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The command was founded in April, 1914 as "Destroyer Flotillas of First Fleet," an administrative name it would sporadically bear for some time in the ''Navy Lists''.{{SMNLSep14|p. 6}}
 
The command was founded in April, 1914 as "Destroyer Flotillas of First Fleet," an administrative name it would sporadically bear for some time in the ''Navy Lists''.{{SMNLSep14|p. 6}}
  
It April, 1915, it was given the more aggressive-sounding name, '''Harwich Striking Force''', then having two light cruisers and two destroyer squadrons served by depot ship {{UK-Dido}}, giving it a total of four light cruisers and thirty-two [["L" Class Destroyer (1913)|"L"]] and [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]].
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===April, 1915===
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In April, 1915, it was given the more aggressive-sounding name, '''Harwich Striking Force''', then having two light cruisers and two destroyer squadrons served by depot ship {{UK-Dido}}, giving it a total of four light cruisers and thirty-two [["L" Class Destroyer (1913)|"L"]] and [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]].
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|align=center colspan=6|'''under Tyrwhitt in ''Arethusa'''''
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Arethusa}}||colspan=3 align=center|{{UK-Penelope}}
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyer Flotillas, tender to {{UK-Dido}}'''
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* {{UK-DF|3}}, one light cruiser, twenty "L" class, one "M" class
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==Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding==
 
==Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding==

Revision as of 11:49, 3 May 2013

The Harwich Force was a Royal Navy command during the First World War, based on the East Anglian port of Harwich.

History

The command was founded in April, 1914 as "Destroyer Flotillas of First Fleet," an administrative name it would sporadically bear for some time in the Navy Lists.[1]

April, 1915

In April, 1915, it was given the more aggressive-sounding name, Harwich Striking Force, then having two light cruisers and two destroyer squadrons served by depot ship Dido, giving it a total of four light cruisers and thirty-two "L" and "M" class destroyers.

under Tyrwhitt in Arethusa
Light Cruisers
Arethusa Penelope
Destroyer Flotillas, tender to Dido

Rear-Admirals and Commodores Commanding

The command was almost unique in having a single commander throughout the conflict.

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 6.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 6.

Bibliography