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==Composition==
==Composition==
'''September, 1914'''
 
===December, 1912<ref>Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.  [BRG 1/1]</ref>===
 
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===5 August, 1914{{DittColl|p. 15}}===
Serving as the Northern Patrol, the squadron had:
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===September, 1914{{CN}}===
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Revision as of 19:37, 4 October 2012

Napier hauled down his flag at Sheerness on 26 July.[1]

During the course of its service the squadron intercepted 12,979 ships at sea while 2,039 ships reported to a port of examination. 642 evaded the blockade. The losses incurred were nine armed merchant cruisers sunk at the cost of 1,165 officers and men.[2]

Organisation

Dates of appointment given:

First Division.
Second Division.
Third Division.
  • Captain Edward L. Booty, 12 November, 1914.[9] (Appointed Commodore, Second Class in 1915.)

Composition

December, 1912[10]

5 August, 1914[11]

Serving as the Northern Patrol, the squadron had:

September, 1914[Citation needed]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col B, p. 4.
  2. ↑ Osborne. Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919. p. 166.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 July, 1913. Issue 40252, col D, p. 6.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (February, 1916). p. 7.
  5. ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 401jj.
  6. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 401h.
  7. ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398oo.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 7.
  9. ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 401v.
  10. ↑ Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  11. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.

Bibliography


Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy
First Cruiser Squadron | Second Cruiser Squadron | Third Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Cruiser Squadron
Sixth Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Cruiser Squadron | Ninth Cruiser Squadron | Tenth Cruiser Squadron
Eleventh Cruiser Squadron | Twelfth Cruiser Squadron | Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron | Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron
Cruiser Force F
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