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===1 June, 1915===
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The squadron is born, but is labelled merely as a group of ships on "Detached Service" from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]].  {{UK-Queen}} is the flagship, having formerly been the second flagship in the Mediterrean Fleet.  The formation's initial strength is four battleships and four light cruisers.{{SMNLJun15|p. 20}}
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{|width=75% class="toccolours"
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| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Detached from [[Mediterranean Fleet]]'''
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|align=center colspan=4|'''Battleships'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Queen}}[[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]||align=center|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center|{{UK-London}}||align=center|{{UK-PrinceOfWales}}
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|align=center colspan=4|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Dartmouth}}||align=center|{{UK-Dublin}}||align=center|{{UK-Amethyst}}||align=center|{{UK-Sapphire}}
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===1 July, 1915===
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{{UK-Dartmouth}} has been replaced by {{UK-Topaze}}.  Strength remains as four battleships and four light cruisers.{{SMNLJul15|p. 20}}
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{|width=75% class="toccolours"
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| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''British Adriatic Squadron`'''
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|align=center colspan=4|'''Battleships'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Queen}}[[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]||align=center|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center|{{UK-London}}||align=center|{{UK-PrinceOfWales}}
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|align=center colspan=4|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Dublin}}||align=center|{{UK-Amethyst}}||align=center|{{UK-Sapphire}}||align=center|{{UK-Topaze}}
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===1 August, 1915===
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The light cruisers {{UK-Weymouth}} and {{UK-Bristol}} have joined.  Strength is now four battleships and six light cruisers.{{SMNLAug15|p. 20}}
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{|width=75% class="toccolours"
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| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''British Adriatic Squadron`'''
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Battleships'''
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| ||align=center|{{UK-Queen}}[[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]||align=center|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center|{{UK-London}}||align=center|{{UK-PrinceOfWales}}
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Amethyst}}||align=center|{{UK-Bristol}}||align=center|{{UK-Dublin}}||align=center|{{UK-Sapphire}}||align=center|{{UK-Topaze}}||align=center|{{UK-Weymouth}}
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===1 September, 1915===
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The {{UK-1Duncan|f=t}} has joined.  Strength is now five battleships and six light cruisers.{{SMNLSep15|p. 20}}
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| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=7 | '''British Adriatic Squadron`'''
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|align=center colspan=7|'''Battleships'''
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| ||align=center|{{UK-Queen}}[[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]||align=center|{{UK-1Duncan}}||align=center|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center|{{UK-London}}||align=center|{{UK-PrinceOfWales}}
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|align=center colspan=7|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Amethyst}}||align=center|{{UK-Bristol}}||align=center|{{UK-Dublin}}||align=center|{{UK-Sapphire}}||align=center|{{UK-Topaze}}||align=center|{{UK-Weymouth}}
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===1 October, 1915===
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A submarine component has been added with {{UK-B7}}, {{UK-B8}} and {{UK-B9}} joining from the [[Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla]].  {{UK-Dartmouth}} has joined as a seventh light cruiser.{{SMNLOct15|p. 20 and Supplements through X}}
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{|width=75% class="toccolours"
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| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=7 | '''British Adriatic Squadron`'''
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|align=center colspan=7|'''Battleships'''
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| ||align=center|{{UK-Queen}}||align=center|{{UK-1Duncan}}||align=center|{{UK-Implacable}}||align=center|{{UK-London}}||align=center|{{UK-PrinceOfWales}}
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|align=center colspan=7|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|align=center|{{UK-Amethyst}}||align=center|{{UK-Bristol}}||align=center|{{UK-Dartmouth}}||align=center|{{UK-Dublin}}||align=center|{{UK-Sapphire}}||align=center|{{UK-Topaze}}||align=center|{{UK-Weymouth}}
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|align=center colspan=7|'''Fleet Messenger'''
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|align=center colspan=7|{{UK-1Isis}}
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|align=center colspan=7|'''Submarines'''
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|colspan=2| ||align=center|{{UK-B7}}||align=center|{{UK-B8}}||align=center|{{UK-B9}}
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==Rear-Admirals Commanding==
 
==Rear-Admirals Commanding==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:

Revision as of 12:56, 18 June 2020

1 June, 1915

The squadron is born, but is labelled merely as a group of ships on "Detached Service" from the Mediterranean Fleet. Queen is the flagship, having formerly been the second flagship in the Mediterrean Fleet. The formation's initial strength is four battleships and four light cruisers.[1]

Detached from Mediterranean Fleet
Battleships
QueenRAdmRN.png Implacable London Prince of Wales
Light Cruisers
Dartmouth Dublin Amethyst Sapphire

1 July, 1915

Dartmouth has been replaced by Topaze. Strength remains as four battleships and four light cruisers.[2]

British Adriatic Squadron`
Battleships
QueenRAdmRN.png Implacable London Prince of Wales
Light Cruisers
Dublin Amethyst Sapphire Topaze

1 August, 1915

The light cruisers Weymouth and Bristol have joined. Strength is now four battleships and six light cruisers.[3]

British Adriatic Squadron`
Battleships
  QueenRAdmRN.png Implacable London Prince of Wales
Light Cruisers
Amethyst Bristol Dublin Sapphire Topaze Weymouth

1 September, 1915

The pre-dreadnought Duncan has joined. Strength is now five battleships and six light cruisers.[4]

British Adriatic Squadron`
Battleships
  QueenRAdmRN.png Duncan Implacable London Prince of Wales
Light Cruisers
Amethyst Bristol Dublin Sapphire Topaze Weymouth

1 October, 1915

A submarine component has been added with B 7, B 8 and B 9 joining from the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla. Dartmouth has joined as a seventh light cruiser.[5]

British Adriatic Squadron`
Battleships
  Queen Duncan Implacable London Prince of Wales
Light Cruisers
Amethyst Bristol Dartmouth Dublin Sapphire Topaze Weymouth
Fleet Messenger
Isis
Submarines
  B 7 B 8 B 9

Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1915). p. 20.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1915). p. 20.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). p. 20.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). p. 20.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 20 and Supplements through X.
  6. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 32.
  7. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 32.
  8. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
  9. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 32.
  10. ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 174.

Bibliography

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