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The '''Eighth Battle Squadron''' was a battle squadron of the [[Royal Navy]] at the beginning of the [[First World War]]. | The '''Eighth Battle Squadron''' was a battle squadron of the [[Royal Navy]] at the beginning of the [[First World War]]. | ||
| − | + | In 1914 the Eighth Battle Squadron was constituted as part of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]].<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations''. '''I'''. p. 77.</ref> | |
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| − | *[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|H.M.S. ''Albion'']]. [[File:RAdm.png|border| | + | ==Composition== |
| + | ===7 August, 1914=== | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|H.M.S. ''Albion'']]. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
*[[H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|H.M.S. ''Goliath'']]. | *[[H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|H.M.S. ''Goliath'']]. | ||
*[[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|H.M.S. ''Canopus'']]. | *[[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|H.M.S. ''Canopus'']]. | ||
Revision as of 04:34, 17 September 2010
The Eighth Battle Squadron was a battle squadron of the Royal Navy at the beginning of the First World War.
In 1914 the Eighth Battle Squadron was constituted as part of the Channel Fleet.[1]
Contents
Composition
7 August, 1914
Rear-Admirals Commanding
- Rear-Admiral Henry L. Tottenham, July, 1914.
Rear-Admirals
- Rear-Admiral Robert S. Phipps Hornby, July, 1914.
Footnotes
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations. I. p. 77.
Bibliography
