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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. He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>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>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>The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 78.</ref> Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]] assumed command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 17 January, 1915.<ref>The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 202.</ref> | 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. He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>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>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>The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 78.</ref> Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]] assumed command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 17 January, 1915.<ref>The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 202.</ref> | ||
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+ | *[[H.M.S Defence (1907)|H.M.S. ''Defence'']] | ||
+ | *[[H.M.S Black Prince (1904)|H.M.S. ''Black Prince'']] | ||
+ | *[[H.M.S Duke of Edinburgh (1904)|H.M.S. ''Duke of Edinburgh'']] | ||
+ | *[[H.M.S Warrior (1905)|H.M.S. ''Warrior'']]<ref>Dittmar; Colledge. ''British Warships 1914–1919''. p. 16.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Revision as of 16:11, 21 March 2010
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. He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable Stanley C. J. Colville on 24 February, 1909,[5] and was relieved by Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly on 24 February, 1911. He was succeeded in command on 1 March, 1913.[6] Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge took command of the squadron in the Mediterranean on 6 January, 1913, and was relieved in September, 1914.[7] Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart. assumed command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 17 January, 1915.[8]
Composition
August, 1914
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 November, 1904. Issue 37543, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ "The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). The Times. Monday, 12 December, 1904. Issue 37575, col D, pg. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1905. Issue 37755, col A, pg. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1907. Issue 38385, col A, pg. 7.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 292.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 84.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 78.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 202.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 16.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.