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==Composition==
==Composition==
===May, 1912===
'''May, 1912'''
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Hibernia}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Hibernia}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
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*{{UK-Africa}}
*{{UK-Africa}}


===December, 1912===
'''December, 1912'''<ref>Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
Handwritten on stationery from {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=p}}, Albert Francis Barclay Bridges recorded the order of battle for the Grand Fleet, whose contents are found on articles for the various formations.  The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.<ref>The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
<br>The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.


*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}
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*{{UK-Hindustan}}
*{{UK-Hindustan}}


===December, 1913===
'''December, 1913'''<ref>Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
Albert Francis Barclay Bridges again recorded the order of battle for the Grand Fleet.  The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.<ref>The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref> The ships are listed in a different order, but remain unchanged from the previous year.
<br>The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.  The ships are listed in a different order, but remain unchanged from the previous year.


*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}} (flag)
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Hibernia}} (2nd flag)
*{{UK-Hibernia}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Africa}}
*{{UK-Africa}}
*{{UK-Britannia}}
*{{UK-Britannia}}
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*{{UK-Zealandia}}
*{{UK-Zealandia}}


===August, 1914===
'''July, 1914'''<ref>Printed page "Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad" in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>
<br>The ships are the same as before, but this time a light cruiser is attached.  {{UK-IronDuke}} has replaced {{UK-Neptune}} as First Fleet flagship.
 
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Hibernia}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Africa}}
*{{UK-Britannia}}
*{{UK-Commonwealth}}
*{{UK-Dominion}}
*{{UK-Hindustan}}
*{{UK-Zealandia}}
 
Attached:  {{UK-Blanche|f=t}}
 
'''August, 1914'''
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}  [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Hibernia}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
*{{UK-Hibernia}}  [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
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And, at outbreak of war, {{UK-Blanche|f=t}} under Captain [[Richard Hyde]].{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 439}}
And, at outbreak of war, {{UK-Blanche|f=t}} under Captain [[Richard Hyde]].{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 439}}


===January, 1916===
'''January, 1916'''
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}
*{{UK-KingEdwardVII}}
*{{UK-Hindustan}}
*{{UK-Hindustan}}

Revision as of 18:43, 11 October 2012

The Third Battle Squadron was a battleship squadron of the Royal Navy in the period before, during, and after the First World War.

History

In the House of Commons on 18 May, 1912, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston S. Churchill, announced that the battleships of the Atlantic Fleet, hitherto based on Gibraltar, would become the Third Battle Squadron and would be based on Home Ports. The strength of the squadron would be increased from six battleships to eight as new ships joined the Fleet.[1]

Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas R. M. Nicholson was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron in the newly-constituted Home Fleet on 8 April, 1919.[2]

Composition

May, 1912

December, 1912[3]
The Fleet flagship was noted as being Neptune, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.

December, 1913[4]
The Fleet flagship was noted as being Neptune, which was not part of any Battle Squadron. The ships are listed in a different order, but remain unchanged from the previous year.

July, 1914[5]
The ships are the same as before, but this time a light cruiser is attached. Iron Duke has replaced Neptune as First Fleet flagship.

Attached: destroyer Blanche

August, 1914

And, at outbreak of war, destroyer Blanche under Captain Richard Hyde.[10]

January, 1916

Vice-Admirals and Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Squadron abolished on 20 April, 1918.[11]

Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command

Dates of appointment given:

Position abolished on 21 September, 1917.[11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hansard. HC Deb 18 March 1912 vol 35 c1564.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, p. 13.
  3. ↑ Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  4. ↑ Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  5. ↑ Printed page "Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad" in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  6. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  8. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  9. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  10. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 439.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. ["Squadrons."] p. 4.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


British Battle Squadrons
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