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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Rudolf Walter Bentinck|nick=Rudolf W. Bentinck|appt=14 August, 1917{{UKCeased|p. 26a}}|end=26 October, 1918 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Rudolf Walter Bentinck|nick=Rudolf W. Bentinck|appt=14 August, 1917{{UKCeased|p. 26a}}|end=26 October, 1918{{UKCeased|p. 26a}}|as=Commodore 2nd Class Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron}} |
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Revision as of 18:09, 25 October 2014
Rear-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, Second Class Charles E. Le Mesurier, 15 May, 1915[1] – 14 August, 1917[2]
- Commodore, Second Class Rudolf W. Bentinck, 14 August, 1917[3] – 26 October, 1918[4]
- Rear-Admiral Allan F. Everett, 26 October, 1918[5] – 9 March, 1919[6]
History
November, 1915
The squadron is attached to the Grand Fleet.[7]
Battle of Jutland
- Main article: Fourth L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
The Squadron was represented by:[8]
- Calliope, Commodore 2nd class Charles E. Le Mesurier
- Constance, Captain Cyril Samuel Townsend
- Comus, Captain Alan Geoffrey Hotham
- Caroline, Captain Henry Ralph Crooke
- Royalist, Captain the Honourable Herbert Meade
July, 1918
The Squadron was:[9]
November, 1918
No changes since July, but now under a Rear-Admiral's command.[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915). p. 10.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 10.
Bibliography
| Light Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy |
| First Light Cruiser Squadron | Second Light Cruiser Squadron | Third Light Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron | Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron |
