Annual Manoeuvres of 1901
The Royal Navy's Annual Manoeuvres of 1901 were described in documents issued publically from the Admiralty on 10 July.[1] An official report of the manoeuvres was later issued.
Contents
Scenario and Rules
Two fleets "B" and "X" would engage in a battle exercise between the 56th and 47th parallels. The event was umpired by Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Harris and Rear-Admirals James L. Hammet and Sir Baldwin Walker, Bart., with Lieutenant General J. F. Owen, R.A. helping to determine the effect of land defences.
Fleet "B"
Fleet "B" would would cruise the North Sea and would coal at any of the "fortified" (and unassailable, in this scenario) ports of Plymouth, Portland or Portsmouth, at which ports it also maintained forces of cruisers and torpedo craft. Britain was considered the territory of Fleet "B".
Main Fleet
- Major Units
- Destroyers from Portsmouth
Squadron "C"
Squadron "C" was a sub-component of Fleet "B" based on Plymouth
- Squadron "C" Main Force
- Squadron "C" Destroyers from Devonport
Squadron "D"
Squadron "D" was a sub-component of Fleet "B" based on Portland and Portsmouth
- Squadron "D" Main Force
- Squadron "D" Destroyers from Portsmouth
Under C-in-C, Plymouth
These ships based at Plymouth supported Fleet "B", the starred ships being for "examination service".
Under C-in-C, Portsmouth
These ships based at Portland and Portsmouth supported Fleet "B", the starred ships being for "examination service".
Fleet "X"
Fleet "X" would cruise off the North Coast of Ireland, and be able to coal at the "fortified" (and unassailable) port of Queenstown and the Scilly Islands and maintain cruisers and torpedo craft at the Scillys and the Channel Islands. Ireland, the Scillys and the Channel Islands were territories of "X".
Main Fleet
- Major Units
- Fleet "X" Destroyers from Devonport
Squadron "Y"
Squadron "Y" was a sub-component of Fleet "X" based in the Scilly Islands
- Squadron "Y" Main Force
- Squadron "Y" Destroyers and T.Bs. from Chatham
Squadron "Z"
Squadron "Z" was a sub-component of Fleet "X" based in the Channel Islands
- Squadron "Z" Main Force
- Squadron "Z" Destroyers and T.Bs. from Chatham
Under Rear-Admiral, Queenstown
These ships supported Fleet "X", the starred ships being for "examination service".
- Curlew
- the twin screw vessel H.M.S. Seahorse*
- the tugboat H.M.S. Stormcock*
Bibliography
- Admiralty "Naval Manœuvres, 1901". Copyright 2005, ProQuest. under "Simon PDFs/UK/Command Papers"
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
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