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| + | Although commonly used in popular language to mean a particular configuration of ships presently sailing in company with each other, "'''Formation'''" actually means an administrative collection of ships which customarily operate together. Of course, when actually at sea, they might be in a formation in the other sense of the word, but they are a formation even when in port and even when not all in the same place. | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, 13 April 2012
Although commonly used in popular language to mean a particular configuration of ships presently sailing in company with each other, "Formation" actually means an administrative collection of ships which customarily operate together. Of course, when actually at sea, they might be in a formation in the other sense of the word, but they are a formation even when in port and even when not all in the same place.
The ships comprising a given formation naturally changed over time.
British Formations
- First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Sixth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Seventh Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Eighth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Ninth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
German Formations
- German Battle Squadron I
- German Battle Squadron II
- German Battle Squadron III
- German Battle Squadron IV
- German Battle Squadron V
- German Battle Squadron VI
Footnotes
Bibliography
Pages in category "Formations"
The following 177 pages are in this category, out of 177 total.
