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| + | The '''Cruiser Squadron''' was formed on 30 October, 1899 using the crews from the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]] as they paid off their masted ships for modern armoured cruisers. | ||
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| + | {{Com2RN}} [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] remained in command through this transition. In December 1904, it was renamed the {{UK-CS|1}}. | ||
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==Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding== | ==Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=31 October, 1899|end=5 October, 1900|precBy=the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=5 October, 1900{{NLSep01|p. 217}}<ref>Winsloe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 541.</ref>|end=15 November, 1902<ref>Winsloe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 541.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=8 November, 1902{{NLJun03|p. 217}}|end=8 November, 1904|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=2 November, 1904|end=December, 1904|succBy=Formation renamed the {{UK-CS|1}}|note=continued in command when formation renamed {{UK-CS|1}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron}} | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category:Royal Navy Cruiser Squadrons]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Cruiser Squadrons]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 2 April 2024
The Cruiser Squadron was formed on 30 October, 1899 using the crews from the Training Squadron as they paid off their masted ships for modern armoured cruisers.
Commodore, Second Class Edmund S. Poë remained in command through this transition. In December 1904, it was renamed the First Cruiser Squadron.
Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, Second Class Edmund S. Poë, 31 October, 1899 – 5 October, 1900
- Commodore, Second Class Alfred L. Winsloe, 5 October, 1900[1][2] – 15 November, 1902[3]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 8 November, 1902[4] – 8 November, 1904
- Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë, 2 November, 1904 – December, 1904 (continued in command when formation renamed First Cruiser Squadron)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1901). p. 217.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1903). p. 217.
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