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 and Rear-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.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John M. de Robeck, 19 July, 1916.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert L. Heath, 5 December, 1916.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair, 26 September, 1917.[2]
Squadron abolished on 20 April, 1918.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas R. M. Nicholson, 8 April, 1919.[1]
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 R. 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, pg. 13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "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.
