1st Light Cruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)
| 1st Cruiser Squadron | |
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| Active | 1913–1952 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | William H.D. Boyle, John H. D. Cunningham |
The 1st Light Cruiser Squadron was a naval unit of the Royal Navy from 1913 to 1952.
History
World war one
The 1st Light Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy unit of the Grand Fleet during World War One. Four of its ships (Inconstant, Galatea, Cordelia and Phaeton) fought at Jutland in 1916, by which time it was under the command of Commodore Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair - his flagship, Galatea, was the first to sight enemy vessels, at 2:20pm.[1]
Commanders
Included:[2]
- Commodore William E. Goodenough, July 1913-January 1915
- Commodore Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, January 1915-July 1917
- Rear-Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan, July 1917-July 1920
- Rear-Admiral Sir James A. Fergusson, July 1920-April 1922
- Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert G.Brand, April 1922-October 1924
- Rear-Admiral Arthur K.Waistell, October 1924-October 1926
- Rear-Admiral William H.D. Boyle, October 1926-October 1928
- Rear-Admiral Henry W. Parker, October 1928-March 1930
- Rear-Admiral Joseph C.W.Henley, March 1930-April 1932
- Rear-Admiral George K. Chetwode, April 1932-June 1933
- Vice-Admiral John K. im Thurn, June 1933-July 1935
- Vice-Admiral Max K. Horton, July 1935-October 1936
- Vice-Admiral Charles E.Kennedy-Purvis, October 1936-September 1938
- Vice-Admiral John H. D. Cunningham, September 1938-December 1940
- Rear-Admiral W. Frederic Wake-Walker, December 1940-February 1942
- Rear-Admiral Louis H.K. Hamilton, February 1942-August 1943
- Vice-Admiral Arthur F.E. Palliser, August 1943-March 1944
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rhoderick R. McGrigor, March 1944-July 1945
- Rear-Admiral Harold R.G. Kinahan, June 1946-June 1947
- Rear-Admiral Richard V. Symonds-Tayler, June 1947-October 1948
- Vice-Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma, October 1948-May 1950
- Rear-Admiral C.T. Mark Pizey, May 1950-July 1951
- Vice-Admiral Ralph A.B. Edwards, July 1951 – 1952
References
- ↑ "The Grand Fleet". The War Times Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy appointments 1865 onward". gulabin. Colin Mackie, p.209, 2010-2014. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
Sources
- Mackie, Colin, (2010-2014), British Armed Services between 1860 and the present day — Royal Navy - Senior Appointments, http://www.gulabin.com/.
External links
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