1st Light Cruiser Squadron

1st Light Cruiser Squadron Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 130px 1913–1924 United Kingdom British Empire Royal Navy Battle of Jutland Hubert G.Brand The 1st Light Cruiser Squadron was a naval unit of the Royal Navy from 1913 to 1924. History The 1st Light Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy unit of the Grand Fleet during World War I. Four of its ships (Inconstant, Galatea, Cordelia and Phaeton) fought at Jutland in 1916, by which time it was under the command of Commodore Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair – his flagship, Galatea, was the first to sight enemy vessels, at 2:20pm.http://www.richthofen.com/jellicoe/jellicoe12b.htm The Grand Fleet The War Times Journal 17 July 2013 15 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615010511/http://www.richthofen.com/jellicoe/jellicoe12b.htm dead During the interwar period, the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron was a unit of the Atlantic Fleet until October 1924. In November 1924 the squadron was dispatched to the Mediterranean Fleet where it was re-designated 1st Cruiser Squadron.Smith Gordon Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919–1939 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm#6 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015 26 December 2017 Commodores/Rear admirals commanding Post holders included:Mackie Colin Senior Royal Navy appointments 1865 onward https://www.gulabin.com/ gulabin Colin Mackie, p.209, 2010–2014 30 March 2017 Rank Flag Name Term Commodore/Rear-Admiral Commanding, 1st Light Cruiser Squadron Government H.M. The Navy List October 1913 H.M. Stationery Office 87 Flag Officers – Vice Admirals1 Commodore 25px William GoodenoughJuly 1913 – January 1915 2 Commodore 25px Edwyn Alexander-SinclairJanuary 1915 – July 1917 3 Rear Admiral 25px Sir Walter CowanJuly 1917 – July 1920 4 Rear Admiral 25px Sir James FergussonJuly 1920 – April 19225 Rear Admiral 25px Sir Hubert Brand April 1922 – October 1924 Deployments Distribution of the squadron included:Smith Gordon Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900–1914 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1900-14.htm#2 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015 28 February 2018Smith Gordon Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919–1939 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm#6 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015 28 February 2018 Assigned toDate Notes 1First Fleet1913–1914 1st Fleet as part of Home Fleets2Battle Cruiser Fleet01/1915-11/1916 as part of the Grand Fleet3Battle Cruiser Force11/1916-02/1919 as part of the Grand Fleet4Atlantic Fleet1919–1924 re-designated 1st Cruiser Squadron References Sources Mackie, Colin, (2010–2014), British Armed Services between 1860 and the present day — Royal Navy – Senior Appointments, https://www.gulabin.com/. External links collapsed June 2017 Category:Light 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 1913 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1924