Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)

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Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

History

1915

The squadron was:[6]

November, 1915

Attached to Battle Cruiser Fleet. Liverpool has been temporarily attached to the Grand Fleet.[7]

Battle of Jutland

The cruisers now have a seaplane carrier attached.[8]

July, 1918

The Squadron is now:[9]

November, 1918

The Squadron has lost Yarmouth, which transferred to the Second Light Cruiser Squadron.[10]

In August 1919, the squadron was briefly under the flag of Centaur and then Cardiff.[11]

Drill and Practice

In 1917, the squadron fired 16 practice torpedoes of which 13 or 81% were judged to be likely to endanger the enemy.[12]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26.
  2. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26.
  3. Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
  4. Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  6. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 58.
  7. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915). p. 11.
  8. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
  9. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (July, 1918). p. 11.
  10. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 11.
  11. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 741.
  12. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. 121.

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