1st Cruiser Squadron

1st Cruiser Squadron Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 130px 1904–1952 United Kingdom British Empire Royal Navy Battle of Dogger BankBattle of Jutland The First Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of cruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during World War I, then later as part of the Mediterranean during the Interwar period and World War II. It was first established in 1904 and existed until 1952. History First formation The squadron was formed in December 1904 when Cruiser Squadron was re-designated the 1st Cruiser Squadron. In March 1909, then consisting of battlecruisers, it was assigned to the 1st Division of the Home Fleet until April 1912. When the First World War began, the squadron was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet where it participated in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau. It joined then Grand Fleet in January 1915 where it participated in the battles of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland. It was disbanded after the battle as three of its four ships had been sunk in June 1916. In July 1917 H.M. Ships Courageous 50 2, Glorious 2 and Furious 47 2 were detached from the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron and named the First Cruiser Squadron, part of the newly formed Light Cruiser Force. It remained part of Light Cruiser Force until April 1919 when it was once again disbanded. Rear/Vice Admiral commanding Post holders included:Mackie Colin Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf gulabin.com Colin Mackie, December 2017 26 December 2017 206–209Harley Simon Lovell Tony First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/First_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy) www.dreadnoughtproject.org Lovelll and Harley, 30 August 2017 26 December 2017 en Rank Flag Name Term Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 1st Cruiser Squadron Government H.M. The Navy List October 1913 H.M. Stationery Office 87 Flag Officers - Vice Admirals1 Rear-Admiral 25pxEdmund S. PoeDecember, 1904 - July, 19052 Rear-Admiral 25px George NevilleJuly, 1905 - July, 19073 Rear-Admiral 25pxSir Percy M. ScottJuly, 1907 - September, 19084 Rear-Admiral 25px Charles H. AdairSeptember, 1908 - February, 19095 Rear-Admiral 25pxHon. Stanley C. J. ColvilleFebruary, 1909 - February, 19116 Rear-Admiral 25px Lewis BaylyFebruary, 1911 - January, 19137 Rear-Admiral 25pxErnest C.T. TroubridgeJanuary, 1913 - September, 19148 Rear-Admiral 25px Sir Archibald G. H.W. MooreNovember, 1914 - January, 19159Rear-Admiral 25px Sir Robert K. ArbuthnotJanuary, 1915 - May, 1916squadron disbanded 06/1916 - 06/191710 Vice-Admiral 25px Trevylyan D.W.NapierJuly, 1917 - April, 1919squadron disbanded 1919-1924 Composition, April–May 1907 As per:Sieche, p. 146 Good Hope 1901 2 Roxburgh 1904 2 Hampshire 1903 2 Argyll 1904 2 Composition, First World War thumb|HMS Black Prince August 1914 As of:Corbett, I, p. 440 Armoured cruisers Defence 1907 2 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge. Captain Fawcet Wray Black Prince 1904 2 - Captain Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown Duke of Edinburgh 2 - Captain Henry Blackett Warrior 1905 2 - Captain George H. Borrett Light cruisers thumb|Commander Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, R. N. Chatham 1911 2 - Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe Dublin 1912 2 - Captain John D. Kelly Gloucester 1909 2 - Captain Howard Kelly Weymouth 1910 2 - Captain William D. Church 24 January 1915 As of:Corbett, II, p. 413 Duke of Edinburgh - Temporary flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot Black Prince Warrior 22 February 1915 As of:Corbett, II, p. 418 Defence - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot Duke of Edinburgh Black Prince Warrior 30 May 1916 As of:Corbett, III, p. 429 Defence - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot. Captain Stanley Venn Ellis Duke of Edinburgh Black Prince Warrior October 1917 As of:Newbolt, V, p. 152 Courageous 50 2 Glorious 2 Furious 47 2 17 November 1917 As of:Newbolt, V, p. 168 Courageous Glorious Second formation In October 1924 the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron was re-designated the 1st Cruiser Squadron. This took effect in November 1924 and the squadron was reformed as an enlarged unit of the Mediterranean Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Arthur Waistell. In June 1942 the squadron under the commander of Rear-Admiral Louis Keppel Hamilton was assigned to provide distant cover for Convoy PQ 17. The squadron consisted of the British cruisers London 69 6 (flagship) and Norfolk 78 2, the American cruisers Wichita CA-45 6 and Tuscaloosa CA-37 2 and four destroyers, two from the United States Navy. Louis Mountbatten served as commander of the squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet after the war. Having been granted the substantive rank of vice admiral on 22 June 1949, Mountbatten became Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in April 1950. Rear/Vice Admiral commanding Post holders included:Mackie Colin Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf gulabin.com Colin Mackie, December 2017 26 December 2017 206–209Harley Simon Lovell Tony First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/First_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy) www.dreadnoughtproject.org Lovelll and Harley, 30 August 2017 26 December 2017 en Rank Flag Name Term Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 1st Cruiser Squadron Government H.M. The Navy List October 1913 H.M. Stationery Office 87 Flag Officers - Vice Admirals1 Rear-Admiral 25px Arthur K.WaistellNovember, 1924 - October, 19262 Rear-Admiral 25px William H.D. BoyleOctober, 1926 - October, 19283 Rear-Admiral 25px Henry W. ParkerOctober, 1928 - March, 19304 Rear-Admiral 25px Joseph Henley C. W. HenleyMarch, 1930 -April 19325 Rear-Admiral 25px George K. ChetwodeApril, 1932 - June, 19336 Vice-Admiral 25px John K. im ThurnJune, 1933 - July, 19357 Vice-Admiral 25px Max K. HortonJuly, 1935 - October, 19368Vice-Admiral 25px Charles E.Kennedy-PurvisOctober, 1936-September, 19389 Vice-Admiral 25px John H. D. Cunningham September, 1938 - December, 194010 Rear-Admiral 25px W. Frederic Wake-WalkerDecember, 1940 - February 194211 Rear-Admiral 25px Louis H.K. HamiltonFebruary 1942 - August, 194312 Vice-Admiral 25px Arthur F.E. PalliserAugust, 1943 - March, 194413 Vice-Admiral 25px Sir Rhoderick R. McGrigorMarch, 1944 - July 194514 Rear-Admiral 25px Harold R.G. KinahanJune, 1946 - June, 194715 Rear-Admiral 25px Richard V. Symonds-TaylerJune, 1947 - October, 194816Vice-Admiral 25px Earl Mountbatten of BurmaOctober, 1948 - May, 195017 Rear-Admiral 25px C.T. Mark PizeyMay, 1950 - July, 195118 Vice-Admiral 25px Ralph A.B. EdwardsJuly, 1951 – 1952 Deployments Included:Houterman J.N. Royal Navy, Squadrons 1939-1945 http://www.unithistories.com/units_british/RN_Squadrons.html#1st%20Cruiser%20Squadron www.unithistories.com J.N. Houterman, 2010-2017 25 March 2018 from to deployed to notes March 1909 April 1912 1st Division, Home Fleet July 1914 January 1915 Mediterranean Fleet January 1915 June 1916 Grand Fleet July 1917 April 1919 Light Cruiser Force November 1924 August 1939 Mediterranean Fleet August 1939 1952 Home Fleet Footnotes 2 References Corbett Julian Julian Corbett Naval Operations to the Battle of the Falklands 2nd, reprint of the 1938 History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents I Imperial War Museum and Battery Press London and Nashville, TN 0-89839-256-X Corbett Julian Julian Corbett Naval Operations reprint of the 1929 second History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents II 1997 Imperial War Museum in association with the Battery Press London and Nashville, TN 1-870423-74-7 Corbett Julian Julian Corbett Naval Operations reprint of the 1940 second History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents III 1997 Imperial War Museum in association with the Battery Press London and Nashville, TN 1-870423-50-X Newbolt Henry Naval Operations reprint of the 1931 History of the Great War Based on Official Documents V 1996 Battery Press Nashville, TN 0-89839-255-1 Sieche Erwin F. 1990 Austria-Hungary's Last Visit to the USA Warship International XXVII 2 142–164 0043-0374 External links collapsed June 2017 Category:Cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy Category:Ship squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War I Category:1904 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:1952 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Category:Military units and formations established in 1904 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1952 Category:Lord Mountbatten