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The '''Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of light cruisers created in June or July, 1917, initially to assist the {{UK-LCS|4}} in screening the British Battle Fleet. 
==History and Composition==
===July, 1917===
The Squadron has a strength of five light cruisers (although ''Caradoc'' is only to join "shortly") and is to screen the [[Battle Fleet (Royal Navy)|Battle Fleet]].  This arrangement would last until at X, though the formation would move to screen the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] in August 1917.{{SMNLJul17|p. 10}}
*{{UK-Cardiff}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Calypso}}
*{{UK-Caradoc}}*
*{{UK-Cassandra}}
*{{UK-Ceres}}
===August, 1917===
The formation is now tasked with screening the [[Battle Cruiser Force]], joining three other squadrons in this mission.  ''Caradoc'' has apparently arrived.  This arrangement would last until some time in November, 1918.  One small detail is that in December 1917, only, ''Calypso'' is noted as being a 2nd-in-command flagship.  This quirk may itself be an editorial error, as it appears from [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Thesiger]]'s Service Record that he, captain of ''Calypso'', was second in command of the formation through the end of the war.{{SMNLAug17|p. 11 and following supplements}}<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
*{{UK-Cardiff}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Calypso}}
*{{UK-Caradoc}}
*{{UK-Cassandra}}
*{{UK-Ceres}}
===17 November, 1917 at the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]]===
{{UK-Cassandra}} would miss the battle, but the following four light cruisers fought:{{UKNavalOpsV|pp. 168-169}}
*{{UK-Cardiff}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Ceres}}
*{{UK-Calypso}}
*{{UK-Caradoc}}
The cruisers, in turn, were screened by:
:*{{UK-Valentine}} (Flotilla leader)
:*{{UK-Vimiera}}
:*{{UK-Vanquisher}}
:*{{UK-Vehement}}
===December, 1918===
The Squadron is screening the [[Battle Cruiser Force]].  {{UK-Cassandra}} would be lost to a mine in the Gulf of Finland on 5 December.  This roster would apply until the formation was re-designated as the {{UK-LCS|3}} in February or March 1919.{{SMNLDec18|p. 11 and following supplements}}
*{{UK-Cardiff}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Calypso}}
*{{UK-Caradoc}}
*{{UK-Ceres}}
==Rear-Admirals Commanding==
==Rear-Admirals Commanding==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=11 July, 1917{{SMNLAug17|p. 6}}|end=1 February, 1919|precBy=New Command|succBy=renamed as {{UK-LCS|3}}}}
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*{{RearRN}} [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 7 July, 1917.<ref name=1LCS>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist."  The National Archives.  ADM 6/461.  ["Squadrons."]  f. 26.B.</ref>
==Seconds in Command==
 
==Composition==
'''November, 1918.'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 11.</ref>


*[[H.M.S. Cardiff (1917)|''Cardiff'']]  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
<div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Second in Command, Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
*[[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|''Calypso'']]
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Sackville Thesiger|nick=Bertram S. Thesiger|appt=November, 1917<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|end=September, 1919<ref>Thesiger Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
*[[H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|''Caradoc'']]
</div name=fredbot:office1>
*[[H.M.S. Cassandra (1916)|''Cassandra'']]
*[[H.M.S. Ceres (1917)|''Ceres'']]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*{{UKNavalOpsV}}
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{{refend}}


[[Category:Royal Navy Light Cruiser Squadrons|6]]
{{RNLightCruiserSquadrons|sort=6}}

Latest revision as of 14:04, 19 August 2022

The Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron was a formation of light cruisers created in June or July, 1917, initially to assist the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron in screening the British Battle Fleet.

History and Composition

July, 1917

The Squadron has a strength of five light cruisers (although Caradoc is only to join "shortly") and is to screen the Battle Fleet. This arrangement would last until at X, though the formation would move to screen the Battle Cruiser Force in August 1917.[1]

August, 1917

The formation is now tasked with screening the Battle Cruiser Force, joining three other squadrons in this mission. Caradoc has apparently arrived. This arrangement would last until some time in November, 1918. One small detail is that in December 1917, only, Calypso is noted as being a 2nd-in-command flagship. This quirk may itself be an editorial error, as it appears from Thesiger's Service Record that he, captain of Calypso, was second in command of the formation through the end of the war.[2][3]

17 November, 1917 at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight

Cassandra would miss the battle, but the following four light cruisers fought:[4]

The cruisers, in turn, were screened by:

December, 1918

The Squadron is screening the Battle Cruiser Force. Cassandra would be lost to a mine in the Gulf of Finland on 5 December. This roster would apply until the formation was re-designated as the Third Light Cruiser Squadron in February or March 1919.[5]

Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Seconds in Command

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 10.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 11 and following supplements.
  3. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  4. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 168-169.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 11 and following supplements.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 6.
  7. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  8. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.

Bibliography

  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..


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