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Revision as of 16:42, 11 December 2012

History

From November, 1904 to November, 1906, the Third Cruiser Squadron was commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton.[1] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Henry D. Barry, who hoisted his flag at Portsmouth in the Bacchante on 10 November, 1906.[2] Rear-Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson assumed command of the squadron on 16 October, 1908.[3] It is assumed that upon the reorganisation of the Home Fleet in mid-1909, the Third Cruiser Squadron became the Sixth Cruiser Squadron, and the name Third Cruiser Squadron was given to nucleus crew ships at the Home Ports.[Inference]

Rear-Admiral Charles E. Madden assumed command of the Third Cruiser Squadron on 11 December, 1912, and was succeeded on 19 December, 1913[4] by Rear-Admiral William C. Pakenham.[5]

Vice and Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

1909-1912, served as Nucleus Crew Squadron.

Composition

February, 1907[13]

December, 1912[14]

December, 1913[15]

The squadron has remained the same as in the previous year.

April, 1914[16] – outbreak of war[17]

July, 1914[18]
The composition remains as it was in April, 1914.

November, 1915[19]
The composition remains as it was in April, 1914, except Argyll has recently been wrecked.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Admiral of the Fleet Sir H. Meux" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 21 September, 1929. Issue 45314, col B, p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 November, 1906. Issue 38175, col D, p. 7.
  3. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
  4. ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
  5. ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.
  6. ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1906). p. 268.
  8. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
  9. ↑ Madden Service Record. The national Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
  10. ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.
  11. ↑ "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. 14.
  12. ↑ "Squadrons." f. 14.
  13. ↑ Hazell's Annual, 1908. pp. 306-307.
  14. ↑ Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  15. ↑ Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  16. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 269.
  17. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  18. ↑ 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]
  19. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915). p. 10.

Bibliography


Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy
First Cruiser Squadron | Second Cruiser Squadron | Third Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Cruiser Squadron
Sixth Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Cruiser Squadron | Ninth Cruiser Squadron | Tenth Cruiser Squadron
Eleventh Cruiser Squadron | Twelfth Cruiser Squadron | Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron | Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron
Cruiser Force F
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