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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=9 May, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=9 May, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey David Taylor|nick=Geoffrey D. Taylor|appt=27 July, 1925<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/160.|}} f. 517.</ref>|end=30 March, 1926<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/160.|}} f. 517.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey David Taylor|nick=Geoffrey D. Taylor|appt=27 July, 1925<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/160.|}} f. 517.</ref>|end=30 March, 1926<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/160.|}} f. 517.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Francis Hugh Sandford|nick=Francis H. Sandford|appt=8 August, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=15 May, 1923}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Reginald Henry Portal|nick=Reginald H. Portal|appt=21 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=21 May, 1929}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Reginald Henry Portal|nick=Reginald H. Portal|appt=21 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=21 May, 1929}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=7 April, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 263}}<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/136.|}} f. 136.</ref>|end=14 December, 1932<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/136.|}} f. 136.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=7 April, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 263}}<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/136.|}} f. 136.</ref>|end=14 December, 1932<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/136.|}} f. 136.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{MajRM}}|name=Edward Gillespie|nick=Edward Gillespie|appt=14 March, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=|precBy=New Formation}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Charles Saumarez Daniel|nick=Charles S. Daniel|appt=10 April, 1922<ref>Daniel Service Record.  {{TNA|196/56/148.|}} f. 150.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=14 November, 1923<ref>Daniel Service Record.  {{TNA|196/56/148.|}} f. 150.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth|nick=Philip W. Bowyer-Smyth|appt=14 November, 1923<ref>Bowyer-Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/63.|}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=14 April, 1926<ref>Bowyer-Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/63.|}} f. 65.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth|nick=Philip W. Bowyer-Smyth|appt=14 November, 1923<ref>Bowyer-Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/63.|}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=14 April, 1926<ref>Bowyer-Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/63.|}} f. 65.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Philip Foster Glover|nick=Philip F. Glover|appt=14 April, 1926<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 246}}|end=3 June, 1928<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Philip Foster Glover|nick=Philip F. Glover|appt=14 April, 1926<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 246}}|end=3 June, 1928<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Roden Henry Victor Buxton|nick=Roden H. V. Buxton|appt=9 September, 1919<ref>Buxton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/26.|}} f. 25.</ref>|end=31 March, 1921<ref>Buxton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/26.|}} f. 25.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Claud Boothby Graham-Watson|nick=Claud B. Graham-Watson|appt=31 March, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Clifford Caslon|nick=Clifford Caslon|appt=15 May, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=30 April, 1925}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Clifford Caslon|nick=Clifford Caslon|appt=15 May, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=30 April, 1925}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Basil Rupert Willett|nick=Basil R. Willett|appt=30 April, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 246}}|end=15 May, 1927}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Basil Rupert Willett|nick=Basil R. Willett|appt=30 April, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 246}}|end=15 May, 1927}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Neville Brevoort Carey Brock|nick=Neville B. C. Brock|appt=31 March, 1921<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/31.|}} f. 434.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=28 July, 1923<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/31.|}} f. 434.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Guy Protheroe Vivian|nick=John G. P. Vivian|appt=28 July, 1923<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=31 July, 1925<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Guy Protheroe Vivian|nick=John G. P. Vivian|appt=28 July, 1923<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=31 July, 1925<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=William Hope Gell|nick=William H. Gell|appt=27 July, 1925{{NLJan26|p. 246}}|end=|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=William Hope Gell|nick=William H. Gell|appt=27 July, 1925{{NLJan26|p. 246}}|end=|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}

Revision as of 10:13, 11 April 2023

The Battle Cruiser Squadron was formed in 1919 to act as a single formation of battlecruisers to serve the Royal Navy's post-war needs.

It was formed by taking Lion from her position as flagship of the Battle Cruiser Force and adding her to the most modern of the battlecruisers from the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, which was, in fact, the only B.C.S. still extant.

Composition

May, 1919

Upon its creation, the Battle Cruiser Squadron was comprised of:[1]

This roster held through at least July, 1919.[2][3]

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Other Personnel

Squadron Gunnery Officer

Squadron Torpedo Officer

Squadron W/T Officer

Squadron Signal Officer

Squadron Navigating Officer

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 10.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 10.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 10.
  4. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
  5. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
  6. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
  7. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
  8. ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 247.
  9. ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 247.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 April, 1925. Issue 43949, col E, p. 10.
  11. ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 215.
  12. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 21 May, 1927. Issue 44587, col G, p. 9.
  13. ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 156.
  14. ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 21 May, 1929. Issue 45208, col D, p. 23.
  15. ↑ Pound Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 294.
  16. ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 April, 1931. Issue 45805, col G, p. 6.
  17. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 August, 1932. Issue 46211, col E, p. 13.
  18. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 14 August, 1934. Issue 46832, col F, p. 7.
  19. ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/15. f. 218.
  20. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 July, 1936. Issue 47439, col D, p. 17.
  21. ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 349.
  22. ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.
  23. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  24. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  25. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  26. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.
  27. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 224.
  28. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  29. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 224.
  30. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  31. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
  33. ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/181., f. 97.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 768.
  35. ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/181., f. 97.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 246.
  37. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/160. f. 517.
  38. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/160. f. 517.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 246.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 245.
  41. ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. 58.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 246.
  43. ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. 58.
  44. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 247.
  45. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 247.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 247.
  47. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
  48. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 768.
  49. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 245.
  50. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 263.
  51. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/136. f. 136.
  52. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/136. f. 136.
  53. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 247.
  54. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
  55. ↑ Daniel Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/148. f. 150.
  56. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 768.
  57. ↑ Daniel Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/148. f. 150.
  58. ↑ Bowyer-Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/63. f. 65.
  59. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 246.
  60. ↑ Bowyer-Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/63. f. 65.
  61. ↑ Glover Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/66. f. 68.
  62. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 246.
  63. ↑ Glover Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/66. f. 68.
  64. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 245.
  65. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 263.
  66. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/4. f. 4.
  67. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/4. f. 4.
  68. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 246.
  69. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/4. f. 4.
  70. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 247.
  71. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 247.
  72. ↑ Buxton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/26. f. 25.
  73. ↑ Buxton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/26. f. 25.
  74. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 768.
  75. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 246.
  76. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 246.
  77. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 245.
  78. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 262.
  79. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 247.
  80. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 247.
  81. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
  82. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/31. f. 434.
  83. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 768.
  84. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/31. f. 434.
  85. ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/54. f. 56.
  86. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 246.
  87. ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/54. f. 56.
  88. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1926). p. 246.
  89. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 245.
  90. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 263.
  91. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 246.
  92. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 247.
  93. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 248.

Bibliography


British Battle Cruiser Squadrons
First Battle Cruiser Squadron | Second Battle Cruiser Squadron | Third Battle Cruiser Squadron | Battle Cruiser Squadron
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