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Battleship formation of the Royal Navy
Military unit
The 1st Battle Squadron was a naval squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships . The 1st Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet . After World War I the Grand Fleet was reverted to its original name, the Atlantic Fleet . The squadron changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.
History [ edit ]
First World War [ edit ]
As an element in the Grand Fleet, the Squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland .[1]
August 1914 [ edit ]
On 5 August 1914, the squadron was constituted as follows:[2]
Battle of Jutland, June 1916 [ edit ]
Revenge and Hercules en route to Jutland with the sixth division.
During the Battle of Jutland, the composition of the 1st Battle Squadron was as follows:[1]
1917 and 1918 [ edit ]
HMS Revenge
Following the Battle of Jutland, the 1st Battle Squadron was reorganized, with Colossus , Hercules , St. Vincent , Collingwood and Neptune all transferred to the 4th Battle Squadron . In January 1917, the squadron was constituted as follows:[3]
By 1918, Agincourt had been transferred to the 2nd Battle Squadron , and Resolution Ramillies Iron Duke [4]
Second World War [ edit ]
For many years the squadron served in the Mediterranean as the main British battle force there. On 3 September 1939 the 1st Battle Squadron, serving in the Mediterranean Fleet , consisted of Barham , Warspite and Malaya , with headquarters at Alexandria , Egypt , under the command of Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton .[5]
In December 1943 the Squadron was under the command of Vice Admiral Arthur Power . In January 1944 the Eastern Fleet was reinforced by HMS Queen Elizabeth , HMS Renown , HMS Valiant , HMS Illustrious , HMS Unicorn and seven destroyers. The Admiralty sent this force out to India under the title of the First Battle Squadron.[6]
From November 1944, the squadron served in the British Pacific Fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Henry Rawlings , who also served as Second-in-Command of the Fleet. It consisted of HMS King George V , HMS Howe , HMS Duke of York and HMS Anson at various times.
Admirals commanding [ edit ]
Commanders were as follows:[7]
Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command [ edit ]
Post holders included:[8]
Rear-Admiral Charles E. Madden , 5 January 1912 – 10 November 1912
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe , 10 December 1912 – 10 December 1913
Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas , 10 December 1913 – 25 August 1915
Rear-Admiral Ernest Gaunt , 25 August 1915 – 12 June 1916
Rear-Admiral Alexander L. Duff , 12 June 1916 – 30 November 1916
Rear-Admiral Sir William C. M. Nicholson , 1 December 1916 – 20 March 1919
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Victor A. Stanley , 1 April 1919 – 1 April 1920
Rear-Admiral Henry M. Doughty , 24 March 1920 – 14 April 1921
Rear-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck , 3 May 1921 – 3 May 1922
Rear-Admiral Arthur A. M. Duff , 3 May 1922
Rear-Admiral William A. H. Kelly , 3 May 1923
Rear-Admiral William H. D. Boyle , 3 May 1924 – 3 May 1924
Rear-Admiral William W. Fisher , 14 October 1924 – 7 September 1925
Rear-Admiral Cecil M. Staveley , 15 October 1925 – 1 October 1926
Rear-Admiral David T. Norris , 1 October 1926
Rear-Admiral Bernard St. G. Collard , 1 October 1927
Rear-Admiral William M. Kerr , 20 March 1928 – 5 April 1929
Rear-Admiral The Hon. Reginald A. R. P.-E.-E.-Drax , 12 April 1929 – 26 April 1930
Rear-Admiral Henry D. Pridham-Wippell , 8 May 1940 – 24 October, 1941
References [ edit ]
^ Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914–1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
^ Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914–1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; ISBN 0-7110-0380-7 pp20
^ Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914–1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; ISBN 0-7110-0380-7 pp24
^ Orbat.com/Niehorster, Mediterranean Fleet, 3 September 1939 , accessed May 2008
^ Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War . Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 301. ISBN 1-85285-417-0
^ "Royal Navy Senior Appointments" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project" . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell, 27 December 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Battle_Squadron&oldid=1223402556 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● B a t t l e s q u a d r o n s o f t h e R o y a l N a v y ● S h i p s q u a d r o n s o f t h e R o y a l N a v y i n W o r l d W a r I ● S q u a d r o n s o f t h e R o y a l N a v y i n W o r l d W a r I I ● M i l i t a r y u n i t s a n d f o r m a t i o n s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 1 2 ● M i l i t a r y u n i t s a n d f o r m a t i o n s d i s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 4 5 H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m J u n e 2 0 1 7
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 1 M a y 2 0 2 4 , a t 2 2 : 1 8 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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