Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)

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The Fifth Battle Squadron was a fighting unit of the British Royal Navy before and during the First World War.

Composition

December, 1912

Handwritten on stationery from H.M.S. Princess Royal, Albert Francis Barclay Bridges recorded the order of battle for the Grand Fleet, whose contents are found on articles for the various formations. The Fleet flagship was noted as being Neptune, which was not part of any Battle Squadron.[1]

5 August, 1914

With the fleet organised under flagship Iron Duke, the squadron was based at Portland and had the same eight pre-dreadnoughts as in December, 1912, now joined with a cruiser.[2]

Battle of Jutland

By 1916, the squadron had been transformed to become the home of the most powerful dreadnoughts in the fleet, comprised solely of fast super-dreadnoughts. At Jutland, four of the five were at sea supporting the Battle Cruiser Fleet.

Vice and Rear-Admirals Commanding

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). f. 6.
  4. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (January, 1915). f. 6.
  5. Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 39.
  6. "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. f. 6.
  7. "Squadrons." f. 6.
  8. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). p. 6.
  9. Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
  10. "Squadrons." f. 6.
  11. Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


British Battle Squadrons
First Battle Squadron | Second Battle Squadron | Third Battle Squadron | Fourth Battle Squadron
Fifth Battle Squadron | Sixth Battle Squadron | Seventh Battle Squadron | Eighth Battle Squadron