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[[File:Second Battle Squadron, 1918, IWM SP 1703.jpg|thumb|right|350px|H.M.S. ''Orion'', flagship of the Second-in-Command, Second Battle Squadron, leads ''Monarch'', ''Conqueror'' and ''Thunderer'', 1918.  Taken from H.M.S. ''Queen Elizabeth''.<br><small>Photograph: Imperial War Museum.  SP 1703.</small>]]

The '''Second Battle Squadron''' was a [[dreadnought]] formation of the [[Royal Navy]].

==History==
The squadron was created on 31 May, 1912, as part of the First Fleet, [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]], from the battleships of the Second Division of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]].  Vice-Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]] was relieved by Vice-Admiral [[George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.]], at the end of 1912.  Upon the outbreak of the [[First World War]] in August, 1914, the First Fleet was redesignated the [[Grand Fleet]].

The squadron took part in the abortive [[Action of 16 December, 1914]] when it nearly ran into the whole German [[High Sea Fleet]].  At the end of 1915 Warrender was relieved in command by [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|Sir T. H. Martyn Jerram]], late of the [[China Station]].  The Second Battle Squadron led the British line of battle at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1916, but lost touch with the German fleet as night fell.  Sir Martyn Jerram declined to remain in command after [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] became Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet at the end of 1916, and he was replaced by [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|Sir John M. de Robeck]], latterly commanding the {{UK-BS|3}}.

===December, 1912===
The Fleet flagship at this time was {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.  2BS was comprised as follows:<ref>Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>

*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}
*{{UK-1Orion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Hercules}}
*{{UK-Agamemnon}}
*{{UK-LordNelson}}

===December, 1913===
{{UK-Hercules}} has been moved over to the {{UK-BS|1}}, and the two pre-dreadnoughts have been booted over to the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>

*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Audacious}} (newly joined)
*{{UK-Centurion}} (newly joined)
*{{UK-Conqueror}} (newly joined)
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

By this time, this squadron had been equipped with [[British Wireless Systems#Battleship Auxiliary|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}

===July, 1914===
The composition remains as in December, 1913.  A scout cruiser is attached, though it may have been, previously.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}

*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Audacious}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}, repair ship ''Assistance''.

===August, 1914===
The same line-up.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}}{{DittColl|p. 15}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Audacious}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

Attached, at outset of war:  {{UK-1Boadicea}}, Captain [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Louis C. S. Woollcombe]].{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}}

According to ''The Navy List'', this roster would remain the same through at least January and possibly February of 1915 even though {{UK-Audacious}} had been lost at the end of October.{{SMNLSep14|p. 8}}{{SMNLOct14|p. 8}}{{SMNLDec14|p. 8}}{{SMNLJan15|p. 8}}

===March, 1915===
The loss of {{UK-Audacious}} has been acknowledged.  The squadron is now at a strength of seven dreadnoughts.{{SMNLMar15|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

===April, 1915===
The powerful {{UK-Warspite|f=p}} has arrived to bolster the squadron.{{SMNLApr15|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Warspite}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

This line-up was to persist through September 1915.{{SMNLMay15|p. 10}}

===October, 1915===
{{UK-Warspite}} has been prised away to join the newly-formed {{UK-BS|5}} with two of her sisters.{{SMNLOct15|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

This shorthanded line-up would last just one month.

===November, 1915===
{{UK-Erin}} has been brought in from {{UK-BS|4}} to bring the strength back up to eight dreadnoughts.{{SMNLNov15|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

This line-up would last through the [[Battle of Jutland]] and carry through, with administrative changes only, until February or March, 1917.<ref>See entries below for citations.</ref>

===Battle of Jutland===
{{Main|Second B.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland}}
The squadron comprised the first and second divisions of the Battle Fleet, leading its 24 dreadnoughts in the following order after deployment into line ahead:{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 43}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}, Captain [[Frederick Laurence Field|Field]] [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]] {{ViceRN}} [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|Jerram]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}, Captain [[George Henry Baird|Baird]]
*{{UK-Centurion}}, Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Culme-Seymour]]
*{{UK-Erin}}, Captain [[Victor Albert Stanley|Stanley]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}, Captain [[Oliver Backhouse|Backhouse]] [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] {{RearRN}} [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]]
*{{UK-Monarch}}, Captain [[George Holmes Borrett|Borrett]]
*{{UK-Conqueror}}, Captain [[Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|Tothill]]
*{{UK-Thunderer}}, Captain [[James Andrew Fergusson|Fergusson]]

===November, 1916===
{{UK-Monarch}} has taken over the second flag from {{UK-1Orion}}, implying perhaps that ''Orion'' has started a period of refit.{{SMNLNov16|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

This configuration would last just one month.{{SMNLDec16|p. 10}}

===December, 1916===
{{UK-1Orion}} has resumed her role as second flagship.{{SMNLDec16|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

Normalcy restored, this configuration would last until February or March, 1917.{{SMNLJan17|p. 10}}{{SMNLMar17|p. 10}}

===March, 1917===
In March &mdash; possibly in February &mdash; {{UK-Agincourt}} transferred in from {{UK-BS|1}}, bringing the strength to nine dreadnoughts.{{SMNLMar17|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}
*{{UK-Agincourt}}

Attached:  {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}

This configuration would last until August.{{SMNLMay17|p. 10}}{{SMNLJun17|p. 10}}{{SMNLJul17|p. 10}}{{SMNLAug17|p. 10}}

===August, 1917===
{{UK-1Blanche}} was transferred in from {{UK-BS|5}} to help ''Boadicea'' with her screening duties.{{SMNLAug17|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}
*{{UK-Agincourt}}

Attached:  scout cruisers {{UK-1Boadicea}} and {{UK-1Blanche}}

This configuration would last until October.{{SMNLSep17|p. 10}}{{SMNLOct17|p. 10}}

===October, 1917===
The {{UK-Bellona|f=t}} has been transferred in from the {{UK-BS|1}} to replace {{UK-1Boadicea}}, which has seemingly been sent off to have mine rails fitted{INF}} and {UK-1Blanche}}, which has been sent back to the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{SMNLOct17|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}
*{{UK-Agincourt}}

Attached:  {{UK-Bellona|f=t}}

This configuration would last until January, 1918.{{SMNLNov17|p. 10}}{{SMNLDec17|p. 10}}{{SMNLJan18|p. 10}}

===January, 1918===
{{UK-1Ajax}} has assumed temporary status as the flagship, implying perhaps that {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} has entered an extended refit.{{SMNLJan18|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}} 
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Ajax}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}
*{{UK-Erin}}
*{{UK-Agincourt}}

Attached:  {{UK-Bellona|f=t}}

This configuration would last only two months.{{SMNLFeb18|p. 10}}{{SMNLMar18|p. 10}}

===March, 1918===
{{UK-KingGeorgeV}} has resumed her role as squadron flagship.{{SMNLMar18|p. 10}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Agincourt}}
*{{UK-1Ajax}}  
*{{UK-Centurion}}
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Erin}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

Attached:  {{UK-Bellona|f=t}}

This configuration would last until the end of the war, changing only when the squadron started to shrink through demobilisation.{{SMNLApr18|p. 10 and Suplements through February 1919}}

===February, 1919===
The squadron has been reduced by three dreadnoughts: {{UK-1Ajax}} and {{UK-Centurion}} have been sent off to Portsmouth, and {{UK-Agincourt}} to Rosyth.  {{UK-Bellona}} has been sent to Devonport.{{SMNLFeb18|pp. 10, 20}}
*{{UK-KingGeorgeV}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-1Orion}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Conqueror}}
*{{UK-Erin}}
*{{UK-Monarch}}
*{{UK-Thunderer}}

This would remain the state of affairs until April.{{SMNLMar18|p. 10 and Supplements to April}}

===April, 1919===
The Squadron ceased to exist on 7 April.{{UKCeased|p. 3}}  It would soon be reconstituted as part of the post-war Fleet.

===May, 1919===
The squadron, now part of the post-war Atlantic Fleet, has been entirely redefined, seemingly as a renamed version of the {{UK-BS|5}}.
The ships have all been renamed as the new {{UK-BS|3}} of the [[Home Fleet]], with their roster unaltered.  The new Second has a strength of four super-dreadnoughts.{{SMNLMay19|p. 10}}{{SMNLMay19|p. 12}}
*{{UK-Barham}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Malaya}}  
*{{UK-Valiant}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Warspite}}

This would remain the state of affairs until at least July, 1919.{{SMNLJun19|p. 10}}{{SMNLJul19|p. 10}}

==In Command==
[[File:Goodenough_de_Robeck.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|Goodenough]] and Vice-Admiral [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|Sir John de Robeck]].<br><small>Photograph: Imperial War Museum.</small>]]

<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|nick=Sir John R. Jellicoe|appt=19 December, 1911<ref>Jellicoe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38}}.  f. 693.</ref>|end=9 December, 1912<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 693.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|nick=Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.|appt=16 December, 1912{{UKCeased|f. 3}}<ref>Warrender Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1385.</ref>|end=16 December, 1915<ref>Warrender Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1385.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|nick=Sir T. H. Martyn Jerram|appt=16 December, 1915{{UKCeased|f. 3}}<ref>Jerram Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 692.</ref>|ass=16 December, 1915<ref>Jerram Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 692.</ref>|end=29 November, 1916<ref>Jerram Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 692.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=Sir John M. de Robeck|appt=3 December, 1916{{UKCeased|f. 3}}|end=22 March, 1919<ref>de Robeck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 128.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Henry Francis Oliver|nick=Sir Henry F. Oliver|appt=22 March, 1919{{UKCeased|f. 3}}<ref>Oliver Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 319.</ref>|end=7 April, 1919<ref>Oliver Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 319.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|nick=Sir Arthur C. Leveson|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>Leveson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 472.</ref>|end=1 October, 1920<ref>Leveson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 215.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|nick=Sir William C. M. Nicholson|appt=1 October, 1920<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 194.</ref>|end=3 May, 1921<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}} f. 77.</ref>|succBy=William C. M. Nicholson, V.A.C. {{UK-BS|1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=25 April, 1931<ref>French Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>|ass=25 April, 1931<ref>French Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>|end=15 December, 1932<ref>French Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Ragnar Musgrave Colvin|nick=Ragnar M. Colvin|appt=15 December, 1932|end=12 December, 1933|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{ViceRN}}|name=Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|nick=Alban T. B. Curteis|appt=4 June, 1941<ref>Curteis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref>|end=|note=and as second-in command, [[Home Fleet]]|precBy=Possibly V.A.C. {{UK-BS|1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Bruce Austin Fraser, First Baron Fraser|nick=Bruce A. Fraser|appt=28 June, 1942|end=|note=and as second-in command, [[Home Fleet]]}}
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==Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command==
<div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|nick=Herbert G. King-Hall|appt=29 March, 1912<ref>M. 11735/12.  Copy in {{TNA|ADM 1/8271.}}</ref>|precBy=Former [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Second Division, Home Fleet]]|end=29 October, 1912<ref>King-Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 42.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|nick=The Hon. Rosslyn E. Wemyss|appt=29 October, 1912<ref>Superseded his predecessor that date.  King-Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 223.</ref>|end=28 October, 1913<ref>Wemyss Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.|appt=28 October, 1913<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 202.</ref>|end=January, 1915<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|nick=Arthur C. Leveson|appt=17 January, 1915<ref>Leveson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 472.</ref>|end=4 December, 1916<ref>Leveson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 472.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Edmund Goodenough|nick=Sir William E. Goodenough|appt=5 December, 1916<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 433.</ref>|end=31 March, 1919<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 433.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|nick=Sir Douglas R. L. Nicholson|appt=1 April, 1919<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 290.</ref>|end=7 April, 1919<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 290.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Lewis Clinton-Baker|nick=Lewis Clinton-Baker|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>Clinton-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 394.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Buxton Kiddle|nick=Edward B. Kiddle|appt=1 April, 1920<ref>Kiddle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 195.</ref>|end=8 April, 1921<ref>Kiddle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 195.</ref>|succBy=[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck]]<br>as Rear-Admiral in the<br>{{UK-BS|1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Francis Herbert Mitchell|nick=Francis H. Mitchell|appt=5 May, 1925<ref>Mitchell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}.  f. 134.</ref>|end=5 May, 1926<ref>Mitchell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}.  f. 134.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles James Colebrooke Little|nick=Charles J. C. Little|appt=26 April, 1930<ref>Little Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/95.|D7603802}} f. 300.</ref>|end=25 April, 1931<ref>Little Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/95.|D7603802}} f. 300.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Lancelot Ernest Holland|nick=Lancelot E. Holland|appt=10 January, 1939<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>|end=25 August, 1939<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=Henry E. C. Blagrove|appt=25 August, 1939<ref>Blagrove Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=2 October, 1939<ref>Blagrove Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>}}
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==Other Personnel==
===Squadron Gunnery Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Squadron Gunnery Officer, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Julian Francis Chichester Patterson|nick=Julian F. C. Patterson|appt=1 October, 1918{{NLDec19|p. 730}}|end=}}
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===Squadron Torpedo Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Frederic Edward Ernest Godfrey Schreiber|nick=Frederic E. E. G. Schreiber|appt=15 July, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 730}}|end=}}
</div name=fredbot:officeFTO>

===Squadron W/T Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFWO otitle="Squadron W/T Officer, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''T''')|name=Geoffrey Charles Candy|nick=Geoffrey C. Candy|appt=12 February, 1913{{NLJan14|p. 335}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''W/T''')|name=John Pocklington Money|nick=John P. Money|appt=1 September, 1918{{NLDec19|p. 730}}|end=}}
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===Squadron Signal Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFSO otitle="Squadron Signal Officer, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Humphry Legge|nick=The Hon. Humphry Legge|appt=18 October, 1919<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/132.|}} f. 137.</ref>{{NLDec19|p. 730}}|end=1 October, 1920<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/132.|}} f. 137.</ref>}}
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===Squadron Navigating Officer===

<div name=fredbot:officeFNO otitle="Squadron Navigating Officer, Second Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=William Eckford Cornabé|nick=William E. Cornabé|appt=1 October, 1918{{NLDec19|p. 730}}|end=}}
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==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
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