18th Cruiser Squadron

Royal Navy military unit 18th Cruiser Squadron Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 130px 1939-1942 United Kingdom British Empire Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton The 18th Cruiser Squadron was a formation of cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1942.Pearson 2015 ch 12 The squadron was formed in September 1939 and was assigned to the Home Fleet until it was disbanded in October 1942. It included Norfolk 78 6. Commanders Included:Watson Dr Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939–1945 http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45.htm#24 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 26 February 2018Mackie Gordon Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf gulabin.com Gordon Mackie, p.214. February 2018 26 February 2018 Rank Flag Name Term Notes Commodore/Rear/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 18th Cruiser SquadronJones2016 1441 Rear-Admiral 25px Ronald Hallifax September – November 1939 2 Vice-Admiral 25px Geoffrey Layton November 1939 – June 1940 3 Vice-Admiral 25px Sir Frederick Edward-Collins June – November 1940 4 Rear-Admiral 25px Lancelot Holland November 1940 – May 1941 VAdm - 01/19415 Commodore 25px Charles M. Blackman May – June 1941 (temporary)6 Rear-Admiral 25px Edward Syfret June 1941 – January 1942 7 Vice-Admiral 25px Stuart Bonham Carter January – October 1942 Footnotes 2 References Jones Ben The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War 2016 Routledge Oxford 978-1-31-703160-4 Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie. Pearson Robert Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, 1940 2015 Casemate 978-1-61-200287-3 Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization 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:Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1942