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| − | '''Cruiser Force A''' was the official designation of the cruisers in the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Grand Fleet]] at the beginning of the [[First World War]]. It comprised the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Cruiser Squadron]], the [[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second]], [[Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third]], and [[Sixth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Sixth Cruiser Squadrons]], and the [[First Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Light Cruiser Squadron]].<ref>''Home Waters—Part I''. p. 9.</ref> Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] was the "Vice-Admiral Commanding" and therefore senior cruiser admiral.<ref>Corbett (1938). ''Naval Operations''. '''I'''. p. 439.</ref> | + | '''Cruiser Force A''' was the official designation of the cruisers in company with the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Grand Fleet]] at the beginning of the [[First World War]]. It comprised the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Cruiser Squadron]], the [[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second]], [[Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third]], and [[Sixth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Sixth Cruiser Squadrons]], and the [[First Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Light Cruiser Squadron]].<ref>''Home Waters—Part I''. p. 9.</ref> Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] was the "Vice-Admiral Commanding" and therefore senior cruiser admiral.<ref>Corbett (1938). ''Naval Operations''. '''I'''. p. 439.</ref> |
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| + | *[[Cruiser Force B]]. | ||
| + | *[[Cruiser Force C]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:36, 10 January 2012
Cruiser Force A was the official designation of the cruisers in company with the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet at the beginning of the First World War. It comprised the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, the Second, Third, and Sixth Cruiser Squadrons, and the First Light Cruiser Squadron.[1] Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty was the "Vice-Admiral Commanding" and therefore senior cruiser admiral.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Corbett, Sir Julian Stafford (1938). Naval Operations. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
