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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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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | When {{ViceRN}} [[Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter]] lowered his flag in September, 1942, the formation ceased to exist.<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref> | ||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
Dates of appointment given when known: | Dates of appointment given when known: | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK"> |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=20 November, 1939<ref>Layton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|end=15 June, 1940<ref>Layton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Second in Command, Home Fleet}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins|nick=G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins|appt=15 June, 1940<ref>Edward-Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 154.</ref>|end=23 November, 1940<ref>Edward-Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 154.</ref>|note=also Second-in-Command, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins|nick=G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins|appt=15 June, 1940<ref>Edward-Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 154.</ref>|end=23 November, 1940<ref>Edward-Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 154.</ref>|note=also Second-in-Command, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=19 June, 1941|end=10 January, 1942}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|nick=Stuart S. Bonham-Carter|appt=early 1942<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|end=September, 1942<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|succBy=Formation Abolished|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|nick=Stuart S. Bonham-Carter|appt=early 1942<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|end=September, 1942<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|succBy=Formation Abolished|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:51, 7 November 2017
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 Geoffrey Layton, 20 November, 1939[2] – 15 June, 1940[3] (and as Second in Command, Home Fleet)
- Vice-Admiral G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins, 15 June, 1940[4] – 23 November, 1940[5] (also Second-in-Command, Home Fleet)
- Rear-Admiral Edward N. Syfret, 19 June, 1941 – 10 January, 1942
- Vice-Admiral Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, early 1942[6] – September, 1942[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ 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 |
