18th Cruiser Squadron

18th Cruiser Squadron
Active	1939-1942
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	Royal Navy
Commanders
Notable commanders	Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton

The 18th Cruiser Squadron was a formation of cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1942. ^[1] The squadron was formed in September 1939 and was assigned to the Home Fleet ^[2] until it was disbanded in October 1942. It included HMS Norfolk.

Commanders

Included: ^{[2] [3]}

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes
Commodore/Rear/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 18th Cruiser Squadron [4]
1	Rear-Admiral		Ronald Hallifax	September – November 1939
2	Vice-Admiral		Geoffrey Layton	November 1939 – June 1940
3	Vice-Admiral		Sir Frederick Edward-Collins	June – November 1940
4	Rear-Admiral		Lancelot Holland	November 1940 – May 1941	VAdm - 01/1941
5	Commodore		Charles M. Blackman	May – June 1941	(temporary)
6	Rear-Admiral		Edward Syfret	June 1941 – January 1942
7	Vice-Admiral		Stuart Bonham Carter	January – October 1942

Footnotes

1. Pearson 2015, ch 12.
2. Watson, Dr. "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939–1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
3. Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.214. February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
4. Jones2016, p. 144.

References

• Jones, Ben (2016). The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War. Oxford: Routledge. ISBN   978-1-31-703160-4.
• Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie.
• Pearson, Robert (2015). Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, 1940. Casemate. ISBN   978-1-61-200287-3.
• Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939–1945: Overseas Commands and Fleets". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.