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===March, 1891=== | |||
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===February, 1900=== | |||
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===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}} | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 11 May 2019
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
March, 1891
February, 1900
- Cambrian
- Highflyer (temporarily attached)
- Juno
- Minerva
- St. George
1913
In March of 1913, the squadron was based in Queenstown, and consisted of two groups:[6]
First Group
Second Group
Commodores
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, Second Class Robert O'B. FitzRoy, 21 September, 1885[7]
- Commodore, Second Class Albert H. Markham, 1 November, 1886[8] – 13 November, 1889[9]
- Commodore, Second Class Armand T. Powlett, 14 November, 1889[10] – 1 August, 1891
- Commodore, Second Class Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 August, 1891[11]
- Rear-Admiral Robert H. Harris, 1 June, 1893[12]
- Commodore, Second Class George L. Atkinson, 18 April, 1895[13]
- Commodore, Second Class Edmund S. Poë, 14 October, 1897[14] – 30 October, 1899[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 22 September, 1885. Issue 31558, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1885). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1885). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 193.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 218.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 146 of 28 March, 1913.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 22 September, 1885. Issue 31558, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 November, 1886. Issue 31806, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 November, 1889. Issue 32846, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 July, 1891. Issue 33384, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 May, 1893. Issue 33950, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 March, 1895. Issue 34535, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 October, 1897. Issue 35333, col A, p. 11.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 405.
