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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| + | '''Test Mobilisation, July, 1914'''.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders. "109.—Test Mobilisation, July 1914.—Revised List of Ships Taking Part." M. 14120/14.—10.7.1914. The National Archives. ADM 182/5.</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|''Albion'']]. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Ocean (1898)|''Ocean'']]. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|''Canopus'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|''Glory'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|''Goliath'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']]. | ||
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'''8 August, 1914'''.<ref>''Monograph 6''. p. 51.</ref> | '''8 August, 1914'''.<ref>''Monograph 6''. p. 51.</ref> | ||
| − | *[[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|''Prince George'']] [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]] | + | *[[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|''Prince George'']]. [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]] |
| − | *[[H.M.S. Vengeance (1899)|''Vengeance'']] ( | + | *[[H.M.S. Vengeance (1899)|''Vengeance'']]. (Flagship from 15 August.) |
| − | * | + | *''Albion''. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] (Detached 20 August.)<ref name=Aug20/> |
| − | * | + | *''Ocean''. (Detached 20 August.)<ref name=Aug20/> |
| − | *[[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] | + | *[[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']]. |
| − | * | + | *''Goliath''. |
| − | * | + | *''Canopus''. (Detached 20 August.)<ref name=Aug20/> |
| − | * | + | *''Glory''. (Detached 20 August.)<ref name=Aug20/> |
| − | * | + | *''Jupiter''. (In dockyard.) |
| − | *[[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']] (Did not join) | + | *[[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']]. (Did not join.) |
| − | *[[H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)|''Illustrious'']] (Paid off 9 August) | + | *[[H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)|''Illustrious'']]. (Paid off 9 August.) |
| − | *[[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']] | + | *[[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']]. |
| − | *[[H.M.S. Proserpine (1896)|''Proserpine'']] | + | *[[H.M.S. Proserpine (1896)|''Proserpine'']]. |
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==Rear-Admirals Commanding== | ==Rear-Admirals Commanding== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 21 June 2012
The Eighth Battle Squadron was a battle squadron of the Royal Navy at the beginning of the First World War.
Contents
History
Illustrious was reduced to care and maintenance on 9 August, and her crew commissioned the new battleship Erin. Vengeance became flagship of the squadron on 15 August, replacing Prince George. [1]
Composition
Test Mobilisation, July, 1914.[2]
8 August, 1914.[3]
- Prince George.
- Vengeance. (Flagship from 15 August.)
- Albion.
(Detached 20 August.)[1] - Ocean. (Detached 20 August.)[1]
- Cæsar.
- Goliath.
- Canopus. (Detached 20 August.)[1]
- Glory. (Detached 20 August.)[1]
- Jupiter. (In dockyard.)
- Majestic. (Did not join.)
- Illustrious. (Paid off 9 August.)
- Sapphire.
- Proserpine.
Rear-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Henry L. Tottenham, 1 August, 1914.[4]
Rear-Admirals Second-in-Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Robert S. P. Hornby, July, 1914.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Monograph 6. p. 51.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "109.—Test Mobilisation, July 1914.—Revised List of Ships Taking Part." M. 14120/14.—10.7.1914. The National Archives. ADM 182/5.
- ↑ Monograph 6. p. 51.
- ↑ "New Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 August, 1914. Issue 40597, col D, pg. 4.
- ↑ Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 338.
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