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− | *{{Com2RN}} [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier| | + | *{{Com2RN}} [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Trevylyan D. W. Napier]], 1 July, 1913.<ref>Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.</ref> |
Appointment of Commodore abolished on 1 December, 1913.<ref>Ibid.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue '''40383''', col F, p. 72.</ref> | Appointment of Commodore abolished on 1 December, 1913.<ref>Ibid.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue '''40383''', col F, p. 72.</ref> | ||
− | *{{RearRN}} | + | *{{RearRN}} Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 28 December, 1914.<ref>Napier Service Record. f. 440.</ref> |
* [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]], 8 February, 1915.<ref>''Supplement to the Navy List'' (March, 1915). p. 6.</ref> | * [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]], 8 February, 1915.<ref>''Supplement to the Navy List'' (March, 1915). p. 6.</ref> | ||
*{{Com1RN}} [[Cecil Foley Lambert|Cecil F. Lambert]], 5 December, 1916.<ref name=2LCS>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. ["Squadrons."] f. 25.</ref> | *{{Com1RN}} [[Cecil Foley Lambert|Cecil F. Lambert]], 5 December, 1916.<ref name=2LCS>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. ["Squadrons."] f. 25.</ref> |
Revision as of 19:30, 30 September 2012
History
It was announced in an Admiralty Weekly Order of 6 February, 1914, that the ships of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron would, as a temporary measure, form part of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[1]
Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, Second Class Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 1 July, 1913.[2]
Appointment of Commodore abolished on 1 December, 1913.[3][4]
- Rear-Admiral Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 28 December, 1914.[5]
- William E. Goodenough, 8 February, 1915.[6]
- Commodore, First Class Cecil F. Lambert, 5 December, 1916.[7]
- Rear-Admiral James A. Fergusson, 9 May, 1918.[7]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur A. M. Duff, May, 1919.[8]
- Rear-Admiral Wilmot S. Nicholson, 14 May, 1921.[9]
- Rear-Admiral Thomas D. Gilbert, 15 May, 1923.[10]
Composition
November, 1918.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "860.—Second Light Cruiser Squadron." M. 11652/14—6.2.1914. The National Archives. ADM 182/5.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue 40383, col F, p. 72.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. f. 440.
- ↑ Supplement to the Navy List (March, 1915). p. 6.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. ["Squadrons."] f. 25.
- ↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Monday, 5 May, 1919. Issue 42091, col B, p. 20.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 19 March, 1921. Issue 42673, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Flag Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 March, 1923. Issue 43291, col E, p. 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1911). p. 11.
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 |