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==History==
 
==History==
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On 2 November, 1904 Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] assumed command of the {{UK-CS}},<ref>Poë Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 1052.</ref> which in December, 1904 became the '''First Cruiser Cruiser Squadron'''.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 December, 1904.  Issue '''37575''', col D, p. 4.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[George Neville]] on 15 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1905.  Issue '''37755''', col A, p. 7.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Sir Percy M. Scott]] succeeded Neville in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1907.  Issue '''38385''', col A, p. 7.</ref>  Sir Rear-Admiral [[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]] succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.<ref>"Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 March, 1920.  Issue '''42356''', col E, p. 16.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>Colville Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 292.</ref> and was relieved by Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]] on 24 February, 1911.  He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.<ref>Bayly Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  f. 84.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]] took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.<ref>Troubrudge Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 78.</ref>   
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On 2 November, 1904 Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] assumed command of the {{UK-CS}},<ref>Poë Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 1052.</ref> which in December, 1904 became the '''First Cruiser Squadron'''.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 December, 1904.  Issue '''37575''', col D, p. 4.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[George Neville]] on 15 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1905.  Issue '''37755''', col A, p. 7.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Sir Percy M. Scott]] succeeded Neville in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1907.  Issue '''38385''', col A, p. 7.</ref>  Sir Rear-Admiral [[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]] succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.<ref>"Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 March, 1920.  Issue '''42356''', col E, p. 16.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>Colville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 292.</ref> and was relieved by Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]] on 24 February, 1911.  He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.<ref>Bayly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38}}.  f. 84.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]] took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.<ref>Troubrudge Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 78.</ref>   
  
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On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore]] hoisted his flag in {{UK-Leviathan}}.<ref>Moore Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 64.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]] assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 202.</ref>  The squadron was all but destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]], when {{UK-Defence}} was sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, {{UK-BlackPrince}} was sunk with all hands during the night, and {{UK-Warrior}} sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off.  Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action.  The First Cruiser Squadron was officially abolished dated 5 June.<ref>Branch Acquaint M. 04960.  5 June, 1916.  ADM 116/1645.  f. 31.</ref>
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On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore]] hoisted his flag in {{UK-Leviathan}}.<ref>Moore Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 64.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]] assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 202.</ref>  The squadron was all but destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]], when {{UK-Defence}} was sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, {{UK-BlackPrince}} was sunk with all hands during the night, and {{UK-Warrior}} sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off.  Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action.  The First Cruiser Squadron was officially abolished dated 5 June.<ref>Branch Acquaint M. 04960.  5 June, 1916.  {{TNA|ADM 116/1645}}.  f. 31.</ref>
  
 
In 1917 H.M. Ships {{UK-Courageous}}, {{UK-Glorious}} and {{UK-Furious}} were detached from the {{UK-LCS|3}} and named the First Cruiser Squadron.  It came under the direct command of Vice-Admiral [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Trevylyan D. W. Napier]] in his capacity as [[Light Cruiser Force|Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force]].<ref>Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Grand Fleet and Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Force. 4 September, 1917.  M. 09828.  The National Archives. ADM 137/2134.  f. 128.</ref>
 
In 1917 H.M. Ships {{UK-Courageous}}, {{UK-Glorious}} and {{UK-Furious}} were detached from the {{UK-LCS|3}} and named the First Cruiser Squadron.  It came under the direct command of Vice-Admiral [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Trevylyan D. W. Napier]] in his capacity as [[Light Cruiser Force|Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force]].<ref>Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Grand Fleet and Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Force. 4 September, 1917.  M. 09828.  The National Archives. ADM 137/2134.  f. 128.</ref>
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
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'''October, 1908'''.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 269, p. 303.</ref>
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===October, 1908<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 269, p. 303.</ref>===
  
 
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'''June, 1909'''.<ref>"The Naval Mobilization" (News).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 June, 1909.  Issue '''38988''', col A, p. 9.</ref>
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===June, 1909<ref>"The Naval Mobilization" (News).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 June, 1909.  Issue '''38988''', col A, p. 9.</ref>===
  
 
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'''August, 1914'''.<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships 1914–1919''.  p. 16.</ref><ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations'', '''Volume I''', p. 440.</ref>
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===December, 1912===
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Handwritten on stationery from {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=p}}, Albert Francis Barclay Bridges recorded the order of battle for the Grand Fleet, whose contents are found on articles for the various formations.  The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.<ref>The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
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===August, 1914{{DittColl|p. 16}}{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 440}}===
  
 
*{{UK-Defence}}, Captain [[Fawcet Wray]] [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
 
*{{UK-Defence}}, Captain [[Fawcet Wray]] [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
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*{{UK-Warrior}}, Captain [[George Holmes Borrett|George Borrett]]
 
*{{UK-Warrior}}, Captain [[George Holmes Borrett|George Borrett]]
  
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'''December, 1914'''.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 9.</ref>
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===December, 1914<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 9.</ref>===
  
 
*{{UK-Leviathan}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
 
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'''17 November, 1917''', at [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]].<ref>Newbolt.  ''Naval Operations''.  '''V'''.  pp. 168-169.</ref>
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'''November, 1918'''.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 11.</ref>
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===November, 1918<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 11.</ref>===
  
 
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Revision as of 19:04, 4 October 2012

History

On 2 November, 1904 Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë assumed command of the Cruiser Squadron,[1] which in December, 1904 became the First Cruiser Squadron.[2] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral George Neville on 15 July, 1905.[3] Rear-Admiral Sir Percy M. Scott succeeded Neville in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.[4] Sir Rear-Admiral Charles H. Adair succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.[5] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable Stanley C. J. Colville on 24 February, 1909,[6] and was relieved by Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly on 24 February, 1911. He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.[7] Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.[8]

On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore hoisted his flag in Leviathan.[9] Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart. assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.[10] The squadron was all but destroyed at the Battle of Jutland, when Defence was sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, Black Prince was sunk with all hands during the night, and Warrior sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off. Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action. The First Cruiser Squadron was officially abolished dated 5 June.[11]

In 1917 H.M. Ships Courageous, Glorious and Furious were detached from the Third Light Cruiser Squadron and named the First Cruiser Squadron. It came under the direct command of Vice-Admiral Trevylyan D. W. Napier in his capacity as Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force.[12]

Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Squadron disbanded, September, 1914, - January, 1915.

Composition

October, 1908[13]

June, 1909[14]

December, 1912

Handwritten on stationery from H.M.S. Princess Royal, Albert Francis Barclay Bridges recorded the order of battle for the Grand Fleet, whose contents are found on articles for the various formations. The Fleet flagship was noted as being Neptune, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.[15]

August, 1914[16][17]

December, 1914[18]

17 November, 1917, at Second Battle of Heligoland Bight[19]

November, 1918[20]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1052.
  2. ↑ "The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). The Times. Monday, 12 December, 1904. Issue 37575, col D, p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1905. Issue 37755, col A, p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1907. Issue 38385, col A, p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 11 March, 1920. Issue 42356, col E, p. 16.
  6. ↑ Colville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 292.
  7. ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 84.
  8. ↑ Troubrudge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 78.
  9. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 64.
  10. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 202.
  11. ↑ Branch Acquaint M. 04960. 5 June, 1916. The National Archives. ADM 116/1645. f. 31.
  12. ↑ Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Grand Fleet and Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Force. 4 September, 1917. M. 09828. The National Archives. ADM 137/2134. f. 128.
  13. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 269, p. 303.
  14. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization" (News). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col A, p. 9.
  15. ↑ The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  16. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 16.
  17. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
  18. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914). p. 9.
  19. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 168-169.
  20. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 11.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..


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