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A review of the ''Navy List'' and Service Records of the men involved seems to indicate that those who received the temporary command appointments often used in manoeuvres were dated 22 July, 1890.  The manoeuvres seemed to commence shortly after 29 July, with the two fleets departing Portland and to conclude around 20 August. -->
 
A review of the ''Navy List'' and Service Records of the men involved seems to indicate that those who received the temporary command appointments often used in manoeuvres were dated 22 July, 1890.  The manoeuvres seemed to commence shortly after 29 July, with the two fleets departing Portland and to conclude around 20 August. -->
 
==Order of Battle==
 
==Order of Battle==
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The ships of the reserve formed the Second and Third Fleets as follows:<ref>Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney, ''Second and Third Fleets Serial Orders'', 11 June 1914, Backhouse Papers, Naval Historical Branch</ref>
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The ships of the reserve formed the Second and Third Fleets as follows under fleet flagship {{UK-LordNelson}}:<ref>Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney, ''Second and Third Fleets Serial Orders'', 11 June 1914, Backhouse Papers, Naval Historical Branch</ref>
  
 
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=12|'''Battle Squadrons'''
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|align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Fifth'''||align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Sixth'''||align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Seventh'''||align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Eighth'''
 
|align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Fifth'''||align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Sixth'''||align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Seventh'''||align=center colspan=3 width=25%|'''Eighth'''
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vengeance}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Magnificent}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Jupiter}}
 
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vengeance}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Magnificent}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Jupiter}}
 
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Irresistible}}||align=center colspan=3|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Majestic}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Canopus}}
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Irresistible}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Topaze}}+||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Majestic}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Canopus}}
 
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-1London}}||align=center colspan=3|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Mars}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Glory}}
 
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-1London}}||align=center colspan=3|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Mars}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Glory}}
 
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Queen}}||align=center colspan=3|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Victorious}}||&nbsp;
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=12|'''Cruiser Squadrons'''
 
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=12|'''Cruiser Squadrons'''
 
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|align=center colspan=4 width=33%|{{UK-Juno}}||align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Talbot}}||align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Highflyer}}
 
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=12|'''Other Forces'''
 
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|align=center colspan=3|'''Training Squadron'''||align=center colspan=3|'''Attached to 1st Light Cruiser Squadron'''||align=center colspan=3|'''Attached Ships'''||align=center colspan=3|'''Minelayer Squadron'''
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|align=center colspan=3|'''Training Squadron'''||align=center colspan=3|'''1st Light Cruiser Squadron'''||align=center colspan=3|'''Minelayer Squadron'''||align=center colspan=3|'''Unappropriated'''
 
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-1Crescent}} (flag)||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-1Falmouth}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-1Diamond}} (5th B.S.)||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Andromache}}
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Revision as of 09:16, 14 December 2021

The Royal Navy's Annual Manoeuvres of 1914 were cancelled on 20th February 1914 and replaced by a test mobilisation of the Reserve Fleet[1].

The schedule for this exercise was planned to be as follows: 

Wednesday 15th July              Reserve called up

16th and 17th July               Mobilise

Saturday 18th July               Proceed to rendezvous

19th to 23rd July                At rendezvous and tactical exercises at sea

Friday 24th July                 Arrive Home Ports

Saturday 25th July, 9am          Discharge reserves


Order of Battle

The ships of the reserve formed the Second and Third Fleets as follows under fleet flagship Lord Nelson:[2]

Battle Squadrons
(+ denotes attached vessels)
Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth
Prince of Wales (flag) Russell (flag) Prince George (flag) Albion (flag)
Bulwark Albemarle Hannibal (2nd flag) Ocean (2nd flag)
Formidable Exmouth Illustrious Goliath
Implacable Vengeance Magnificent Jupiter
Irresistible Topaze+ Majestic Canopus
London   Mars Glory
Queen   Victorious Sapphire+
Diamond+   Doris+  
Cruiser Squadrons
Fifth Sixth Seventh
Carnarvon (flag) Good Hope (flag) Euryalus (flag)
Cornwall Drake Cressy
Cumberland Leviathan Minerva
    Venus
Eighth Ninth Tenth
Aboukir (flag) Bacchante (flag) Hogue (flag)
Challenger Diana Charybdis
Isis Sutlej Eclipse
Juno Talbot Highflyer
Other Forces
Training Squadron 1st Light Cruiser Squadron Minelayer Squadron Unappropriated
Crescent (flag) Falmouth+ Andromache Vindictive
Edgar Liverpool+ Apollo
Endymion   Intrepid
Gibraltar   Iphigenia
Grafton   Latona
Royal Arthur   Naiad
Theseus   Thetis

Footnotes

  1. ↑ M11959/14 From Admiralty to C-in-C, Home Fleets, dated 20th February 1914. Backhouse Papers, Naval Historical Branch.
  2. ↑ Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney, Second and Third Fleets Serial Orders, 11 June 1914, Backhouse Papers, Naval Historical Branch

Bibliography

  • M11959/14 From Admiralty to C-in-C, Home Fleets, dated 20th February 1914. Backhouse Papers, Naval Historical Branch, Portsmouth, UK.
  • Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney, Second and Third Fleets Serial Orders, 11 June 1914, Backhouse Papers, Naval Historical Branch, Portsmouth, UK


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