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The '''Cruiser Squadron''' was formed on 30 October, 1899 using the crews from the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]] as they paid off their masted ships for modern armoured cruisers. | |||
{{Com2RN}} [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] remained in command through this transition. | |||
==Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding== | ==Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
* | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commodore Commanding, Cruiser Squadron" nat=UK> | ||
* | *{{Com2RN}} [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]], 31 October, 1899|precBy=the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
*{{Com2RN}} [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], 5 October, 1900.{{NLSep01|p. 217}} | |||
*{{RearRN}} [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 8 November, 1902.{{NLJun03|p. 217}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron | |||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | |||
==See Also== | |||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==Bibliography== | |||
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[[Category:Royal Navy Cruiser Squadrons]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Cruiser Squadrons]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:46, 23 June 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|precBy=the Training Squadron}}
- Commodore, Second Class Alfred L. Winsloe, 5 October, 1900.[1]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 8 November, 1902.[2]|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
