
 * Vice-Admiral Sir William Woodhouse, February- 1543-1544.
 * Vice-Admiral, Sir John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, January-February 1547.
 * Vice-Admiral, William Elmes, March 1547.
 * Vice-Admiral, Sir John Henshaw, August-December, 1563.