8th Battle Squadron

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8th Battle Squadron
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Active1912–1914
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Type Squadron
Part of Third Fleet
Equipment Pre-dreadnought battleship
HMS Albion, the squadron's first flag ship HMS Albion (1898).jpg
HMS Albion, the squadron's first flag ship

The 8th Battle Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy assembled prior to the beginning of World War I; [1] it was later assigned to the Third Fleet. The squadron consisted of pre-dreadnought type battleships. [2] It existed from 1912 to 1914.

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The squadron was established in December 1912. In December 1913 it was assigned to the Third Fleet [3] and in August 1914 it was based at HMNB Devonport. [4] The Third Fleet included the 7th and 8th Battle Squadrons, and consisted of the Royal Navy's oldest battleships and cruisers. [5]

Rear-Admirals, commanding

Post holders included: [6] [4]

RankFlagNameTerm
Rear-Admiral, Commanding, 8th Battle Squadron
1Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Robert S. P. Hornby 1912 – July, 1914
2Rear-Admiral Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Henry Loftus Tottenham 13 July, - 27 July 1914

Footnotes

  1. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Eighth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley & Lovell, 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Gordon, Smith. "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918: THE GRAND FLEET, 1914-1916 by Admiral Viscount Jellicoe". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 6 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. Smith, Gordon. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 Harley & Lovell, 2016
  5. Smith, 2015
  6. Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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