Difference between revisions of "Seventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)"
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| − | *{{RearRN}} [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], 13 July, 1914 | + | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK"> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], 1 August, 1914 | + | *{{RearRN}} [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], 13 July, 1914<ref>Christian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20}}. p. 435.</ref> |end=26 July, 1914.<ref>Christian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20}}. p. 435.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Arthur William Waymouth|Arthur W. Waymouth]], 14 January, 1915 | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], 1 August, 1914<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. p. 309.</ref>|end=6 October, 1914.<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. p. 309.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]], 7 April, 1915 | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Arthur William Waymouth|Arthur W. Waymouth]], 14 January, 1915{{UKCeased|f. 18}} |end=6 April, 1915.{{UKCeased|f. 18}} |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Herbert L. Heath]], 24 October, 1915 | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]], 7 April, 1915<ref>Tottenham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. p. 1320.</ref>|end=25 October, 1915.<ref>Tottenham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. p. 1320.</ref> |
| + | *Rear-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Herbert L. Heath]], 24 October, 1915{{UKCeased|f. 18}}|end=5 June, 1916.{{UKCeased|f. 18}}|succBy=Command Abolished | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 20 May 2014
The Seventh Cruiser Squadron, also known as Cruiser Force C from 1914 to 1915, was a cruiser formation of the Royal Navy.
Rear-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Arthur H. Christian, 13 July, 1914[1] |end=26 July, 1914.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Henry H. Campbell, 1 August, 1914[3]|end=6 October, 1914.[4]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur W. Waymouth, 14 January, 1915[5] |end=6 April, 1915.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Henry L. Tottenham, 7 April, 1915[7]|end=25 October, 1915.[8]
- Rear-Admiral Herbert L. Heath, 24 October, 1915[9]|end=5 June, 1916.[10]|succBy=Command Abolished
History
December, 1912
December, 1913
Hogue has been added to 1912's roster, from unknown prior assignment.[12]
July, 1914
Operating as part of Third Fleet.[13]
- Aboukir
- Bacchante
- Cressy
- Euryalus
- Hogue
- Sutlej (trooping to Malta. will join when relieved by Leviathan
Rear-Admiral Arthur H. Christian hauled down his flag at Sheerness on 26 July, 1914.[14] On 1 August, Henry H. Campbell was appointed in command.
5 August, 1914
In the southern North Sea, the squadron had the same ships as at the end of 1912, having seemingly lost Hogue and Sutlej seemingly yet to join in fact:[15]
On 13 August, it was made part of Rear-Admiral Arthur Henry Christian's new Southern Force, tasked with operations to protect the Belgian coast along with destroyers and submarines operating out of Harwich.[16]
November, 1915
Attached to Grand Fleet, the composition is entirely new.[17]
Footnotes
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 435.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 435.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 309.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 309.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 18.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 18.
- ↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1320.
- ↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1320.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 18.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 18.
- ↑ Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ Printed page "Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad" in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
- ↑ See Southern Force (Royal Navy)
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 10.
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