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The Second Cruiser Squadron was instituted by Admiralty order in December, 1904,<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). ''The Times''. Monday, 12 December, 1904. Issue '''37575''', col D, pg. 4.</ref> and Rear-Admiral [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg]] was appointed in command on 1 February, 1905, flying his flag in [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|H.M.S. ''Drake'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 26 December, 1904. Issue '''37587''', col B, pg. 9.</ref> | The Second Cruiser Squadron was instituted by Admiralty order in December, 1904,<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). ''The Times''. Monday, 12 December, 1904. Issue '''37575''', col D, pg. 4.</ref> and Rear-Admiral [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg]] was appointed in command on 1 February, 1905, flying his flag in [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|H.M.S. ''Drake'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 26 December, 1904. Issue '''37587''', col B, pg. 9.</ref> | ||
Rear-Admiral [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] | Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Doveton Sturdee]] assumed command on 11 December, 1912,<ref>The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1256.</ref> and was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] on 19 December, 1913. He was superseded on 29 July, 1914.<ref>The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 83.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 22 March 2010
The Second Cruiser Squadron was instituted by Admiralty order in December, 1904,[1] and Rear-Admiral H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg was appointed in command on 1 February, 1905, flying his flag in H.M.S. Drake.[2]
Rear-Admiral Doveton Sturdee assumed command on 11 December, 1912,[3] and was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Charles E. Madden on 19 December, 1913. He was superseded on 29 July, 1914.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). The Times. Monday, 12 December, 1904. Issue 37575, col D, pg. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 26 December, 1904. Issue 37587, col B, pg. 9.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1256.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 83.
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