11th Cruiser Squadron

11th Cruiser Squadron Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 130px 1914–1917, 1939-1940 United Kingdom Royal Navy Rear-Admiral Sir Horace Hood The 11th Cruiser Squadron and also known as Cruiser Force EDunn 2017 was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1914 to 1917 and again from 1939 to 1940. First World War The squadron was first formed in July 1914 and was attached to the Third Fleet. In August 1914 it was reassigned to the Channel Fleet. It was designated Cruiser Force E for service off the west coast of Ireland and was dispersed by January 1915.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918 http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1914-1918.htm#cf www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015 25 February 2018 Rear-Admiral/Senior Officer Commanding Included:Harley Simon Lovell Tony Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Eleventh_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy) www.dreadnoughtproject.org Harley and Lovell, 8 November 2017 25 February 2018 en Rank Flag Name Term Notes Senior Officer/Rear-Admiral Commanding, 11th Cruiser Squadron 1 Rear-Admiral 25px Robert S. Phipps Hornby1 August 1914 – 5 September 1914 2 Rear-Admiral 25px Henry L. Tottenham, 5 September 1914 3 Captain George B. Hutton 16 February 1915 promoted to RAdm 10/19184 Rear-Admiral 25px Sir Horace L. A. Hood 13 April 1915 – 24 May 1915 5 Captain 25px Drury St. A. Wake 24 May 1915 – 12 March 1917promoted to Cdre 10/1915. RAdm in 04/1917 Second World War The squadron reformed in October 1939 when the 12th Cruiser Squadron of the Northern Patrol was re-designated 11th Cruiser Squadron. It was then transferred under the control of the Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic at Gibraltar until it was disbanded in 1940. Throughout the period the squadron was commanded by Commodore Richard J.R. Scott, holding the appointment of Commodore Commanding, 11th Cruiser Squadron.Grove 2013 2 Notes 2 References Dunn Steve Securing the Narrow Sea: The Dover Patrol 1914 - 1918 2017 Seaforth Publishing 9781848322516 https://books.google.com/books?id=WZE8DgAAQBAJ&dq=11th+Cruiser+Squadron+Cruiser+Force+E&pg=PT116 en 2: Hood Grove Eric German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: Volume I: From Graf Spee to Bismarck, 1939-1941 2013 Routledge 9781135283223 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=yc5EAQAAQBAJ&dq=Commodore%2C+Commanding+11th+Cruiser+Squadron&pg=PA2 en Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2017) "Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Graham Smith. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945: Overseas Commands and Fleets". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. collapsed Category:Cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy Category:Ship squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War I Category:Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1914 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1917 Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1940