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'''July, 1914'''<ref>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]</ref>
 
'''July, 1914'''<ref>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]</ref>
 
<br>The composition remains as it was in April, 1914.
 
<br>The composition remains as it was in April, 1914.
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'''November, 1915'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1915).  p. 10.</ref>
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Revision as of 16:42, 11 December 2012

History

From November, 1904 to November, 1906, the Third Cruiser Squadron was commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton.[1] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Henry D. Barry, who hoisted his flag at Portsmouth in the Bacchante on 10 November, 1906.[2] Rear-Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson assumed command of the squadron on 16 October, 1908.[3] It is assumed that upon the reorganisation of the Home Fleet in mid-1909, the Third Cruiser Squadron became the Sixth Cruiser Squadron, and the name Third Cruiser Squadron was given to nucleus crew ships at the Home Ports.[Inference]

Rear-Admiral Charles E. Madden assumed command of the Third Cruiser Squadron on 11 December, 1912, and was succeeded on 19 December, 1913[4] by Rear-Admiral William C. Pakenham.[5]

Vice and Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

1909-1912, served as Nucleus Crew Squadron.

Composition

February, 1907[13]

December, 1912[14]

December, 1913[15]

The squadron has remained the same as in the previous year.

April, 1914[16]outbreak of war[17]

July, 1914[18]
The composition remains as it was in April, 1914.

November, 1915[19]
The composition remains as it was in April, 1914, except Argyll has recently been wrecked.

Footnotes

  1. "Admiral of the Fleet Sir H. Meux" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 21 September, 1929. Issue 45314, col B, p. 12.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 November, 1906. Issue 38175, col D, p. 7.
  3. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
  4. Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
  5. Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.
  6. Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.
  7. The Navy List (October, 1906). p. 268.
  8. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
  9. Madden Service Record. The national Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
  10. Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.
  11. "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.'] f. 14.
  12. "Squadrons." f. 14.
  13. Hazell's Annual, 1908. pp. 306-307.
  14. Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  15. Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  16. The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 269.
  17. Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  18. 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]
  19. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915). p. 10.

Bibliography


Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy
First Cruiser Squadron | Second Cruiser Squadron | Third Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Cruiser Squadron
Sixth Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Cruiser Squadron | Ninth Cruiser Squadron | Tenth Cruiser Squadron
Eleventh Cruiser Squadron | Twelfth Cruiser Squadron | Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron | Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron
Cruiser Force F