Difference between revisions of "First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)"

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==Outbreak of war, August, 1914==
 
==Outbreak of war, August, 1914==
*[[HMS Marlborough (1912)|''Marlborough'']] (Flagship, Vice-Admiral)
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*[[HMS Marlborough (1912)|''Marlborough'']] (Flagship, Vice-Admiral) - Captain [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|E.P.F.G. Grant]]
*''Collingwood''
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*''Collingwood'' - Captain [[James Clement Ley|J.C. Ley]]
*[[HMS Colossus (1910)|''Colossus'']]
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*[[HMS Colossus (1910)|''Colossus'']] - Captain [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, 13th Baron Stafford|The Hon. E.S. Fitzherbert]]
*[[HMS Hercules (1910)|''Hercules'']]
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*[[HMS Hercules (1910)|''Hercules'']] - Captain [[Henry Harvey Bruce|H.H. Bruce]], M.V.O.
*''Neptune''
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*''Neptune'' - Captain [[Allen Thomas Hunt|A.T. Hunt]], C.S.I.
*''St. Vincent''
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*''St. Vincent'' (Flagship, Rear-Admiral) - Captain [[William Wordsworth Fisher|W.W. Fisher]], M.V.O.
*''Superb''
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*''Superb'' - Captain [[Price Vaughan Lewes|P. Vaughan Lewes]], C.B., D.S.O.
*''Vanguard''
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*''Vanguard'' - Captain [[Cecil Spencer Hickley|C.S. Hickley]], M.V.O.
  
 
==Battle of Jutland, June 1916==
 
==Battle of Jutland, June 1916==

Revision as of 21:19, 7 November 2007

The British 1st Battle Squadron was a formation of battleships of the Royal Navy. The squadron changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the squadron was divided into two divisions.

May, 1912

On 22 June, 1912 Vice-Admiral S.C. Colville raised his flag in Collingwood as commander of the First Squadron (as it was then known).

Outbreak of war, August, 1914

Battle of Jutland, June 1916

The 1st Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. During the First World War the Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet. As an element in the Grand Fleet, the Squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland. During the Battle of Jutland, the composition of the 1st Battle Fleet was as follows:

  • 1st Division
  • 2nd Division
    • Colossus - Captain Pound, Rear-Admiral Gaunt
    • Collingwood - Captain Ley
    • Neptune - Captain Bernard
    • St. Vincent - Captain Fisher

After Jutland, 1916

Following the Battle of Jutland, the 1st Battle Squadron was reorganized. Much of the 1st Squadron was transferred to the British 4th Battle Squadron. The organization was as follows, with dates the ship entered and left the squadron indicated.

Command of the 1st Battle Squadron

The Vice-Admiral Commanding the Battle Squadron commanded one division. His second in command, Rear-Admiral 1st Battle Squadron, commanded the other division.

Vice-Admiral, 1st Battle Squadron

Rear-Admiral, 1st Battle Squadron

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