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Revision as of 19:57, 20 May 2014
The Twelfth Cruiser Squadron, also known as Cruiser Force G from 1914 to 1915, was a cruiser formation of the Royal Navy.
Rear-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1 August, 1914[1] – 15 February, 1915.[2]
Composition
December, 1912
December, 1913
Some significant changes in the roster have brought the squadron to its start-of-war membership.[4]
July - 5 August, 1914
Operating as part of Third Fleet.[5][6]
September, 1914
February, 1915
Footnotes
- ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
- ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List, (February 1915), p. 10.
Bibliography