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Revision as of 13:03, 28 September 2021
The Royal Navy's First Cruiser Squadron was created when the Cruiser Squadron was renamed in December 1904.[1]
History
Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë assumed command of the Cruiser Squadron on 2 November, 1904,[2] and continued in command as it took on its new name. He was succeeded in command of 1 C.S. by Rear-Admiral George Neville on 15 July, 1905.[3] Rear-Admiral Sir Percy M. Scott succeeded Neville in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.[4] Sir Rear-Admiral Charles H. Adair succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.[5]
Adair was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable Stanley C. J. Colville on 24 February, 1909,[6] who was relieved by Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly on 24 February, 1911. The squadron was renamed the First Battle Cruiser Squadron in early January 1913[7], and an assortment of armoured cruisers in the Mediterranean took up the name of 1 C.S. under the command of Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge from 6 January, 1913 to September, 1914.[8]
On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore hoisted his flag in Leviathan.[9] Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart. assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.[10] The squadron was all but destroyed at the Battle of Jutland, when Defence was sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, Black Prince was sunk with all hands during the night, and Warrior sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off. Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action. The First Cruiser Squadron was officially abolished dated 5 June.[11]
In 1917 H.M. Ships Courageous, Glorious and Furious were detached from the Third Light Cruiser Squadron and named the First Cruiser Squadron. It came under the direct command of Vice-Admiral Trevylyan D. W. Napier in his capacity as Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force.[12]
In Command
Dates of appointment given when known:
- Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë, December, 1904[13]
- Rear-Admiral George Neville, 15 July, 1905[14] – 15 July, 1907[15]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Percy M. Scott, 15 July, 1907[16] – 19 February, 1909[17]
- Rear-Admiral The Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville, 24 February, 1909[18] – 6 March, 1911[19]
- Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly, 24 February, 1911 – early January, 1913[20] (this incarnation hereafter named First Battle Cruiser Squadron)
- Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge, 6 January, 1913[21] – September, 1914[22] (ships are former armoured cruisers in the Mediterranean)
- Rear-Admiral Archibald G. H. W. Moore, 12 August, 1914[23] – 17 January, 1915[24]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart., 17 January, 1915[25] – 31 May, 1916 (killed at Battle of Jutland – formation abolished afterward)
- Rear-Admiral Arthur K. Waistell, 9 October, 1924[26] – 9 September, 1926[27] (formation re-formed from the former First Light Cruiser Squadron)
- Rear-Admiral The Hon. William H. D. Boyle, October, 1926[28] – October, 1928[29]
- Rear-Admiral Henry W. Parker, 10 September, 1928[30] – 10 April, 1930[31]
- Rear-Admiral Joseph C. W. Henley, 14 March, 1930[32] – 11 April, 1932[33]
- Vice-Admiral George K. Chetwode, 19 March, 1932[34] – 20 June, 1933[35]
- Rear-Admiral John K. im Thurn, 20 June, 1933[36] – 18 July, 1935[37]
- Rear-Admiral Max K. Horton, 18 July, 1935[38] – 1 November, 1936[39]
- Vice-Admiral Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis, 2 October, 1936[40] – March, 1940[41]
- Vice-Admiral John H. D. Cunningham, September, 1938[42] – January, 1941[43]
- Rear-Admiral W. Frederic Wake-Walker, January, 1941 – February, 1942
- Rear-Admiral Louis H. K. Hamilton, 24 February, 1942 – 1 September, 1943[44]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser, 1 September, 1943[45] – 7 March, 1944[46]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rhoderick R. McGrigor, March, 1944[47] – July, 1945[48]
- Rear-Admiral Harold R. G. Kinahan, 1 August, 1946[49] – June, 1947[50]
Second in Command
- Rear-Admiral Alfred E. Evans, October, 1935[51] – 12 October, 1936[52]
Other Personnel
Squadron Gunnery Officer
- Lieutenant-Commander (G) Harold Hickling, c. October, 1924[53]
Squadron Torpedo Officer
Squadron Signal Officer
Squadron Wireless Officer
Composition
18 October, 1905
18 May, 1906
18 February, 1907
Six armoured cruisers, with Antrim and Devonshire soon to be transferred to the Second Cruiser Squadron.[54]
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| Antrim | Argyll | Devonshire | Good Hope 
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Hampshire | Roxburgh |
18 September, 1908
June, 1909December, 1912December, 1913Serving in the Mediterranean Fleet, the squadron has lost its powerful core of battlecruisers to the newly fashioned First and Second Battle Cruiser Squadron, and once again more closely resembles the other Cruiser Squadrons. Defence remains and assumes the role of flagship, and the Second Cruiser Squadron has graciously provided three more armoured cruisers.
August, 1914December, 1914Although it may not yet have been physically assembled, the following ships are assigned to the new instance of the formation.[61] This roster would last just the one month. January, 1915Attached to the Grand Fleet. Defence has returned from escorting duties from South Africa[62] to resume the flagship duty, while Leviathan has been sent to the North America and West Indies Station.[63] This roster would last until October, 1915.[64][65][66][67][68][69][70] October, 1915Black Prince assumes the flagship role from Defence, just for the month.[71] November, 1915Defence assumes her normal role as the flagship.[72] This roster would last until May, 1916.[73][74][75][76][77][78] November, 1915Warrior takes over as flagship, briefly.[79] This temporary flagship assignment would expire before the Battle of Jutland, which would effectively destroy the Squadron. June, 1916The Squadron is abolished after losing most of its ships at Jutland.[80] It would not re-form until September, 1917.[81] September, 1917The Squadron re-appears, this time attached to the Battle Cruiser Force.[82] This roster would last until March, 1918.[83][84][85][86][87] March, 1918Furious is detached to join the Flying Squadron.[88] This roster would last until February, 1919.[89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96] February, 1919The Squadron is still listed in the Navy List, but the two ships are "temporarily" in Rosyth, noted in March and thereafter as "in reserve". By July, they've acquired the notation of being under the management of a "care and maintenance party"[97][98][99][100][101][102] BattlesBattle of JutlandOperating under Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot, the Squadron lost three of its four cruisers in the battle.
The Squadron was abolished after this ruinous outing, but it would later re-form. Second Battle of Heligoland BightFootnotes
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