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*{{ViceRN}} [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]], 19 December, 1911.
 
*{{ViceRN}} [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]], 19 December, 1911.
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]], 1 July, 1913 - June, 1914.
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]], 1 July, 1913 - June, 1914.
*Vice-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradford|Sir Edward E. Bradford]], 22 June, 1914 - May, 1916.
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*Vice-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradford|Sir Edward E. Bradford]], 22 June, 1914.<ref name=3BS>"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."]  p. 4.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|Sir John M. de Robeck]], 19 July, 1916.
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*Vice-Admiral [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|Sir John M. de Robeck]], 19 July, 1916.<ref name=3BS/>
*Vice-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]], 5 December, 1916.
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*Vice-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]], 5 December, 1916.<ref name=3BS/>
*Vice-Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 21 April, 1917.
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*Vice-Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 26 September, 1917.<ref name=3BS/>
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Squadron abolished on 20 April, 1918.<ref name=3BS/>
  
 
==Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command==
 
==Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command==

Revision as of 14:49, 18 September 2010

The Third Battle Squadron was a battleship squadron of the Royal Navy in the period before, during, and after the First World War.

History

Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas R. M. Nicholson was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron in the newly-constituted Home Fleet on 8 April, 1919.[1]

Composition

May, 1912

August, 1914

January, 1916

  • H.M.S. King Edward VII.
  • H.M.S. Hindustan.
  • H.M.S. Dominion.
  • H.M.S. Britannia.
  • H.M.S. Commonwealth.
  • H.M.S. Africa.
  • H.M.S. Albemarle.

Vice-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Squadron abolished on 20 April, 1918.[2]

Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command

Dates of appointment given:

Position abolished on 21 September, 1917.[2]

Footnotes

  1. "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, pg. 13.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. ["Squadrons."] p. 4.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.