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'''Cruiser Force''' was a cruiser squadron of the [[Royal Navy]] under the orders of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet]] upon the outbreak of war in 1914.
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'''Cruiser Force F''' was a cruiser squadron of the [[Royal Navy]] under the orders of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet]] upon the outbreak of war in 1914.
  
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==In Command==
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==History==
 
==History==
Cruiser Force F was under the orders of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet]], with the intention being to reinforce other areas if necessary.  Upon the outbreak of war [[H.M.S. Hogue (1900)|''Hogue'']], [[H.M.S. Sutlej (1899)|''Sutlej'']] and for a time [[H.M.S. Pelorus (1896)|''Pelorus'']] were allocated to the Cruiser Force.  ''Hogue'' was sent to join [[Cruiser Force C]], ''Sutlej'' to [[Cruiser Force I]], and ''Pelorus'' to [[Cruiser Force E]].<ref>''Home Waters&mdash;Part I''.  p. 11.</ref> The squadron never operated as a distinct cruiser force.<ref>''Home Waters&mdash;Part I''.  p. 110.</ref>
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Cruiser Force F was under the orders of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet]], with the intention being to reinforce other areas if necessary.  Upon the outbreak of war, {{UK-Hogue}}, {{UK-Sutlej}} and for a time {{UK-Pelorus}} were allocated to the Cruiser Force.  ''Hogue'' was sent to join [[Cruiser Force C]], ''Sutlej'' to [[Cruiser Force I]], and ''Pelorus'' to [[Cruiser Force E]].{{UKNSMonoX|p. 11}} The squadron never operated as a distinct cruiser force.{{UKNSMonoX|p. 110}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 3 November 2015

Cruiser Force F was a cruiser squadron of the Royal Navy under the orders of the Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet upon the outbreak of war in 1914.

In Command

History

Cruiser Force F was under the orders of the Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Fleet, with the intention being to reinforce other areas if necessary. Upon the outbreak of war, Hogue, Sutlej and for a time Pelorus were allocated to the Cruiser Force. Hogue was sent to join Cruiser Force C, Sutlej to Cruiser Force I, and Pelorus to Cruiser Force E.[1] The squadron never operated as a distinct cruiser force.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Naval Staff Monographs. Volume X. p. 11.
  2. Naval Staff Monographs. Volume X. p. 110.

Bibliography

  • Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1924). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical): Fleet Issue. Volume X. Home Waters—Part I. From the Outbreak of War to 27 August, 1914. O.U. 5528 (late C.B. 917(H)). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 186/619.


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