6th Cruiser Squadron

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6th Cruiser Squadron
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Active1909-1915, 1925-1945
Country United Kingdom
Allegiance British Empire
Branch Royal Navy
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Rear-Admiral David Beatty

The 6th Cruiser Squadron [1] was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1909 to 1915 and again from 1925 to 1945.

Contents

The Royal Navy's cruiser squadrons usually contained a maximum of five to six ships but down but sometimes as low as two to three ships. Between 1914 and 1925, they were designated Light Cruiser Squadrons, and after 1925 re-designated Cruiser Squadrons. [2]

First formation

The squadron was established in March 1909. In September 1910, it was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet until April 1912. In May 1912, the 6th Cruiser Squadron was renamed the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron. [3] The squadron was then reassigned as the 6th Cruiser Squadron to the Second Fleet between May 1912 and July 1914. [4]

Rear-Admiral Commanding

RankFlagNameTermNotes
Rear-Admiral Commanding, 6th Cruiser Squadron [5]
1Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Henry B. Jackson March 1909-October 1910
2Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Douglas A. Gamble 26 September 1910 – 3 June 1912
3Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg David Beatty 2 July 1912 – 27 July 1912
4Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Dudley R. S. de Chair 15 July 1913
5Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg William L. Grant 1 August 1914 – 12 March 1915

Second formation 1925 - 1945

The squadron reformed in 1925 when it was allocated to the Commander-in-Chief, Africa until August 1939 when the post was redesignated Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic. The posts of the admiral commanding the squadron and the regional Commander-in-Chief were not usually separated. It remained attached there until 1945 when it was disbanded. [6] [7]

Admirals Commanding

RankFlagNameTermNotes [8] [9]
CinC Africa/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 6th Cruiser Squadron
1Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice February, 1925 -February. 1927
2Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir David Anderson February. 1927 - December, 1928
3Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Rudolf Burmester February, 1929 - February, 1931
4Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Hugh Tweedie February, 1931 - March, 1933
5Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Edward Evans March, 1933 -September, 1935
6Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Francis Tottenham September, 1935 - January, 1938
7Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir George Lyon January, 1938 - August, 1939
CinC, South Atlantic/Rear/Vice-Admiral, Commanding 6th Cruiser Squadron
8Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Sir George Lyon September, 1939 - September, 1940
9Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Robert Raikes September, 1940 -February, 1941(later V.Adm)
10Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Algernon Willis February, 1941 - March, 1942(later V.Adm)
11Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg W. E, Campbell Tait March, 1942 - April, 1944(later V.Adm)
12Vice-Admiral Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Robert Burnett April, 1944 - 1945

Notes

  1. Friedman, Norman (2012). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 240. ISBN   9781473853126.
  2. Watson 2015.
  3. Frowde, H. (1914). The New Hazell Annual and Almanack Vol 29. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 148.
  4. Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.208. February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939: Cruiser Deployment 1919-1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.157. February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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