Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
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The Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron was a formation of the Royal Navy that was created some time well after the Great War period.
History
When Vice-Admiral Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter lowered his flag in September, 1942, the formation ceased to exist.[1]
In Command
Dates of appointment given when known:
- Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton, 20 November, 1939[2] – 15 June, 1940[3] (and as Second in Command, Home Fleet)
- Vice-Admiral G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins, 15 June, 1940[4] – 23 November, 1940[5] (also Second-in-Command, Home Fleet)
- Rear-Admiral Edward N. Syfret, 19 June, 1941 – 10 January, 1942
- Vice-Admiral Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, early 1942[6] – September, 1942[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.
- ↑ Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
