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Operation ZZ was the name given to the British Grand Fleet's sortie to accept the surrender of the German High Sea Fleet on 21 November, 1918. Taken from the papers of Admiral The Honourable Sir Matthew R. Best, who commanded Royalist on the day. In his diary he described it as "A nevertobeforgottenandevertoberemembered day."

Order of Battle

Grand Fleet
Fleet Flagship
Ship	In Command
Queen Elizabeth	Admiral Sir David Beatty, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., D.S.O. (Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet.) Vice-Admiral Sir O. de B. Brock, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B. (Chief of Staff.) Commodore, First Class The Hon. H. Brand, Ad C., C.B., C.V.O. (Captain of Fleet.) Captain A. E. M. Chatfield, C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O.
Tender:— Oak	Commander D. Faviell, D.S.O.
First Battle Squadron
Revenge	Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O. (Second-in-Command, Grand Fleet.) Commodore, Second Class M. H. Hodges, C.V.O. (Chief of Staff.) Captain G. P. Ross, C.B.
Resolution	Captain O. Backhouse, C.B.
Royal Sovereign	Captain H. M. Doughty, C.B.
Royal Oak	Captain Crawford Maclachlan, C.B.
Canada	Captain H. D. R. Watson, C.B., M.V.O.
Emperor of India	Rear-Admiral W. C. M. Nicholson, C.B. Captain C. W. R. Royds.
Benbow	Captain A. K. Waistell, C.B.
Marlborough	Captain C. D. Johnson, D.S.O., M.V.O.
Iron Duke	Captain E. La T. Leatham, C.B.
Blonde	Captain G. G. C. Wood-Martin.
Absent refitting:— Ramillies	Captain E. P. F. G. Grant, Ad C., C.B.
Second Battle Squadron
King George V	Vice-Admiral Sir John M. de Robeck, K.C.B. Captain Hon. L. J. O. Lambart, D.S.O. (Chief of Staff.) Captain A. V. Campbell, D.S.O., M.V.O.
Ajax	Captain D. M. Anderson, C.M.G., M.V.O.
Centurion	Captain D. L. Dent, C.M.G.
Erin	Captain W. M. Ellerton, C.B.
Orion	Rear-Admiral W. E. Goodenough, C.B., M.V.O. Captain E. J. A. Fullerton, D.S.O.
Thunderer	Captain T. D. Pratt, C.B.
Monarch	Captain S. R. Drury-Lowe, C.M.G.
Conqueror	Captain J. W. L. McClintock, D.S.O.
Agincourt	Captain H. L. Mawbey.
Absent refitting:— Bellona	Captain T. E. J. Bigg.
Temporarily attached:— Fearless	Captain C. J. C. Little. (Capt. (S) 12th S.M.F.)
Fourth Battle Squadron
Hercules	Vice-Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, K.C.B., M.V.O. Captain A. Lowndes. (and as Chief of Staff).
Neptune	Captain J. R. Segrave.
St. Vincent	Captain E. Reeves, C.B.
Colossus	Rear-Admiral D. R. L. Nicholson. Captain C. P. Beaty-Pownall.
Bellerophon	Captain F. H. Mitchell, D.S.O.
Boadicea	Captain E. H. Edwards, D.S.O.
King Orry	Commander H. T. Mosse.
Refitting:— Collingwood	Captain C. C. Fowler, Ad C.
Absent:— Dreadnought	(Paid off 7 August, 1918).
Fifth Battle Squadron
Barham	Vice-Admiral Arthur C. Leveson, C.B. Captain R. Horne, D.S.O.
Malaya	Captain L. C. S. Woollcombe, M.V.O.
Valiant	Captain H. T. Buller, M.V.O.
Warspite	Captain H. Lynes, C.B., C.M.G.
Blanche	Captain F. A. W. Buller, D.S.O.
Sixth Battle Squadron
New York	Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, K.C.B., U.S.N. Captain Charles F. Hughes, U.S.N.
Texas	Captain Victor Blue, U.S.N.
Wyoming	Captain Henry A. Wiley, U.S.N.
Florida	Captain Thomas Washington, U.S.N.
Arkansas	Rear-Admiral W. H. G. Bullard, U.S.N. (In Command.)
Absent, not yet joined:— Nevada	Captain Andrew T. Long, U.S.N.
Battle Cruiser Force
Lion	Vice-Admiral William C. Pakenham, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. Commodore, Second Class H. F. P. Sinclair, C.B. (Chief of Staff.) Captain A. J. Davies.
First Battle Cruiser Squadron
Repulse	Rear-Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O. Captain W. H. D. Boyle, C.B.
Renown	Captain A. W. Craig, C.B.
Princess Royal	Captain J. D. Kelly.
Tiger	Captain A. A. M. Duff, C.B.
Second Battle Cruiser Squadron
Australia	Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, K.C.M.G., C.B. Captain Thomas N. James.
New Zealand	Captain L. A. B Donaldson, C.M.G.
Indomitable	Captain E. K. Loring.
Inflexible	Captain J. R. P. Hawksley, C.B., M.V.O.
Light Cruiser Force
First Cruiser Squadron
Courageous	Vice-Admiral Trevylyan D. W. Napier, C.B., M.V.O. (Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force.) Captain A. Bromley.
Glorious	Captain C. B. Miller, C.B.
First Light Cruiser Squadron
Caledon	Rear-Admiral Walter H. Cowan, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O. Commander H. S. M. Harrison-Wallace.
Phaeton	Captain J. E. Cameron, C.B., M.V.O.
Galatea	Captain C. M. Forbes, D.S.O.
Inconstant	Captain F. A. Marten.
Royalist	Captain Hon. M. R. Best, D.S.O., M.V.O.
Second Light Cruiser Squadron
Birmingham	Rear-Admiral J. A. Fergusson, C.B. Captain E. A. Taylor.
Sydney	Captain J. S. Dumaresq, C.B.
Melbourne	Captain E. A. Rushton.
Yarmouth	Captain C. Asser.
Absent at Kola:— Dublin	Captain Hon. R. A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, D.S.O.
Third Light Cruiser Squadron
Chatham	Rear-Admiral A. T. Hunt, C.B., C.S.I. Captain T. J. Hallett.
Birkenhead	Acting Captain A. M. Stancomb.
Chester	Captain R. N. Lawson, C.B.
Southampton	Captain Basil V. Brooke.
Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron
Calliope	Rear-Admiral A. F. Everett, C.B. Captain P. L. H. Noble.
Cordelia	Captain Hon. A. L. O. Forbes-Sempill.
Cambrian	Captain C. A. Fountaine.
Constance	Captain C. S. Townsend, C.B.
Comus	Captain J. M. Casement.
Absent refitting:— Caroline	Captain O. E. Leggett.
Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron
Cardiff	Rear-Admiral Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, C.B., M.V.O. Captain C. H. Sinclair.
Ceres	Captain H. G. E. Lane.
Calypso	Captain B. S. Thesiger, C.B., C.M.G.
Cassandra	Captain E. C. Kennedy.
Caradoc	Captain W. M. Kerr.
Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron
Cleopatra	Rear-Admiral G. H. Borrett, C.B. Captain Hon. A. C. Strutt.
Undaunted	Captain E. W. Denison.
Aurora	Captain H. W. Bowring.
Penelope	Captain L. R. Oliphant.
Absent refitting:— Carysfort	Acting Captain A. Lambert.
Flying Squadron
Furious	Rear-Admiral Sir Richard F. Phillimore, K.C.M.G., C.B, M.V.O. Captain W. S. Nicholson, C.B. (and as Chief of Staff).
Vindictive	Captain H. E. Grace.
Absent:—Argus	Captain H. H. Smith, D.S.O.
Absent:—Pegasus	Commander W. D. Phipps, M.V.O.
Absent:—Nairana
Absent:—Canning	Acting Lieutenant-Commander V. L. Wiles, R.N.R.
Second Cruiser Squadron
Minotaur	Rear-Admiral Edward F. Bruen, C.B. Captain C. N. Tindal-Carill-Worsley.
Absent:—Shannon	Captain A. C. S. Hughes-D'Aeth, C.B.
Absent:—Cochrane	Captain J. U. Farie.
Absent:— Achilles	Captain W. F. Blunt, D.S.O.
Destroyer Flotillas
Castor	Commodore, Second Class H. J. Tweedie. (Commodore F.)
Third Destroyer Flotilla 11 Destroyers. 11 absent.	Captain (D) H. E. Sulivan, D.S.O.
Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla 17 Destroyers. 4 absent.	Captain (D) B. M. Money.
Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla 13 Destroyers. 7 absent.	Captain (D) The Hon. W. S. Leveson-Gower.
Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla 23 Destroyers. 7 absent.	Captain (D) A. B. S. Dutton.
Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla 23 Destroyers. 7 absent.	Captain (D) H. R. Godfrey, D.S.O.
Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla 17 Destroyers. 9 absent.	Captain (D) R. G. Rowley-Conwy.
Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla 8 Destroyers. 3 absent.	Captain (D) B. Curtis, D.S.O.
Twenty-first Destroyer Flotilla 4 Destroyers. 6 absent.	Captain (D) H. E. Sulivan, D.S.O.
French Forces
Amiral Aube	Contre-Amiral Maurice F. A. Grasset Capitaine de Vaisseau Louis Jules Petit.
Magon	—
Enseigne Roux	—

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+'''Operation ZZ''' was the name given to the British [[Grand Fleet]]'s sortie to accept the surrender of the German [[High Sea Fleet]] on 21 November, 1918. Taken from the papers of Admiral [[Matthew Robert Best|The Honourable Sir Matthew R. Best]], who commanded {{UK-Royalist}} on the day. In his diary he described it as "A nevertobeforgottenandevertoberemembered day."
+==Order of Battle==
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 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|G<small>RAND</small> F<small>LEET</small>
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Grand Fleet</span>
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 ! width=85%; align= center | <small>In Command</small>
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Queen Elizabeth''
+| align= left  | {{UK-QueenElizabeth}}
-| align= left  | Admiral Sir [[David Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]], G.C.B., G.C.V.O., D.S.O.<br>(Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet.)<br>Vice-Admiral Sir [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|O. de B. Brock]], K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Commodore 1st class Hon. [[Hubert George Brand|H. Brand]], ''Ad C''., C.B., C.V.O.<br>(Captain of Fleet.)<br>Captain [[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|A. E. M. Chatfield]], C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O.
+| align= left  | Admiral Sir [[David Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]], G.C.B., G.C.V.O., D.S.O.<br>(Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet.)<br>Vice-Admiral Sir [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|O. de B. Brock]], K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Commodore, First Class The Hon. [[Hubert George Brand|H. Brand]], ''Ad C''., C.B., C.V.O.<br>(Captain of Fleet.)<br>Captain [[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|A. E. M. Chatfield]], C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Tender:&mdash;<br>''Oak''
+| align= left  | Tender:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Oak}}
 | align= left  | Commander [[Douglas Faviell|D. Faviell]], D.S.O.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|First Battle Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BS|1}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Revenge''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Revenge}}
-| align= left  | Admiral Sir [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]], K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O.<br>(Second-in-Command, Grand Fleet.)<br>Commodore 2nd class [[Michael Henry Hodges|M. H. Hodges]], C.V.O.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Captain [[George Parish Ross|G. P. Ross]], C.B.
+| align= left  | Admiral Sir [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]], K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O.<br>(Second-in-Command, Grand Fleet.)<br>Commodore, Second Class [[Michael Henry Hodges|M. H. Hodges]], C.V.O.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Captain [[George Parish Ross|G. P. Ross]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Resolution''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Resolution}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Oliver Backhouse|O. Backhouse]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Royal Sovereign''
+| align= left  | {{UK-RoyalSovereign}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Henry Montagu Doughty|H. M. Doughty]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Royal Oak''
+| align= left  | {{UK-RoyalOak}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Crawford Maclachlan]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Canada''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Canada}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|H. D. R. Watson]], C.B., M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Emperor of India''
+| align= left  | {{UK-EmperorOfIndia}}
 | align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|W. C. M. Nicholson]], C.B.<br>Captain [[Charles William Rawson Royds|C. W. R. Royds]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Benbow''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Benbow}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Arthur Kipling Waistell|A. K. Waistell]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Marlborough''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Marlborough}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Charles Duncan Johnson|C. D. Johnson]], D.S.O., M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Iron Duke''
+| align= left  | {{UK-IronDuke}}
-| align= left  | Captain [[Ernest La Trobe Leatham|E. La T. Leatham]], C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Eustace La Trobe Leatham|E. La T. Leatham]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Blonde''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Blonde}}
-| align= left  | Captain [[Gregory Gonville Cuffe Wood-Martin|G. G. C. Wood-Martin]].
+| align= left  | Captain [[Gregory Gonville Cuff Wood-Martin|G. G. C. Wood-Martin]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>''Ramillies''
+| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Ramillies}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|E. P. F. G. Grant]], ''Ad C''., C.B.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Second Battle Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BS|2}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''King George V''
+| align= left  | {{UK-KingGeorgeV}}
 | align= left  | Vice-Admiral Sir [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John M. de Robeck]], K.C.B.<br>Captain Hon. [[Lionel John Olive Lambart|L. J. O. Lambart]], D.S.O.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Captain [[Alexander Victor Campbell|A. V. Campbell]], D.S.O., M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Ajax''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Ajax}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[David Murray Anderson|D. M. Anderson]], C.M.G., M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Centurion''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Centurion}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Douglas Lionel Dent|D. L. Dent]], C.M.G.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Erin''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Erin}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Walter Maurice Ellerton|W. M. Ellerton]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Orion''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Orion}}
 | align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|W. E. Goodenough]], C.B., M.V.O.<br>Captain [[Eric John Arthur Fullerton|E. J. A. Fullerton]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Thunderer''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Thunderer}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Thomas Drummond Gilbert|T. D. Pratt]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Monarch''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Monarch}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|S. R. Drury-Lowe]], C.M.G.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Conqueror''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Conqueror}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[John William Leopold McClintock|J. W. L. McClintock]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Agincourt''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Agincourt}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Henry Lancelot Mawbey|H. L. Mawbey]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>''Bellona''
+| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Bellona}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg|T. E. J. Bigg]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Temporarily attached:&mdash;<br>''Fearless''
+| align= left  | Temporarily attached:&mdash;<br>{{UK-1Fearless}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Charles James Colebrooke Little|C. J. C. Little]].<br>(Capt. (S) 12th S.M.F.)
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Fourth Battle Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BS|4}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Hercules''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Hercules}}
 | align= left  | Vice-Admiral Sir [[Montague Edward Browning|Montague E. Browning]], K.C.B., M.V.O.<br>Captain [[Alexander Lowndes|A. Lowndes]].<br>(and as Chief of Staff).
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Neptune''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Neptune}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[John Roderick Segrave|J. R. Segrave]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''St. Vincent''
+| align= left  | {{UK-StVincent}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Edward Reeves|E. Reeves]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Colossus''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Colossus}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|D. R. L. Nicholson]].<br>Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pipon|C. P. Beaty-Pownall]].
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|D. R. L. Nicholson]].<br>Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|C. P. Beaty-Pownall]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Bellerophon''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Bellerophon}}
 | align= left  | Captain [[Francis Herbert Mitchell|F. H. Mitchell]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Boadicea''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Boadicea}}
-| align= left  | Captain [[E. H. Edwards]], D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Edwin Harold Edwards|E. H. Edwards]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''King Orry''
+| align= left  |  [[H.M.S. King Orry (1913)|''King Orry'']]
 | align= left  | Commander [[Harry Tylden Mosse|H. T. Mosse]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Refitting:&mdash;<br>''Collingwood''
+| align= left  | Refitting:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Collingwood}}
-| align= left  | Captain C. C. Fowler, ''Ad C''.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Cole Cortlandt Fowler|C. C. Fowler]], ''Ad C''.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;<br>''Dreadnought''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Dreadnought}}
-| align= left  | (Paid off).
+| align= left  | (Paid off 7 August, 1918).
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Fifth Battle Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BS|5}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Barham''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Barham}}
-| align= left  | Vice-Admiral Arthur C. Leveson, C.B.<br>Captain R. Horne, D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Arthur C. Leveson]], C.B.<br>Captain [[Richard Horne|R. Horne]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Malaya''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Malaya}}
-| align= left  | Captain L. C. S. Woolcombe, M.V.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|L. C. S. Woollcombe]], M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Valiant''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Valiant}}
-| align= left  | Captain H. T. Buller, M.V.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Henry Tritton Buller|H. T. Buller]], M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Warspite''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Warspite}}
-| align= left  | Captain H. Lynes, C.B., C.M.G.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Hubert Lynes|H. Lynes]], C.B., C.M.G.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Blanche''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Blanche}}
-| align= left  | Captain F. A. W. Buller, D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|F. A. W. Buller]], D.S.O.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Sixth Battle Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BS|6}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''New York''
+| align= left  | {{US-NewYork}}
-| align= left  | Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, K.C.B., U.S.N.<br>Captain Charles F. Hughes, U.S.N.
+| align= left  | Rear Admiral [[Hugh Rodman]], K.C.B., U.S.N.<br>Captain [[Charles Frederick Hughes|Charles F. Hughes]], U.S.N.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Texas''
+| align= left  | {{US-Texas}}
-| align= left  | Captain Victor Blue, U.S.N.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Victor Blue]], U.S.N.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Wyoming''
+| align= left  | {{US-Wyoming}}
-| align= left  | Captain Henry A. Wiley, U.S.N.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Henry Arlosto Wiley|Henry A. Wiley]], U.S.N.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Florida''
+| align= left  | {{US-Florida}}
-| align= left  | Captain Thomas Washington, U.S.N.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Thomas Washington]], U.S.N.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Arkansas''
+| align= left  | {{US-Arkansas}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral W. H. G. Bullard, U.S.N.<br>(In Command.)
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[William Hannum Grubb Bullard|W. H. G. Bullard]], U.S.N.<br>(In Command.)
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent, not yet joined:&mdash;<br>''Nevada''
+| align= left  | Absent, not yet joined:&mdash;<br>{{US-Nevada}}
-| align= left  | Captain A. T. Long, U.S.N.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Andrew Theodore Long|Andrew T. Long]], U.S.N.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|B<small>ATTLE</small> C<small>RUISER</small> F<small>ORCE</small>
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|<span style="font-variant:small-caps">[[Battle Cruiser Force]]</span>
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Lion''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Lion}}
-| align= left  | Vice-Admiral William C. Pakenham, K.C.B., K.C.V.O.<br>Commodore 2nd class H. F. P. Sinclair, C.B.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Captain A. J. Davies.
+| align= left  | Vice-Admiral [[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]], K.C.B., K.C.V.O.<br>Commodore, Second Class [[Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair|H. F. P. Sinclair]], C.B.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Captain [[Arthur John Davies|A. J. Davies]].
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|First Battle Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BCS|1}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Repulse''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Repulse}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O.<br>Captain W. H. D. Boyle, C.B.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Sir [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O.<br>Captain [[William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery|W. H. D. Boyle]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Renown''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Renown}}
-| align= left  | Captain A. W. Craig, C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Arthur William Craig Waller|A. W. Craig]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Princess Royal''
+| align= left  | {{UK-PrincessRoyal}}
-| align= left  | Captain J. D. Kelly.
+| align= left  | Captain [[John Donald Kelly|J. D. Kelly]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Tiger''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Tiger}}
-| align= left  | Captain A. A. M. Duff, C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|A. A. M. Duff]], C.B.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Second Battle Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-BCS|2}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Australia''
+| align= left  | {{AU-1Australia}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, K.C.M.G., C.B.<br>Captain T. N. James.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Sir [[Lionel Halsey]], K.C.M.G., C.B.<br>Captain [[Thomas Norman James|Thomas N. James]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''New Zealand''
+| align= left  | {{UK-NewZealand}}
-| align= left  | Captain L. A. B Donaldson, C.M.G.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson|L. A. B Donaldson]], C.M.G.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Indomitable''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Indomitable}}
-| align= left  | Captain E. K. Loring.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Ernest Kindersley Loring|E. K. Loring]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Inflexible''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Inflexible}}
-| align= left  | Captain J. R. P. Hawksley, C.B., M.V.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[James Rose Price Hawksley|J. R. P. Hawksley]], C.B., M.V.O.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|L<small>IGHT</small> C<small>RUISER</small> F<small>ORCE</small>
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|<span style="font-variant:small-caps">[[Light Cruiser Force]]</span>
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|First Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-CS|1}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Courageous''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Courageous}}
-| align= left  | Vice-Admiral Trevylyan D. W. Napier, C.B., M.V.O.<br>(Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force.)<br>Captain A. Bromley.
+| align= left  | Vice-Admiral [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Trevylyan D. W. Napier]], C.B., M.V.O.<br>(Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force.)<br>Captain [[Arthur Bromley, Eighth Baronet|A. Bromley]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Glorious''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Glorious}}
-| align= left  | Captain C. B. Miller, C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Charles Blois Miller|C. B. Miller]], C.B.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|First Light Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-LCS|1}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Caledon''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Caledon}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Walter H. Cowan, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O.<br>Commander H. S. M. Harrison-Wallace.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter H. Cowan]], C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O.<br>Commander [[Henry Steuart Macnaghten Harrison-Wallace|H. S. M. Harrison-Wallace]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Phaeton''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Phaeton}}
-| align= left  | Captain J. E. Cameron, C.B., M.V.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[John Ewen Cameron|J. E. Cameron]], C.B., M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Galatea''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Galatea}}
-| align= left  | Captain C. M. Forbes, D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Charles Morton Forbes|C. M. Forbes]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Inconstant''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Inconstant}}
-| align= left  | Captain F. A. Marten.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Francis Arthur Marten|F. A. Marten]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Royalist''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Royalist}}
-| align= left  | Captain Hon. M. R. Best, D.S.O., M.V.O.
+| align= left  | Captain Hon. [[Matthew Robert Best|M. R. Best]], D.S.O., M.V.O.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Second Light Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-LCS|2}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Birmingham''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Birmingham}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral J. A. Fergusson, C.B.<br>Captain E. A. Taylor.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[James Andrew Fergusson|J. A. Fergusson]], C.B.<br>Captain [[Ernest Augustus Taylor|E. A. Taylor]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Sydney''
+| align= left  | {{AU-1Sydney}}
-| align= left  | Captain J. S. Dumaresq, C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[John Saumarez Dumaresq|J. S. Dumaresq]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Melbourne''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Melbourne}}
-| align= left  | Captain E. A. Rushton.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Edward Astley Astley-Rushton|E. A. Rushton]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Yarmouth''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Yarmouth}}
-| align= left  | Captain C. Asser.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Cyril Asser|C. Asser]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent at Kola:&mdash;<br>''Dublin''
+| align= left  | Absent at Kola:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Dublin}}
-| align= left  | Captain Hon. R. A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Captain Hon. [[Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|R. A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax]], D.S.O.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Third Light Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-LCS|3}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Chatham''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Chatham}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral A. T. Hunt, C.B., C.S.I.<br>Captain T. J. Hallett.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Allen Thomas Hunt|A. T. Hunt]], C.B., C.S.I.<br>Captain [[Theodore John Hallett|T. J. Hallett]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Birkenhead''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Birkenhead}}
-| align= left  | Captain A. M. Stancomb.
+| align= left  | Acting Captain [[Arthur Milward Stancomb|A. M. Stancomb]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Chester''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Chester}}
-| align= left  | Captain R. N. Lawson, C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Robert Neale Lawson|R. N. Lawson]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Southampton''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Southampton}}
-| align= left  | Captain B. V. Brooke.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Basil Vernon Brooke|Basil V. Brooke]].
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-LCS|4}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Calliope''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Calliope}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral A. F. Everett, C.B.<br>Captain P. L. H. Noble.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Allan Frederic Everett|A. F. Everett]], C.B.<br>Captain [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|P. L. H. Noble]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Cordelia''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Cordelia}}
-| align= left  | Captain Hon. A. L. O. Forbes-Semphill.
+| align= left  | Captain Hon. [[Arthur Lionel Ochoncar Forbes-Sempill|A. L. O. Forbes-Sempill]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Cambrian''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Cambrian}}
-| align= left  | Captain C. A. Fountaine.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Charles Andrew Fountaine|C. A. Fountaine]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Constance''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Constance}}
-| align= left  | Captain C. S. Townsend, C.B.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Cyril Samuel Townsend|C. S. Townsend]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Comus''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Comus}}
-| align= left  | Captain J. M. Casement.
+| align= left  | Captain [[John Moore Casement|J. M. Casement]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>''Caroline''
+| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Caroline}}
-| align= left  | Captain O. E. Leggett.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Oliver Elles Leggett|O. E. Leggett]].
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-LCS|6}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Cardiff''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Cardiff}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, C.B., M.V.O.<br>Captain C. H. Sinclair.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], C.B., M.V.O.<br>Captain [[Claud Hamilton Sinclair|C. H. Sinclair]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Ceres''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Ceres}}
-| align= left  | Captain H. G. E. Lane.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Henry Gerald Elliot Lane|H. G. E. Lane]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Calypso''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Calypso}}
-| align= left  | Captain B. S. Thesiger, C.B., C.M.G.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|B. S. Thesiger]], C.B., C.M.G.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Cassandra''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Cassandra}}
-| align= left  | Captain E. C. Kennedy.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Edward Coverley Kennedy|E. C. Kennedy]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Caradoc''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Caradoc}}
-| align= left  | Captain W. M. Kerr.
+| align= left  | Captain [[William Munro Kerr|W. M. Kerr]].
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-LCS|7}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Cleopatra''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Cleopatra}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral G. H. Borrett, C.B.<br>Captain Hon. A. C. Strutt.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[George Holmes Borrett|G. H. Borrett]], C.B.<br>Captain Hon. [[Arthur Charles Strutt|A. C. Strutt]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Undaunted''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Undaunted}}
-| align= left  | Captain E. W. Denison.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Ernest William Denison|E. W. Denison]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Aurora''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Aurora}}
-| align= left  | Captain H. W. Bowring.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Humphrey Wykeham Bowring|H. W. Bowring]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Penelope''
+| align= left  | {{UK-1Penelope}}
-| align= left  | Captain L. R. Oliphant.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Laurence Richard Oliphant|L. R. Oliphant]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>''Carysfort''
+| align= left  | Absent refitting:&mdash;<br>{{UK-Carysfort}}
-| align= left  | Acting Captain A. Lambert.
+| align= left  | Acting Captain [[Aubrey Lambert|A. Lambert]].
 |-valign="top"
 !colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Flying Squadron
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Furious''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Furious}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Sir Richard F. Phillimore, K.C.M.G., C.B, M.V.O.<br>Captain W. S. Nicholson, C.B.<br>(and as Chief of Staff).
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Sir [[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]], K.C.M.G., C.B, M.V.O.<br>Captain [[Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|W. S. Nicholson]], C.B.<br>(and as Chief of Staff).
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Vindictive''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Vindictive}}
-| align= left  | Captain H. E. Grace.
+| align= left  | Captain [[Henry Edgar Grace|H. E. Grace]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;''Argus''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;{{UK-Argus}}
-| align= left  |
+| align= left  | Captain [[Humphrey Hugh Smith|H. H. Smith]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;''Pegasus''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;{{UK-Pegasus}}
-| align= left  |
+| align= left  | Commander [[William Duncan Phipps|W. D. Phipps]], M.V.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;''Nairana''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;{{UK-Nairana}}
 | align= left  |
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;''Canning''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;{{UK-Canning}}
-| align= left  |
+| align= left  | Acting Lieutenant-Commander [[Vivian Lockyer Wiles|V. L. Wiles]], R.N.R.
 |-valign="top"
-!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Second Cruiser Squadron
+!colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|{{UK-CS|2}}
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Minotaur''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Minotaur}}
-| align= left  | Rear-Admiral Edward F. Bruen, C.B.<br>Captain C. N. Tindall-Carill-Worsley.
+| align= left  | Rear-Admiral [[Edward Francis Bruen|Edward F. Bruen]], C.B.<br>Captain [[Charles Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley|C. N. Tindal-Carill-Worsley]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;''Shannon''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;{{UK-Shannon}}
-| align= left  |
+| align= left  | Captain [[Arthur Cloudesly Shovel Hughes D'Aeth|A. C. S. Hughes-D'Aeth]], C.B.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;''Cochrane''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;{{UK-Cochrane}}
-| align= left  |
+| align= left  | Captain [[James Uchtred Farie|J. U. Farie]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;<br>''Achilles''
+| align= left  | Absent:&mdash;<br>{{UK-1Achilles}}
-| align= left  |
+| align= left  | Captain [[William Frederick Blunt|W. F. Blunt]], D.S.O.
 |-valign="top"
 !colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align= center|Destroyer Flotillas
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | ''Castor''
+| align= left  | {{UK-Castor}}
-| align= left  | Commodore 2nd Class H. J. Tweedie.<br>(Commdore F.)
+| align= left  | Commodore, Second Class [[Hugh Justin Tweedie|H. J. Tweedie]].<br>(Commodore F.)
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Third Flotilla<br>11 Destroyers.<br>11 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|3}}<br>11 Destroyers.<br>11 absent.
-| align= left  | Captain (D) H. E. Sullivan, D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Captain (D) [[Harold Ernest Sulivan|H. E. Sulivan]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Eleventh Flotilla<br>17 Destroyers.<br>4 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|11}}<br>17 Destroyers.<br>4 absent.
-| align= left  | Captain (D) B. M. Money.
+| align= left  | Captain (D) [[Brien Michael Money|B. M. Money]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Twelfth Flotilla<br>13 Destroyers.<br>7 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|12}}<br>13 Destroyers.<br>7 absent.
-| align= left  | Captain (D) Hon. W. S. Leveson-Gower.
+| align= left  | Captain (D) The Hon. [[William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville|W. S. Leveson-Gower]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Thirteenth Flotilla<br>23 Destroyers.<br>7 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|13}}<br>23 Destroyers.<br>7 absent.
-| align= left  | Captain (D) A. B. S. Dutton.
+| align= left  | Captain (D) [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|A. B. S. Dutton]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Fourteenth Flotilla<br>23 Destroyers.<br>7 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|14}}<br>23 Destroyers.<br>7 absent.
-| align= left  | Captain (D) H. R. Godfrey, D.S.O.
+| align= left  | Captain (D) [[Harry Rowlandson Godfrey|H. R. Godfrey]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Fifteenth Flotilla<br>17 Destroyers.<br>9 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|15}}<br>17 Destroyers.<br>9 absent.
-| align= left  | Captain (D) R. G. Rowley-Conwy.
+| align= left  | Captain (D) [[Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy|R. G. Rowley-Conwy]].
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Twentieth Flotilla<br>8 Destroyers.<br>3 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|20}}<br>8 Destroyers.<br>3 absent.
 | align= left  | Captain (D) [[Berwick Curtis|B. Curtis]], D.S.O.
 |- valign="top"
-| align= left  | Twenty-First Flotilla<br>4 Destroyers.<br>6 absent.
+| align= left  | {{UK-DF|21}}<br>4 Destroyers.<br>6 absent.
 | align= left  | Captain (D) [[Harold Ernest Sulivan|H. E. Sulivan]], D.S.O.
 |-valign="top"
@@ Line 361: / Line 365: @@
 |- valign="top"
 | align= left  | ''Amiral Aube''
-| align= left  | Contre-Amiral A. Grasset<br>Capitaine de Vaisseau Petitt.
+| align= left  | Contre-Amiral [[Maurice Ferdinand Albert Grasset|Maurice F. A. Grasset]]<br>Capitaine de Vaisseau [[Louis Jules Petit]].
 |- valign="top"
 | align= left  | ''Magon''
@@ Line 369: / Line 373: @@
 | align= center  | &mdash;
 |}
+[[Category:British Orders of Battle|Operation ZZ]]