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==Rear-Admiral, Fifth Cruiser Squadron==
Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]] assumed command of the squadron on 16 February, 1911.<ref>Burney Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  p. 180.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Doveton Sturdee]] on 19 December.  During 1912 his command was renamed the [[Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third Cruiser Squadron]]<ref>Sturdee Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  p. 1256.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton]], C.V.O., ? &ndash; [[16 February]], [[1911]].
*Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet|Cecil Burney]], [[16 February]], [[1911]] &ndash; [[19 December]], [[1911]].
*Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|F. C. D. Sturdee]], C.V.O. [[19 December]], [[1911]] &ndash; [[11 December]], [[1912]].
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Sturdee's command was renamed the [[Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third Cruiser Squadron]] in 1912.
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Revision as of 15:18, 9 April 2010

Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney assumed command of the squadron on 16 February, 1911.[1] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Doveton Sturdee on 19 December. During 1912 his command was renamed the Third Cruiser Squadron[2]

Footnotes

  1. Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 180.
  2. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1256.

Bibliography