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==Composition==
==Composition==
'''September, 1885:'''{{NLNov85|p. 189}}
===September, 1885===
*{{UK-1Active}}
{{NLNov85|p. 189}}
*{{UK-2Active}}
*{{UK-1Calypso}}
*{{UK-1Calypso}}
*{{UK-Rover}}
*{{UK-1Rover}}
*{{UK-Volage}}
*{{UK-Volage}}


'''March, 1891:'''{{NLApr91|p. 193}}
===March, 1891===
*''Active''
{{NLApr91|p. 193}}
*''Calypso''
*{{UK-2Active}}
*{{UK-1Calypso}}
*{{UK-1Ruby}}
*{{UK-1Ruby}}
*''Volage''
*{{UK-Volage}}
 
===February, 1900===
{{NLFeb00|p. 218}}
 
*{{UK-1Cambrian}}
*{{UK-Highflyer}} (temporarily attached)
*{{UK-Juno}}
*{{UK-Minerva}}
*{{UK-StGeorge}}
 
===January, 1901===
{{NLJan01|p. 218}}
 
*{{UK-Hyacinth}}
*{{UK-Juno}}
*{{UK-Minerva}}
*{{UK-StGeorge}}


'''1913:'''
===1913===
In March of 1913, the squadron was based in Queenstown, and consisted of two groups:{{AWO1913|146 of 28 March, 1913}}
In March of 1913, the squadron was based in Queenstown, and consisted of two groups:{{AWO1913|146 of 28 March, 1913}}


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* {{UK-Gibraltar}} (S.O. of Group)
* {{UK-Gibraltar}} (S.O. of Group)
* {{UK-Hawke}}
* {{UK-Hawke}}
* {{UK-Crescent}}
* {{UK-1Crescent}}


==Commodores==
==Commodores==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:


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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|nick=Robert O'B. FitzRoy|appt=21 September, 1885<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 22 September, 1885.  Issue '''31558''', col D, p. 12.</ref>|precBy=New Command|ass=12 October, 1885{{NLNov85|p. 188}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|nick=Robert O'B. FitzRoy|appt=21 September, 1885{{NMI|Tuesday, 22 September, 1885.  Issue '''31558''', col D, p. 12}}|precBy=New Command|ass=12 October, 1885{{NLNov85|p. 188}}|end=5 November, 1886<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=1 November, 1886<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 2 November, 1886.  Issue '''31806''', col D, p. 7.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=1 November, 1886{{NMI|Tuesday, 2 November, 1886.  Issue '''31806''', col D, p. 7}}|end=13 November, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Armand Temple Powlett|nick=Armand T. Powlett|appt=14 November, 1889<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 November, 1889.  Issue '''32846''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Armand Temple Powlett|nick=Armand T. Powlett|appt=14 November, 1889{{NMI|Saturday, 2 November, 1889.  Issue '''32846''', col C, p. 10}}|end=1 August, 1891}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=1 August, 1891<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 23 July, 1891.  Issue '''33384''', col A, p. 7.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=1 August, 1891{{NMI|Thursday, 23 July, 1891.  Issue '''33384''', col A, p. 7}}<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>|ass=1 August, 1891<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>|end=1 June, 1893<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/226.|}} f. 88.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=1 June, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 May, 1893.  Issue '''33950''', col D, p. 13.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=1 June, 1893{{NMI|Saturday, 13 May, 1893.  Issue '''33950''', col D, p. 13}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=18 April, 1895<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 March, 1895.  Issue '''34535''', col B, p. 10.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Training Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=18 April, 1895{{NMI|Wednesday, 27 March, 1895.  Issue '''34535''', col B, p. 10}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding the Training Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=14 October, 1897<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 October, 1897.  Issue '''35333''', col A, p. 11.</ref>|end=30 October, 1899|succBy=the [[Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Cruiser Squadron]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commodore, Second Class|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=14 October, 1897{{NMI|Wednesday, 13 October, 1897.  Issue '''35333''', col A, p. 11}}|end=30 October, 1899<ref>Poë Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}}  f. 405.</ref>|succBy=the [[Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Cruiser Squadron]]}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
</div name=fredbot:office0>
</div name=fredbot:office0>


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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Commodores, Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|*]]
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 13 April 2021

History

The Training Squadron commissioned at Portsmouth and Chatham on 21 September, 1885.[1] Captain Robert O'B. FitzRoy was appointed Commodore, Second Class in command on 30 September, and assumed command on 12 October, flying his broad pendant in Active.[2]

On 30 October, 1899, the masted Training Squadron was paid off. The following day the crews turned over to first-class cruisers, the formation then becoming the Cruiser Squadron.

Composition

September, 1885

[3]

March, 1891

[4]

February, 1900

[5]

January, 1901

[6]

1913

In March of 1913, the squadron was based in Queenstown, and consisted of two groups:[7]

First Group

Second Group

Commodores

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 22 September, 1885. Issue 31558, col D, p. 12.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1885). p. 188.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1885). p. 189.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 193.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 218.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 218.
  7. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 146 of 28 March, 1913.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 22 September, 1885. Issue 31558, col D, p. 12.
  9. FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 2 November, 1886. Issue 31806, col D, p. 7.
  11. Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 2 November, 1889. Issue 32846, col C, p. 10.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, 23 July, 1891. Issue 33384, col A, p. 7.
  14. Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
  15. Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 13 May, 1893. Issue 33950, col D, p. 13.
  17. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 27 March, 1895. Issue 34535, col B, p. 10.
  18. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 13 October, 1897. Issue 35333, col A, p. 11.
  19. Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 405.