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The '''Eleventh Cruiser Squadron''', or, from 1914 to 1915, '''Cruiser Force E''', was a cruiser formation of the [[Royal Navy]].
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The '''Eleventh Cruiser Squadron''', or, from 1914 to 1915, '''Cruiser Force E''', was a cruiser squadron of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
==Rear Admirals Commanding==
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==In Command==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
*{{RearRN}} [[Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby|Robert S. Phipps Hornby]], 1 August, 1914 - 5 September, 1914.<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 338.</ref>
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*Rear-Admiral [[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]], 5 September, 1914 - 5 April, 1914.<ref>Tottenham Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  p. 1320.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby|nick=Robert S. Phipps Hornby|appt=1 August, 1914<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 338.</ref>|precBy=New Command|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron E|end=5 September, 1914<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}f. 338.</ref>}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood]], 19 April, 1915 - 24 May, 1915.<ref>Hood Servicee Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43p. 114.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=5 September, 1914<ref>Tottenham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}f. 1320.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron E}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bowes Hutton|nick=George B. Hutton|appt=16 February, 1915<ref>Hutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}}  f. 1.</ref>|as=Senior Officer, Cruiser Force E}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|nick=The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood|appt=13 April, 1915<ref>Hood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 9.</ref>|end=24 May, 1915<ref>Hood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}} f. 9.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Drury St. Aubyn Wake|nick=Drury St. A. Wake|appt=24 May, 1915<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20}}f. 638.</ref>|end=12 March, 1917<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20}}.  f. 638.</ref>|note={{Com2RN}} from 20 October, 1915<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20}}.  f. 638.</ref>|as=Captain Commanding, Eleventh Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Charles Frederick Harris|nick=Charles F. Harris|appt=10 October, 1938|end=31 July, 1939}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Richard James Rodney Scott|nick=Richard J. R. Scott|appt=31 July, 1939|end=8 February, 1940}}
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==Composition==
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===December, 1912===
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<ref>Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
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*{{UK-Terrible}}
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*{{UK-Endymion}}
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*{{UK-Theseus}}
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*{{UK-Vindictive}}
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*{{UK-Hermione}}
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===December, 1913===
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Same strength as last year, but {{UK-Vindictive}} has gone to the {{UK-CS|9}} and {{UK-Hermione}} to the {{UK-CS|4}} and been replaced by {{UK-Juno}} and {{UK-Venus}}, from unknown previous assignments.<ref>Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
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*{{UK-Terrible}}
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*{{UK-Endymion}}
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*{{UK-Theseus}}
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*{{UK-Juno}}
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*{{UK-Venus}}
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===July - 5 August, 1914===
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Serving as part of Third Fleet, the squadron was:<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>{{DittColl|p. 15}}
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*{{UK-Doris}}
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*{{UK-1Isis}}
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*{{UK-Juno}}
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*{{UK-Minerva}}
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*{{UK-Venus}}
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===September, 1914===
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{{SMNLSep14|p. 10}}
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*{{UK-Sutlej}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
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*{{UK-Doris}}
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*{{UK-Juno}}
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*{{UK-1Isis}}
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*{{UK-Venus}}
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*{{UK-Pelorus}}
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===February, 1915===
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{{SMNLFeb15|p. 10}}
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*{{UK-Sutlej}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
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*{{UK-Juno}}
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*{{UK-1Isis}}
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*{{UK-Venus}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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{{RNCruiserSquadrons|sort=11}}

Latest revision as of 08:15, 3 April 2019

The Eleventh Cruiser Squadron, or, from 1914 to 1915, Cruiser Force E, was a cruiser squadron of the Royal Navy.

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Composition

December, 1912

[10]

December, 1913

Same strength as last year, but Vindictive has gone to the Ninth Cruiser Squadron and Hermione to the Fourth Cruiser Squadron and been replaced by Juno and Venus, from unknown previous assignments.[11]

July - 5 August, 1914

Serving as part of Third Fleet, the squadron was:[12][13]

September, 1914

[14]

February, 1915

[15]

Footnotes

  1. Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
  2. Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
  3. Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1320.
  4. Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 1.
  5. Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 9.
  6. Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 9.
  7. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 638.
  8. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 638.
  9. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 638.
  10. Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  11. Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  12. 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]
  13. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
  14. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 10.
  15. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 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