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The Fourth Cruiser Squadron was called Cruiser Force H for a time at the start of the war. It often was the primary component of the North America and West Indies Station, sometimes being equivalent to that command.
Contents
History
April, 1909
Leviathan was made flagship on 20 April, but actually hoisted Rear-Admiral Arthur Murray Farquhar's flag on 25 April, 1909.[1]
December, 1912
December, 1913
The West Atlantic squadron has gained a cruiser in net strength. Donegal left for an assignment I've yet to discover. New arrival Essex's point of origin is likewise a mystery.[3]
- Suffolk
- Berwick
- Essex
- Lancaster (joined from Fifth Cruiser Squadron)
- Hermione (joined from Eleventh Cruiser Squadron)
July, 1914
[4] A light cruiser has replaced Hermione.
5 August, 1914
Based in the West Atlantic, the formation was a cruiser squadron in name only, as it was comprised of:
- armoured cruiser Suffolk
- armoured cruiser Berwick
- light cruiser Bristol
- armoured cruiser Essex
- armoured cruiser Lancaster
- battleship Glory
- first class protected cruiser Niobe
- An auxiliary merchant cruiser
September, 1914
Based in the West Atlantic, the formation was a cruiser squadron in name only, as it was comprised of:
- battleship Glory (flag)
- armoured cruiser Suffolk
- armoured cruiser Essex
- armoured cruiser Lancaster
- armoured cruiser Berwick
- first class protected cruiser Niobe
- armed merchant cruiser Caronia
January, 1915
Lancaster has left to join the Seventh Cruiser Squadron. The armed merchant cruiser Calgarian has joined.[7]
- battleship Glory
- armoured cruiser Suffolk (flag)
- armoured cruiser Essex
- armoured cruiser Berwick
- first class protected cruiser Niobe
- armed merchant cruiser Caronia
- armed merchant cruiser Calgarian
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Frederick S. Inglefield, 8 February, 1907[8][9] – 8 February, 1909[10]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur M. Farquhar, 8 February, 1909[11] – 8 February, 1911[12]
- Rear-Admiral Edward E. Bradford, 8 February, 1911[13] – 8 February, 1913[14]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 8 February, 1913[15] – 1 November, 1914 (killed in command)
Footnotes
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 444.
- ↑ Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). pp. 9-10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1907. Issue 38226, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 473.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 473.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1909, 1914. Issue 38875, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 444.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 January, 1911. Issue 39478, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ Bradford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 335.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 21 January, 1913. Issue 40114, col C, 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 |
