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Revision as of 17:07, 31 May 2017

Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Second in Command

History

1915

The squadron was:[16]

November, 1915

Attached to Battle Cruiser Fleet. Liverpool has been temporarily attached to the Grand Fleet.[17]

Battle of Jutland

The cruisers now have a seaplane carrier attached.[18]

July, 1918

The Squadron is now:[19]

November, 1918

The Squadron has lost Yarmouth, which transferred to the Second Light Cruiser Squadron.[20]

1919

The flag passed as follows in 1919: Cardiff had it on 5 August, Calypso took over on 1 November, Centaur on 9 November, and Cardiff resumed her place as flagship on 12 December, 1919.[21]

Drill and Practice

In 1917, the squadron fired 16 practice torpedoes of which 13 or 81% were judged to be likely to endanger the enemy.[22]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26.
  2. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.
  3. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26.
  4. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
  5. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
  6. ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
  7. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
  8. ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  10. ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
  11. ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
  12. ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  13. ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  14. ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
  15. ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
  16. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 58.
  17. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 11.
  18. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
  19. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 11.
  20. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 11.
  21. ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23/44.
  22. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. 121.

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
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