Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
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The Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron existed for less than a year in the Great War period.
In Command
- Rear-Admiral George H. Borrett, 6 April, 1918[1] – 28 February, 1919[2]
Second in Command
- Captain Humphrey W. Bowring, 5 September, 1918[3] – 15 March, 1919[4]
History
March, 1918
Undaunted, Aurora and Carysfort have joined from the Harwich Force's Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron.[5]
April, 1918
Four light cruisers, all reported to have joined.[6]
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]
July, 1918
November, 1918
The squadron has been bolstered by the addition of Cleopatra.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26ex.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 317.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 317.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 11, 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 11.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 10.
Bibliography
| Light Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy |
| First Light Cruiser Squadron | Second Light Cruiser Squadron | Third Light Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron | Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron |
