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Revision as of 16:52, 27 October 2014
The Admiralty ordered the formation of the Battle Cruiser Fleet on 11 February, 1915.[1]
It was very similar to a more diverse predecessor known as Cruiser Force A.
The formation was renamed the Battle Cruiser Force on 29 November, 1916.[2] It ceased to exist on 7 April, 1919.[3]
Friction
When Beatty tried to get his Secretary, Frank T. Spickernell, promoted to the rank of Paymaster in 1915, the Second Sea Lord, Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, sarcastically noted in a letter to the Chief of Staff, Henry F. Oliver, "all I know of him is that he wants to be promoted over the heads of his top mates because he belongs to the redoubtable B.C.F."[4]
Vice-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) Sir David R. Beatty, 8 February, 1915[5]
- Vice-Admiral Sir William C. Pakenham, 29 November, 1916[6]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, 28 February, 1919[7] (temporarily)
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, 21 March, 1919[8] – 7 April, 1919[9]
Chiefs of Staff
- Captain Hubert G. Brand, 29 June, 1916[10]|end=29 November, 1916[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Information from John Roberts.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Hamilton to Oliver. Letter of 23 July, 1915. Hamilton Papers. National Maritime Museum. HTN/117/A.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 8.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
Bibliography