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The 1st Battle Squadron was a naval squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships. The 1st Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet. After World War I the Grand Fleet was reverted to its original name, the Atlantic Fleet. The squadron changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.

History

First World War

As an element in the Grand Fleet, the Squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland.[1]

August 1914

On 5 August 1914, the squadron was constituted as follows:[2]

Battle of Jutland, June 1916

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Revenge and Hercules en route to Jutland with the sixth division.

During the Battle of Jutland, the composition of the 1st Battle Squadron was as follows:[1]

1917 and 1918

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HMS Revenge

Following the Battle of Jutland, the 1st Battle Squadron was reorganized, with Colossus, Hercules, St. Vincent, Collingwood and Neptune all transferred to the 4th Battle Squadron. In January 1917, the squadron was constituted as follows:[3]

By 1918, Agincourt had been transferred to the 2nd Battle Squadron, and Resolution, Ramillies and Iron Duke had joined the squadron on completion.[4]

Second World War

For many years the squadron served in the Mediterranean as the main British battle force there. On 3 September 1939 the 1st Battle Squadron, serving in the Mediterranean Fleet, consisted of Barham, Warspite and Malaya, with headquarters at Alexandria, Egypt, under the command of Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton.[5]

In December 1943 the Squadron was under the command of Vice Admiral Arthur Power. In January 1944 the Eastern Fleet was reinforced by Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and seven destroyers. The Admiralty sent this force out to India under the title of the First Battle Squadron.[6]

From November 1944, the squadron served in the British Pacific Fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Henry Rawlings, who also served as Second-in-Command of the Fleet. It consisted of Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS at various times.

Admirals commanding

Commanders were as follows:[7]

Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command

Post holders included:[8]

References

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External links

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Macintyre, Donald. Jutland Evans Brothers Ltd. 1957; Шаблон:ISBN
  2. Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914–1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; Шаблон:ISBN
  3. Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914–1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; Шаблон:ISBN pp20
  4. Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914–1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; Шаблон:ISBN pp24
  5. Orbat.com/Niehorster, Mediterranean Fleet, 3 September 1939, accessed May 2008
  6. Шаблон:Cite book
  7. Шаблон:Cite web
  8. Шаблон:Cite web