Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 08:57, 22 June 2010 by Simon Harley (talk | contribs) (Made Changes.)
Jump to navigationJump to search

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]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col B, pg. 4.
  2. ↑ Osborne. Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919. 166.

Bibliography

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Tenth_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy)&oldid=15666"