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The Royal Navy's '''First Cruiser Squadron''' was created when the {{UK-CS}} was renamed in December 1904.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 December, 1904.  Issue '''37575''', col D, p. 4.</ref>  

==History== 
Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] assumed command of the {{UK-CS}} on 2 November, 1904,<ref>Poë Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1052.</ref> and continued in command as it took on its new name.  He was succeeded in command of 1 C.S. 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, p. 7.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Sir Percy M. Scott]] succeeded Neville 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, p. 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, p. 16.</ref>  

Adair was succeeded by Rear-Admiral the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley C. J. Colville]] on 24 February, 1909,<ref>Colville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 292.</ref> who was relieved by Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]] on 24 February, 1911.  The squadron was renamed the {{UK-BCS|1}} in early January 1913{{ToL|Cruiser Squadrons Renamed|Monday, Jan 13, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40107}}, and an assortment of armoured cruisers in the Mediterranean took up the name of 1 C.S. under the command of Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]] from 6 January, 1913 to September, 1914.<ref>Troubridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 78.</ref>  

On 29 November, 1914, Rear-Admiral [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore]] hoisted his flag in {{UK-Leviathan}}.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 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.  f. 202.</ref>  The squadron was all but destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]], when {{UK-Defence}} was sunk with all hands at the start of the battle fleet action, {{UK-BlackPrince}} was sunk with all hands during the night, and {{UK-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.  {{TNA|ADM 116/1645}}.  f. 31.</ref>

In 1917 H.M. Ships {{UK-Courageous}}, {{UK-Glorious}} and {{UK-Furious}} were detached from the {{UK-LCS|3}} and named the First Cruiser Squadron.  It came under the direct command of Vice-Admiral [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Trevylyan D. W. Napier]] in his capacity as [[Light Cruiser Force|Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force]].<ref>Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Grand Fleet and Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Force. 4 September, 1917.  M. 09828.  {{TNA|ADM 137/2134}}.  f. 128.</ref>

==In Command==
Dates of appointment  given when known:

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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=December, 1904<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 December, 1904.  Issue '''37575''', col D, p. 4.</ref>|precBy=himself, as Rear-Admiral Commanding, [[Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Cruiser Squadron]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Neville|nick=George Neville|appt=15 July, 1905<ref>Neville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 945.</ref>|end=15 July, 1907<ref>Neville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 945.</ref>|ass=15 July, 1905<ref>Neville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 945.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|nick=Sir Percy M. Scott|appt=15 July, 1907<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 473.</ref>|end=19 February, 1909<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 473.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Stanley Cecil James Colville|nick=The Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville|appt=24 February, 1909<ref>Colville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 29.</ref>|end=6 March, 1911<ref>Colville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 29.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Lewis Bayly|nick=Lewis Bayly|appt=24 February, 1911|ass=6 March, 1911<ref>Colville, his predecessor, Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 29.</ref>|end=early January, 1913{{ToL|Cruiser Squadrons Renamed|Monday, Jan 13, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40107}}|note=this incarnation hereafter named {{UK-BCS|1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|nick=Ernest C. T. Troubridge|appt=6 January, 1913<ref>Troubridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 78.</ref>|end=September, 1914<ref>Troubridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 78.</ref>|note=ships are former armoured cruisers in the Mediterranean}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=Archibald G. H. W. Moore|appt=12 August, 1914{{SMNLSep14|p. 4}}|ass=29 November, 1914<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>|end=17 January, 1915<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.|appt=17 January, 1915<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>|end=31 May, 1916|succBy=Command Abolished|note=killed at [[Battle of Jutland]] &ndash; formation abolished afterward}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur Kipling Waistell|nick=Arthur K. Waistell|appt=9 October, 1924<ref>Waistell Service Record  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}}  f. 244.</ref>|end=9 September, 1926<ref>Waistell Service Record  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}}  f. 244.</ref>|precBy=[[Hubert George Brand|Hubert G. Brand]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding, {{UK-LCS|1}}|note=formation re-formed from the former {{UK-LCS|1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery|nick=The Hon. William H. D. Boyle|appt=October, 1926{{MackieRNSA}}|end=October, 1928{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Henry Wise Parker|nick=Henry W. Parker|appt=10 September, 1928<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 156.</ref>|end=10 April, 1930<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 156.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Joseph Charles Walrond Henley|nick=Joseph C. W. Henley|appt=14 March, 1930<ref>Henley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 44.</ref>|ass=11 April, 1930<ref>Henley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 44.</ref>|end=11 April, 1932<ref>Henley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 44.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=George Knightley Chetwode|nick=George K. Chetwode|appt=19 March, 1932<ref>Chetwode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 228.</ref>|end=20 June, 1933<ref>Chetwode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 228.</ref>|ass=12 April, 1932<ref>Chetwode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 228.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Knowles im Thurn|nick=John K. im Thurn|appt=20 June, 1933<ref>Im Thurn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 188.</ref>|end=18 July, 1935<ref>Im Thurn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 188.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Max Kennedy Horton|nick=Max K. Horton|appt=18 July, 1935<ref>Horton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/317.|D7644976}} f. 6.</ref>|end=1 November, 1936<ref>Horton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/317.|D7644976}} f. 6.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis|nick=Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis|appt=2 October, 1936<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>|end=March, 1940<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>|ass=c. 1 November, 1936<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=John H. D. Cunningham|appt=September, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|end=January, 1941{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=William Frederic Wake-Walker|nick=W. Frederic Wake-Walker|appt=January, 1941|end=February, 1942}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=24 February, 1942|end=1 September, 1943<ref>Superseded that day.  Palliser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/290.|}} f. 663.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|nick=Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser|appt=1 September, 1943<ref>Palliser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/290.|}} f. 663.</ref>|end=7 March, 1944<ref>Palliser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/290.|}} f. 663.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Rhoderick Robert McGrigor|nick=Sir Rhoderick R. McGrigor|appt=March, 1944{{MackieRNSA}}|end=July, 1945{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Harold Richard George Kinahan|nick=Harold R. G. Kinahan|appt=1 August, 1946<ref>Kinahan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/64.|}}  f. 64.</ref>|end=June, 1947<ref>Kinahan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/64.|}}  f. 64.</ref>}}
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==Second in Command==

<div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Rear-Admiral, Second in Command, First Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=October, 1935<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=12 October, 1936<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}}
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==Other Personnel==
===Squadron Gunnery Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Squadron Gunnery Officer, First Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Harold Hickling|nick=Harold Hickling|appt=c. October, 1924<ref>Hickling Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/55/195.|}} f. 27.</ref>|end=3 July, 1926<ref>Hickling Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/55/195.|}} f. 27.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Richard Stoddart Benson|nick=Richard S. Benson|appt=28 April, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 240}}|end=3 January, 1928<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/18.|}} f. 18.</ref>}}
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===Squadron Torpedo Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, First Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Stephen Francis Gaisford-St. Lawrence|nick=Stephen F. Gaisford-St. Lawrence|appt=29 September, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 240}}|end=April, 1926<ref>Gaisford-St. Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/240.|}} f. 240.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Philip Sturley Cooper|nick=Philip S. Cooper|appt=5 October, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 240}}|end=24 May, 1929<ref>Cooper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/10.|}} f. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=William Power Carne|nick=William P. Carne|appt=c. August, 1931<ref>Carne Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/121/13.|}} f. 13.</ref>|end=9 November, 1933<ref>Carne Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/121/13.|}} f. 13.</ref>|note=commenced upon transfer of flag}}
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===Squadron Signal Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFSO otitle="Squadron Signal Officer, First Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Geoffrey Cecil Congreve|nick=Geoffrey C. Congreve|appt=9 October, 1924<ref>Congreve Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/119/174.|}} f. 174.</ref>{{NLFeb26|p. 240}}|end=October, 1926<ref>Congreve Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/119/174.|}} f. 174.</ref>|note=and as W/T Officer}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Royer Mylius Dick|nick=Royer M. Dick|appt=15 September, 1926<ref>Dick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/66.|}} f. 66.</ref>{{NLJan28|p. 240}}|end=September, 1928<ref>Dick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/66.|}} f. 66.</ref>|note=and as W/T Officer}}
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===Squadron Wireless Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFWO otitle="Squadron Wireless Officer, First Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Geoffrey Cecil Congreve|nick=Geoffrey C. Congreve|appt=9 October, 1924<ref>Congreve Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/119/174.|}} f. 174.</ref>{{NLFeb26|p. 240}}|end=October, 1926<ref>Congreve Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/119/174.|}} f. 174.</ref>|note=and as Signal Officer}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Royer Mylius Dick|nick=Royer M. Dick|appt=15 September, 1926<ref>Dick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/66.|}} f. 66.</ref>{{NLJan28|p. 240}}|end=September, 1928<ref>Dick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/66.|}} f. 66.</ref>|note=and as Signal Officer}}
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===Squadron Navigating Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFNO otitle="Squadron Navigating Officer, First Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Frederic Gray Buchanan|nick=Frederic G. Buchanan|appt=26 July, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 240}}|end=}}
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==Composition==
===18 October, 1905===

===18 May, 1906===

===18 February, 1907===
Six armoured cruisers, with {{UK-Antrim}} and {{UK-Devonshire}} soon to be transferred to the {{UK-CS|2}}.{{NLMar07|pp. 268-269}}

{|width=75% class=toccolours
|-
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Supporting the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]'''
|-
| colspan=6 align=center| '''Armoured Cruisers'''
|-
|{{UK-Antrim}}
|{{UK-Argyll}}
|{{UK-Devonshire}}
|{{UK-GoodHope}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
|{{UK-Hampshire}}
|{{UK-Roxburgh}}
|}

===18 September, 1908===
{{NLOct08|pp. 268, 269}}

{|width=75% class=toccolours
|-
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Supporting the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]'''
|-
| colspan=6 align=center| '''Armoured Cruisers'''
|-
|{{UK-Argyll}}
|{{UK-BlackPrince}}
|{{UK-Drake}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
|{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
|{{UK-Hampshire}}
|{{UK-Roxburgh}}
|}

===June, 1909===
<ref>"The Naval Mobilization" (News).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 June, 1909.  Issue '''38988''', col A, p. 9.</ref>

*{{UK-Drake}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Indomitable}}
*{{UK-Inflexible}}
*{{UK-Invincible}}
*{{UK-Minotaur}}

===December, 1912===
<ref>The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>

*{{UK-Lion}}
*{{UK-PrincessRoyal}}
*{{UK-Indefatigable}}
*{{UK-Indomitable}}
*{{UK-Invincible}}
*{{UK-Inflexible}}
*{{UK-Defence}}

===December, 1913===
<ref>Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>

Serving in the [[Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)|Mediterranean Fleet]], the squadron has lost its powerful core of battlecruisers to the newly fashioned [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First]] and {{UK-BCS|2}}, and once again more closely resembles the other Cruiser Squadrons.  {{UK-Defence}} remains and assumes the role of flagship, and the {{UK-CS|2}} has graciously provided three more armoured cruisers.

*{{UK-Defence}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-BlackPrince}} (joined from 2nd C.S.)
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} (joined from 2nd C.S.)
*{{UK-Warrior}} (joined from 2nd C.S.)

===August, 1914===
{{DittColl|p. 16}}{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 440}}

*{{UK-Defence}}
*{{UK-BlackPrince}}
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
*{{UK-Warrior}}

===December, 1914===
Although it may not yet have been physically assembled, the following ships are assigned to the new instance of the formation.{{SMNLDec14|p. 9}}

*{{UK-Leviathan}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-BlackPrince}}
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
*{{UK-Warrior}}

This roster would last just the one month.

===January, 1915===
Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Defence}} has returned from escorting duties from South Africa<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Defence_(1907)#Career Wikipedia</ref> to resume the flagship duty, while {{UK-Leviathan}} has been sent to the North America and West Indies Station.{{SMNLJan15|pp. 9, 19}}

*{{UK-Defence}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-BlackPrince}}
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
*{{UK-Warrior}}

This roster would last until October, 1915.{{SMNLMar15|p. 11}}{{SMNLApr15|p. 10}}{{SMNLMay15|p. 10}}{{SMNLJun15|p. 10}}{{SMNLJul15|p. 10}}{{SMNLAug15|p. 11}}{{SMNLSep15|p. 11}}

===October, 1915===
{{UK-BlackPrince}} assumes the flagship role from {{UK-Defence}}, just for the month.{{SMNLOct15|p. 10}}

*{{UK-Defence}} 
*{{UK-BlackPrince}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
*{{UK-Warrior}}

===November, 1915===
{{UK-Defence}} assumes her normal role as the flagship.{{SMNLNov15|p. 10}}

*{{UK-Defence}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-BlackPrince}} 
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
*{{UK-Warrior}}

This roster would last until May, 1916.{{SMNLNov15|p. 10}}{{SMNLDec15|p. 10}}{{SMNLJan16|p. 10}}{{SMNLFeb16|p. 10}}{{SMNLMar16|p. 10}}{{SMNLApr16|p. 10}}

===November, 1915===
{{UK-Warrior}} takes over as flagship, briefly.{{SMNLMay16|p. 10}}

*{{UK-Warrior}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-BlackPrince}} 
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}
*{{UK-Defence}} 

This temporary flagship assignment would expire before the [[Battle of Jutland]], which would effectively destroy the Squadron.

===June, 1916===
The Squadron is abolished after losing most of its ships at Jutland.{{SMNLJun16|p. 10}}

It would not re-form until September, 1917.{{SMNLJul16|p. 10}}

===September, 1917===
The Squadron re-appears, this time attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]].{{SMNLSep17|p. 11}}
* {{UK-Courageous}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
* {{UK-Glorious}} 
* {{UK-Furious}} 

This roster would last until March, 1918.{{SMNLOct17|p. 11}}{{SMNLNov17|p. 11}}{{SMNLDec17|p. 11}}{{SMNLJan18|p. 11}}{{SMNLFeb18|p. 11}}

===March, 1918===
{{UK-Furious}} is detached to join the Flying Squadron.{{SMNLMar18|pp. 10,11}}
* {{UK-Courageous}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
* {{UK-Glorious}} 

This roster would last until February, 1919.{{SMNLApr18|p. 11}}{{SMNLMay18|p. 11}}{{SMNLJun18|p. 11}}{{SMNLJul18|p. 11}}{{SMNLAug18|p. 11}}{{SMNLNov18|p. 11}}{{SMNLDec18|p. 11}}{{SMNLJan19|p. 11}}

===February, 1919===
The Squadron is still listed in the Navy List, but the two ships are "temporarily" in Rosyth, noted in March and thereafter as "in reserve".  By July, they've acquired the notation of being under the management of a "care and maintenance party"{{SMNLFeb19|pp. 11, 20}}{{SMNLMar19|p. 20}}{{SMNLApr19|p. 20}}{{SMNLMay19|p. 18}}{{SMNLJun19|p. 18}}{{SMNLJul19|p. 18}}

==Battles==

===Battle of Jutland===
Operating under Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Arbuthnot]], the Squadron lost three of its four cruisers in the battle, only {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} surviving.

*{{UK-Defence}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]], flag Captain [[Stanley Venn Ellis]]
*{{UK-BlackPrince}}, [[Thomas Parry Bonham]]
*{{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}}, [[Henry Blackett]]
*{{UK-Warrior}}, [[Vincent Barkly Molteno]]

The Squadron was abolished after this ruinous outing, but it would later re-form.

===Second Battle of Heligoland Bight===
{{UKNavalOpsV|pp. 168-169}}

*{{UK-Courageous }} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Glorious}}

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
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