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Шаблон:Infobox military unit 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.

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

Rank Flag Name Term Notes
Rear-Admiral Commanding, 6th Cruiser Squadron[5]
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Henry B. Jackson March 1909-October 1910
2 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Douglas A. Gamble 26 September 1910 – 3 June 1912
3 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg David Beatty 2 July 1912 – 27 July 1912
4 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Dudley R. S. de Chair 15 July 1913
5 Rear-Admiral Файл: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

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

Notes

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References

  • Friedman, Norman (2012). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. Шаблон:ISBN.
  • Frowde, H. (1914). The New Hazell Annual and Almanack Vol 29. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939: Cruiser Deployment 1919-1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.

Шаблон:Cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy