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==History==
 
==History==
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On 2 November, 1904 Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] assumed command of the Cruiser Squadron,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 November, 1904.  Issue '''37543''', col B, pg. 8.</ref> which in December, 1904 became the '''First Cruiser Cruiser Squadron'''.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 December, 1904.  Issue '''37575''', col D, pg. 4.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[George Neville]] on 15 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1905.  Issue '''37755''', col A, pg. 7.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Sir Percy M. Scott]] succeeded Adair in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1907.  Issue '''38385''', col A, pg. 7.</ref>  Sir Rear-Admiral [[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]] succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.<ref>"Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 March, 1920.  Issue '''42356''', col E, pg. 16.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>Colville Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 292.</ref> and was relieved by Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]] on 24 February, 1911.  He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.<ref>Bayly Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  p. 84.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]] took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.<ref>Troubrudge Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 78.</ref>  On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Sir Gordon Moore]] hoisted his flag in ''Leviathan''.<ref>Moore Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 64.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]] assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 202.</ref>  The squadron was destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1 June, 1916, when both ''Defence'' and ''Duke of Edinburgh'' were sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, ''Black Prince'' was sunk with all hands during the night, and ''Warrior'' sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off.  Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action.
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On 2 November, 1904 Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] assumed command of the Cruiser Squadron,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 November, 1904.  Issue '''37543''', col B, pg. 8.</ref> which in December, 1904 became the '''First Cruiser Cruiser Squadron'''.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 December, 1904.  Issue '''37575''', col D, pg. 4.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[George Neville]] on 15 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1905.  Issue '''37755''', col A, pg. 7.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Sir Percy M. Scott]] succeeded Adair in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1907.  Issue '''38385''', col A, pg. 7.</ref>  Sir Rear-Admiral [[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]] succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.<ref>"Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 March, 1920.  Issue '''42356''', col E, pg. 16.</ref>  He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>Colville Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 292.</ref> and was relieved by Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]] on 24 February, 1911.  He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.<ref>Bayly Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  p. 84.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]] took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.<ref>Troubrudge Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 78.</ref>  On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Sir Gordon Moore]] hoisted his flag in ''Leviathan''.<ref>Moore Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 64.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]] assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 202.</ref>  The squadron was destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1 June, 1916, when both ''Defence'' and ''Duke of Edinburgh'' were sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, ''Black Prince'' was sunk with all hands during the night, and ''Warrior'' sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off.  Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action. The First Cruiser Squadron was officially abolished dated 5 June.<ref>Branch Acquaint M. 04960.  5 June, 1916.  ADM 116/1645.  f. 31.</ref>
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==

Revision as of 17:05, 18 August 2011

History

On 2 November, 1904 Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë assumed command of the Cruiser Squadron,[1] which in December, 1904 became the First Cruiser Cruiser Squadron.[2] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral George Neville on 15 July, 1905.[3] Rear-Admiral Sir Percy M. Scott succeeded Adair in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.[4] Sir Rear-Admiral Charles H. Adair succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.[5] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable Stanley C. J. Colville on 24 February, 1909,[6] and was relieved by Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly on 24 February, 1911. He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.[7] Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.[8] On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral Sir Gordon Moore hoisted his flag in Leviathan.[9] Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart. assumed command of the squadron on 17 January, 1915.[10] The squadron was destroyed at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1 June, 1916, when both Defence and Duke of Edinburgh were sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, Black Prince was sunk with all hands during the night, and Warrior sank on the way home after her surviving crew had been taken off. Sir Robert Arbuthnot was killed in action. The First Cruiser Squadron was officially abolished dated 5 June.[11]

Composition

June, 1909.[12]

August, 1914.[13]

December, 1914.[14]

  • H.M.S. Leviathan. RAdmRN.png
  • H.M.S. Black Prince.
  • H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh.
  • H.M.S. Warrior.

November, 1918.[15]

  • H.M.S. Courageous. VAdmRN.png
  • H.M.S. Glorious.

Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Squadron disbanded, September, 1914, - January, 1915.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 November, 1904. Issue 37543, col B, pg. 8.
  2. ↑ "The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). The Times. Monday, 12 December, 1904. Issue 37575, col D, pg. 4.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1905. Issue 37755, col A, pg. 7.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1907. Issue 38385, col A, pg. 7.
  5. ↑ "Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 11 March, 1920. Issue 42356, col E, pg. 16.
  6. ↑ Colville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 292.
  7. ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 84.
  8. ↑ Troubrudge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 78.
  9. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 64.
  10. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 202.
  11. ↑ Branch Acquaint M. 04960. 5 June, 1916. ADM 116/1645. f. 31.
  12. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization" (News). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col A, pg. 9.
  13. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 16.
  14. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914). p. 9.
  15. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 11.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.

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