Difference between revisions of "Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)"
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to searchLine 9: | Line 9: | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=31 October, 1899|note=|precBy=the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=31 October, 1899|note=|precBy=the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=5 October, 1900{{NLSep01|p. 217}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=5 October, 1900{{NLSep01|p. 217}}}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=8 November, 1902{{NLJun03|p. 217}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=8 November, 1902{{NLJun03|p. 217}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron}} |
{{TenureListEnd}} | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> |
Revision as of 20:01, 9 August 2014
The Cruiser Squadron was formed on 30 October, 1899 using the crews from the Training Squadron as they paid off their masted ships for modern armoured cruisers.
Commodore, Second Class Edmund S. Poë remained in command through this transition.
Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, Second Class Edmund S. Poë, 31 October, 1899
- Commodore, Second Class Alfred L. Winsloe, 5 October, 1900[1]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 8 November, 1902[2]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography