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*{{Com2RN}} [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]], 5 July, 1913.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 5.</ref> | *{{Com2RN}} [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]], 5 July, 1913.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 5.</ref> | ||
*{{RearRN}} [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 8 February, 1915.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (March, 1915). p. 6.</ref> | *{{RearRN}} [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 8 February, 1915.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (March, 1915). p. 6.</ref> | ||
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Sir Walter H. Cowan]], 7 July, 1917 | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Sir Walter H. Cowan]], 7 July, 1917<ref name=1LCS>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." {{TNA|ADM 6/461}}. ["Squadrons."] p. 24.</ref> through end of war. |
*[[James Andrew Fergusson]] | *[[James Andrew Fergusson]] | ||
*[[Hubert George Brand]] | *[[Hubert George Brand]] | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 14 October 2012
Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, Second Class William E. Goodenough, 5 July, 1913.[1]
- Rear-Admiral Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 8 February, 1915.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan, 7 July, 1917[3] through end of war.
- James Andrew Fergusson
- Hubert George Brand
Composition
July, 1914[4]
Outbreak of War[5][6]
Two additional light cruisers have reinforced the squadron.
- Southampton, Commodore Goodenough
- Birmingham, Captain Arthur Duff
- Nottingham, Captain C. B. Miller
- Liverpool, Captain Edward Reeves
- Falmouth, Captain J. D. Edwards
- Lowestoft, Captain Theobald Kennedy
17 November, 1917 at Second Battle of Heligoland Bight[7]
November, 1918[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914). p. 5.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 6.
- ↑ "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. 24.
- ↑ Printed page "Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad" in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 168-169.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1911). p. 11.
Bibliography
- Corbett, Sir Julian S. (1920). Naval Operations. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
- Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
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