Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
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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, Second-in-Command
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.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Sydney F. Fremantle, 27 July, 1915.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 13 March, 1916.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 13 March, 1917.[2]
Position abolished on 21 September, 1917.[2]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
