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The 5th Battle Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships . The 5th Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Second Fleet . During the First World War , the Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet .
History
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First World War
[ edit ] HMS Queen
August 1914
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In August 1914, the 5th Battle Squadron was based at Portland , and consisted of a number of pre-dreadnought battleships. These were:[1]
Following the loss of HMS Bulwark in 1914, HMS Lord Nelson and Agamemnon 6th Battle Squadron . With the commissioning of the five fast battleships of the Queen Elizabeth classHMS Queen Elizabeth herself was delayed in joining the squadron, instead taking part in the Dardanelles Campaign until May 1915.
Battle of Jutland
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In 1916, the 5th Battle Squadron—under the command of Rear Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas—[2] David Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet. On 31 May, four ships of the Squadron served with distinction in the battle of Jutland . These were:[3]
In the clash with the German I Scouting Group under Admiral Franz von Hipper , the 5th Battle Squadron "fired with extraordinary rapidity and accuracy" (according to Reinhard Scheer ), damaging the battlecruisers SMS Lützow and Seydlitz [4]
Three of the Queen Elizabeth s received hits from German warships during the engagement, yet they all returned home, though Warspite —whose steering was jammed—was targeted by the German line, taking 15 hits.
After the battle, HMS Queen Elizabeth —which had missed the battle due to being in dock—rejoined the squadron.
Vice and Rear-Admirals commanding
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Post holders as follows:[5] [6]
Rank
Flag
Name
Term
Notes
Vice/Rear-Admiral, Commanding, 5th Battle Squadron
1 Vice-Admiral
Sir Cecil Burney
5 December 1913 - 14 August 1914
and as Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Fleet
2 Rear-Admiral
Cecil F. Thursby 14 August 1914 - 20 December 1914
3 Vice-Admiral
Sir Lewis Bayly
20 December 1914 - 17 January 1915
and as Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Fleet
3 Vice-Admiral
Sir Alexander Bethell
17 January 1915 - 25 August 1915
and as Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Fleet
4 Rear-Admiral
Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas
25 August 1915 - 1 October 1918
5 Rear-Admiral
Sir Arthur Leveson
1 October 1918 - 7 April 1919
Second in Command
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Post holders as follows:[7]
Rank
Flag
Name
Term
Notes
Rear-Admiral, in the 5th Battle Squadron
1 Rear-Admiral
Bernard Currey 18 November 1913 - 14 February 1915
2 Rear-Admiral
Cecil F. Thursby 29 July, - 14 August 1914
3 Rear-Admiral
Lewis Clinton-Baker 1 April 1919 - 7 April 1919
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^ Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914-1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
^ Gordon, Andrew. The Rules of the Game John Murray. 1996; ISBN 0-7195-5076-9
^ Macintyre, Donald. Jutland Evans Brothers Ltd. 1957; ISBN 0-330-20142-5
^ Campbell 1986, pp. 138–139
^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project" . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley & Lovell, 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ Harley & Lovell, 2017
References
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Campbell, N. J. M. (1986). Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting . Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-324-5
Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J. (1972), British Warships 1914-1919 . London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0711003807
Gordon, Andrew. (1996), The Rules of the Game . John Murray. ISBN 0719550769
Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley & Lovell, 1 August 2017.
Macintyre, Donald. (1957), Jutland Evans Brothers Ltd. ISBN 0330201425
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=5th_Battle_Squadron&oldid=1231458872 " 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 ● 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 1 9 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 m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a
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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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