12th Cruiser Squadron

12th Cruiser Squadron Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 130px 1914–1915, 1939–1943 United Kingdom Royal Navy Rear-Admiral Rosslyn E. Wemyss The 12th Cruiser Squadron Friedman Norman British Cruisers of the Victorian Era 2012 Seaforth Publishing Barnsley, England 9781473853126 240 https://books.google.com/books?id=sOWZBgAAQBAJ&dq=12th+Cruiser+Squadron&pg=PA240 en also known as Cruiser Force G Elleman Bruce A. Paine S. C. M. Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies, 1805–2005 2007 Routledge Oxford, England 9781134257287 https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr9-AgAAQBAJ&dq=Cruiser+Force+G%2C+Royal+Navy&pg=PA91 en 9: World War One: The Blockade was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1914 to 1915 and then again from 1939 to 1943. History First formation The squadron was first formed 1 August 1914 and was initially assigned to the Channel Fleet as Cruiser Force G patrolling the western Channel until February 1915.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914–1918: The Grand Fleet http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1914-1918.htm#cf www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015 27 February 2018 The squadron was then reassigned to the Grand Fleet where it remained before being disbanded in February 1915.Jellicoe Viscount The Grand Fleet (1914–1916): Its Creation, Development and Work 2014 BoD – Books on Demand 9783954274338 11 https://books.google.com/books?id=1TTKBQAAQBAJ&dq=12th+Cruiser+Squadron&pg=PA11 en Rear-Admiral Commanding 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 Rear-Admiral Commanding, 12th Cruiser Squadron1 Rear-Admiral 25px Rosslyn E. Wemyss 1 August 1914 – 15 February 1915 Second and Third formations The squadron reformed in August 1939 initially part of the Northern Patrol of the Home Fleet based at Scapa Flow but was re-designated 11th Cruiser Squadron in October 1939. It re-formed as part of the Mediterranean Fleet in July 1942. It was reassigned from 29 January 1943 to 2 July 1943 when it became a component of Force H and again from 1 October 1943 to December 1943.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939–1945:Squadrons, Flotillas and other formations which served in Mediterranean http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45.htm#24 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 27 February 2018 Rear/Vice-Admiral Commanding Included: Rank Flag Name Term Notes Rear/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 12th Cruiser Squadron1 Vice-Admiral 25px Sir Max K. Horton August - 9 September 19392 Rear-Admiral 25px W. Frederic Wake-Walker 9 September 1939 – 28 October 1939 squadron disbanded 11/1939 - 06/19423 Rear-Admiral 25px Cecil H. J. Harcourt July, 1942 – December, 1943also FO 2i/c Force H References Footnotes 2 Sources Elleman, Bruce A.; Paine, S. C. M. (2007). "9: World War One: The Blockade". Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies, 1805–2005. Oxford, England: Routledge. 9781134257287. Friedman, Norman (2012). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. 9781473853126. Jellicoe, Viscount (2014). The Grand Fleet (1914–1916): Its Creation, Development and Work. BoD – Books on Demand. 9783954274338. Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914–1918: The Grand Fleet". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. 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:Ship squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War I Category:Squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1914 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1915 Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1943