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The '''Eastern Mediterranean Squadron''' was renamed the '''Ægean Squadron''' upon Rear-Admiral [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sydney R. Fremantle]] taking command in August, 1917.{{UKCeased|f. 32}} At the same time, the commander went from being a Vice-Admiral to a Rear-Admiral, and the second-in-command was dropped. ==In Command== Dates of appointment given: <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron" nat="UK"> {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Sackville Hamilton Carden|nick=Sackville H. Carden|appt=20 September, 1914<ref>Carden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 185.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{ViceRN}}|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=Sir John M. de Robeck|appt=17 March, 1915{{UKCeased|f. 32}}|end=19 June, 1916<ref>de Robeck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 128.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Cecil Fiennes Thursby|nick=Sir Cecil F. Thursby|appt=19 June, 1916{{UKCeased|f. 32}}|end=25 August, 1917<ref>Thursby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 658.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sydney F. Fremantle|appt=13 August, 1917{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Ægean Squadron|end=2 January, 1918<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 473.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur Hayes-Sadler|nick=Arthur Hayes-Sadler|appt=2 January, 1918{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}|end=February, 1918|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Ægean Squadron}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Foley Lambert|nick=Cecil F. Lambert|appt=24 February, 1918{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}|end=1 September, 1918<ref>Lambert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 279.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Ægean Squadron}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=1 September, 1918{{UKCeased|Unnumbered folio}}<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 477.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Ægean Squadron|end=31 December, 1918<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 477.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=1 January, 1919<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 477.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Black Sea & Sea of Marmora|end=19 October, 1919<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 477.</ref>|note=as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Black Sea & Sea of Marmora|succBy=Command Disestablished}} </div name=fredbot:office0> ==Second-in-Command== <div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Rear-Admiral, Second in Command, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron" nat="UK"> {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Fiennes Thursby|nick=Sir Cecil F. Thursby|appt=March, 1915}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Stuart Nicholson|nick=Stuart Nicholson|appt=June, 1915}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur Henry Christian|nick=Arthur H. Christian|appt=July, 1915<ref>Christian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579047}} f. 142.</ref>|end=20 July, 1917<ref>Christian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579047}} f. 142.</ref>|note=flag in {{UK-Swiftsure}}}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sydney R. Fremantle|appt=February, 1916<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 473.</ref>|end=27 July, 1916<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 473.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur Hayes-Sadler|nick=Arthur Hayes-Sadler|appt=15 July, 1916<ref>Hayes-Sadler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 44.</ref>|end=2 January, 1918<ref>Hayes-Sadler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 44.</ref>}} </div name=fredbot:office1> [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John M. de Robeck]] may have held this command prior to being made Vice-Admiral Commanding.{{FC}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Pages with Offices]]

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