Flag Officer First Flotilla

First Flotilla
Active	1971 – 1990
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Size	Flotilla
Part of	Commander-in-Chief Fleet
Garrison/HQ	HMNB Portsmouth
Commanders
First	Rear-Admiral John Ernle Pope
Last	Vice-Admiral A. Peter Woodhead

The First Flotilla was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy commanded by the Flag Officer, First Flotilla from 1971 to 1990.

The Western Fleet and Far East Fleet were merged into the single Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1971. Within this new structure three rear-admirals' appointments were created, the Flag Officer First Flotilla, Flag Officer Second Flotilla and Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships.^[1] In 1990 the First, Second and Third Flotillas were unified to create a single formation called the Surface Flotilla.