8th Battle Squadron

8th Battle Squadron
Active 1912–1914
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  Royal Navy
Type Squadron
HMS Albion first flag ship

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

History

The squadron was established on 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][7]

RankFlagNameTerm
Rear-Admiral, Commanding, 8th Battle Squadron
1Rear-AdmiralRobert S. P. Hornby1912 – July, 1914
2Rear-AdmiralHenry Loftus Tottenham13 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, 8th August 2105. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Harley & Lovell, 2016

References

  • Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Eighth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley & Lovell, 10 November 2016.
  • Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin. Colin Mackie, December 2017.
  • Smith, Gordon. "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918: THE GRAND FLEET, 1914-1916 by Admiral Viscount Jellicoe". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 6 January 2015.

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