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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]]. | ||
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| + | ''Illustrious'' was reduced to care and maintenance on 9 August, and her crew commissioned the new battleship [[H.M.S. Erin (1913)|''Erin'']]. ''Vengeance'' became flagship of the squadron on 15 August, replacing ''Prince George''. On 20 August ''Albion'', ''Ocean'', ''Canopus'' and ''Glory'' were detached.<ref>''Monograph 6''. p. 51.</ref> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
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| + | *[[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|''Prince George'']]. [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]] | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Vengeance (1899)|''Vengeance'']] | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|''Albion'']]. [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]] | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Ocean (1898)|''Ocean'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|''Goliath'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|''Canopus'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|''Glory'']]. | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']]. (In dockyard.) | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']]. (Did not join.) | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)|''Illustrious'']]. (Paid off 9 August.) | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']] | ||
| + | *[[H.M.S. Proserpine (1896)|''Proserpine'']]. | ||
==Rear-Admirals Commanding== | ==Rear-Admirals Commanding== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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The Eighth Battle Squadron was a battle squadron of the Royal Navy at the beginning of the First World War.
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. On 20 August Albion, Ocean, Canopus and Glory were detached.[1]
Composition
8 August, 1914.[2]
- Prince George.
- Vengeance
- Albion.
- Ocean.
- Cæsar.
- Goliath.
- Canopus.
- Glory.
- Jupiter. (In dockyard.)
- Majestic. (Did not join.)
- Illustrious. (Paid off 9 August.)
- Sapphire
- Proserpine.
Rear-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Robert S. Phipps Hornby, July, 1914.[3]
- Rear-Admiral Henry L. Tottenham, 1 August, 1914.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Monograph 6. p. 51.
- ↑ Monograph 6. p. 51.
- ↑ Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 338.
- ↑ "New Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 August, 1914. Issue 40597, col D, pg. 4.
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