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The '''Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of the [[Royal Navy]] that was created some time well after the Great War period. | The '''Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of the [[Royal Navy]] that was created some time well after the Great War period. | ||
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Revision as of 16:36, 7 July 2015
The Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron was a formation of the Royal Navy that was created some time well after the Great War period.
History
When Vice-Admiral Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter lowered his flag in September, 1942, the formation ceased to exist.[1]
In Command
Dates of appointment given when known:
- Vice-Admiral G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins, 15 June, 1940[2] – 23 November, 1940[3] (also Second-in-Command, Home Fleet)
- Vice-Admiral Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, early 1942[4] – September, 1942[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.
- ↑ Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
| Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy |
| First Cruiser Squadron | Second Cruiser Squadron | Third Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Cruiser Squadron |
| Sixth Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Cruiser Squadron | Ninth Cruiser Squadron | Tenth Cruiser Squadron |
| Eleventh Cruiser Squadron | Twelfth Cruiser Squadron | Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron | Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron |
| Cruiser Force F |
