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− | The '''Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron''', was a cruiser formation of the [[Royal Navy]] which was created | + | The '''Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron''', was a cruiser formation of the [[Royal Navy]] which was created some time after 1938. |
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− | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Leigh Stuart King|nick=Edward L. S. King|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Leigh Stuart King|nick=Edward L. S. King|appt=30 June, 1940|end=15 October, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip Louis Vian|appt=15 October, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip Louis Vian|appt=15 October, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=12 July, 1942<ref>Power Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/68.|}} f. 68.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur John Power|nick=Arthur J. Power|appt=12 July, 1942<ref>Power Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/68.|}} f. 68.</ref>|end=28 May, 1943<ref>Harcourt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt|nick=Cecil H. J. Harcourt|appt=28 May, 1943<ref>Harcourt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>|end=27 January, 1944<ref>Harcourt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=1 January, 1944<ref>Mansfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/567.|}} f. 56.</ref>|end=21 March, 1945<ref>Mansfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/567.|}} f. 56.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Maurice James Mansergh|nick=Maurice J. Mansergh|appt=23 March, 1945<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/13.|}} f. 13.</ref>|end=8 April, 1946<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/13.|}} f. 13.</ref>|as=Commodore Commanding, Fifteenth Cruiser Suadron}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Harold Richard George Kinahan|nick=Harold R. G. Kinahan|appt=January, 1946<ref>Kinahan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/64.|}} f. 64.</ref>|end=1 August, 1946<ref>Kinahan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/64.|}} f. 64.</ref>}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 30 June 2021
The Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron, was a cruiser formation of the Royal Navy which was created some time after 1938.
History
In Command
Dates of appointment:
- Rear-Admiral Edward L. S. King, 30 June, 1940 – 15 October, 1940[1]
- Rear-Admiral Philip Louis Vian, 15 October, 1940[2] – 12 July, 1942[3]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur J. Power, 12 July, 1942[4] – 28 May, 1943[5]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil H. J. Harcourt, 28 May, 1943[6] – 27 January, 1944[7]
- Rear-Admiral John M. Mansfield, 1 January, 1944[8] – 21 March, 1945[9]
- Commodore, Second Class Maurice J. Mansergh, 23 March, 1945[10] – 8 April, 1946[11]
- Rear-Admiral Harold R. G. Kinahan, January, 1946[12] – 1 August, 1946[13]
Composition
Footnotes
- ↑ Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
- ↑ Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
- ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
- ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Kinahan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Kinahan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/64. f. 64.
See Also
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 |