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Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|Sir Douglas R. M. Nicholson]] was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron in the newly-constituted Home Fleet on 8 April, 1919.<ref>"End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue '''42065''', col D, pg. 13.</ref> | Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|Sir Douglas R. M. Nicholson]] was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron in the newly-constituted Home Fleet on 8 April, 1919.<ref>"End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue '''42065''', col D, pg. 13.</ref> | ||
==May, 1912== | ==Composition== | ||
*[[H.M.S. King Edward VII ( | ===May, 1912=== | ||
: | *[[H.M.S. King Edward VII (1903)|H.M.S. ''King Edward VII'']]. [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
*[[H.M.S. Hibernia (1905)|H.M.S. ''Hibernia'']] | *[[H.M.S. Hibernia (1905)|H.M.S. ''Hibernia'']]. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
*[[H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)|H.M.S. ''Zealandia'']] | *[[H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)|H.M.S. ''Zealandia'']]. | ||
*[[H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)|H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']]. | |||
*[[H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)|H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']] | *[[H.M.S. Dominion (1903)|H.M.S. ''Dominion'']]. | ||
*[[H.M.S. Britannia (1904)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']]. | |||
*[[H.M.S. Dominion (1903)|H.M.S. ''Dominion'']] | *[[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|H.M.S. ''Commonwealth'']]. | ||
*[[H.M.S. Africa (1905)|H.M.S. ''Africa'']]. | |||
*[[H.M.S. Britannia (1904)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] | |||
*[[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|H.M.S. ''Commonwealth'']] | |||
*[[H.M.S. Africa (1905)|H.M.S. ''Africa'']] | |||
===August, 1914=== | |||
*H.M.S. ''King Edward VII''. [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]] | |||
*H.M.S. ''Hibernia''. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | |||
*H.M.S. ''Russell''. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | |||
*H.M.S. ''Africa''. | |||
*H.M.S. ''Britannia''. | |||
*H.M.S. ''Commonwealth''. | |||
*H.M.S. ''Hindustan''. | |||
*H.M.S. ''Dominion''. | |||
*H.M.S. ''Zealandia''. | |||
*[[H.M.S. Albemarle (1901)|H.M.S. ''Albemarle'']]. | |||
*[[H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)|H.M.S. ''Exmouth'']]. | |||
*[[H.M.S. Duncan (1901)|H.M.S. ''Duncan'']]. | |||
==January, 1916== | ===January, 1916=== | ||
*H.M.S. ''King Edward VII'' | *H.M.S. ''King Edward VII''. | ||
*H.M.S. ''Hindustan'' | *H.M.S. ''Hindustan''. | ||
*H.M.S. ''Dominion'' | *H.M.S. ''Dominion''. | ||
*H.M.S. ''Britannia'' | *H.M.S. ''Britannia''. | ||
*H.M.S. ''Commonwealth'' | *H.M.S. ''Commonwealth''. | ||
*H.M.S. ''Africa'' | *H.M.S. ''Africa''. | ||
* | *H.M.S. ''Albemarle''. | ||
==Vice-Admirals Commanding== | ==Vice-Admirals Commanding== | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 16 September 2010
The Third Battle Squadron was a battleship squadron of the Royal Navy in the period before, during, and after the First World War.
History
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.[1]
Composition
May, 1912
- H.M.S. King Edward VII.
- H.M.S. Hibernia.
- H.M.S. Zealandia.
- H.M.S. Hindustan.
- H.M.S. Dominion.
- H.M.S. Britannia.
- H.M.S. Commonwealth.
- H.M.S. Africa.
August, 1914
- H.M.S. King Edward VII.
- H.M.S. Hibernia.
- H.M.S. Russell.
- H.M.S. Africa.
- H.M.S. Britannia.
- H.M.S. Commonwealth.
- H.M.S. Hindustan.
- H.M.S. Dominion.
- H.M.S. Zealandia.
- H.M.S. Albemarle.
- H.M.S. Exmouth.
- H.M.S. Duncan.
January, 1916
- H.M.S. King Edward VII.
- H.M.S. Hindustan.
- H.M.S. Dominion.
- H.M.S. Britannia.
- H.M.S. Commonwealth.
- H.M.S. Africa.
- H.M.S. Albemarle.
Vice-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney, 19 December, 1911.
- Vice-Admiral Lewis Bayly, 1 July, 1913 - June, 1914.
- Vice-Admiral Sir Edward E. Bradford, 22 June, 1914 - May, 1916.
- Vice-Admiral Sir John M. de Robeck, 19 July, 1916.
- Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert L. Heath, 5 December, 1916.
- Vice-Admiral Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair, 21 April, 1917.
Rear-Admirals in the Third Battle Squadron
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 29 August, 1911.
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Thursby, 29 August, 1912.
- Rear-Admiral Montague E. Browning, 29 August, 1913.
- Rear-Admiral Sydney F. Fremantle, 27 July, 1915.
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 13 March, 1916.
- Rear-Admiral Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 13 March, 1917.
Position abolished on 21 September, 1917.
Footnotes
- ↑ "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, pg. 13.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
