10th Cruiser Squadron

The 10th Cruiser Squadron, also known as Cruiser Force B was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1913 to 1917 and then again from 1940 to 1946.[1][2]

10th Cruiser Squadron
Active1913–1917, 1940–1946
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceBritish Empire
BranchRoyal Navy
EngagementsBattle of the North Cape
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Rear-Admiral Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair

History

First formation
Main article: Northern Patrol

The squadron was established in July 1913 and allocated to the Third Fleet.[3] In July 1914 it was reassigned to the new Grand Fleet, the squadron was also made Cruiser Force B in August 1914 but was more famously known as the Northern Patrol. It remained with the Grand Fleet until December 1917.[4]

RankFlagNameTermNotes
Rear-Admiral Commanding, 10th Cruiser Squadron/Cruiser Force B[5][6][7]
1Rear-AdmiralEdmund Pears15 July 1913 – 29 June 1914RAdm-Comm, 10th Cruiser Squadron
2Rear-AdmiralCharles Napier13–26 July 1914RAdm-Comm, 10th Cruiser Squadron
3Rear-AdmiralDudley de Chair1 August 1914 – 6 March 1916.RAdm-Comm, Cruiser Force B (the Northern Patrol)
4Vice-AdmiralSir Reginald Tupper6 March 1916 – 8 December 1917RAdm-Comm, Cruiser Force B (the Northern Patrol)

The squadron was disbanded from January 1918 to 1937

Second formation

On 22 March 1937 the Admiralty announced the temporary formation of the squadron for the coronation fleet review by King George VI on 20 April 1937. The squadron was commanded by Rear-Admiral Arthur Dowding.[8]

Third formation

The squadron reformed in September 1940 and attached to the Home Fleet for the duration of the Second World War until September 1945.[6] On 22 December 1943 the squadron was involved in the Battle of the North Cape where it was called Force 2.[9] On 27 December 1943, it was engaged at the Battle of the Barents Sea as Force R. In October 1946 the squadron was renamed the 2nd Cruiser Squadron and assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet.[10]

RankFlagNameTermNotes
Flag Officer Commanding, 10th Cruiser Squadron[11][6][10]
1Rear-AdmiralHarold Burrough10 September 1940 – August 1942FO 10th Cruiser Squadron
2Rear-AdmiralCecil HarcourtAugust 1942 – 12 January 1943(ditto)
3Rear-AdmiralRobert Burnett12 January – 3 March 1944(ditto), promoted to VAdm 09/1943
4Rear-AdmiralFrederick Dalrymple-Hamilton3 March – 8 April 1945(ditto)
5Rear-AdmiralAngus Cunningham-Grahame8 April 1945 – October 1946(ditto)

References

Footnotes
  1. "10th Cruiser Squadron, July - December 1915". ADM 137/1101. The National Archives UK,. Retrieved 25 February 2018.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. "Ships intercepted by the 10th Cruiser Squadron (Cruiser Force B) from December 24, 1914". CAB 37/125/13. National Archives UK. 4 March 1915. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918: Cruiser Squadrons". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. Harley Tony; Lovell Simon, eds. (15 July 2016). "Northern Patrol". dreadnoughtproject.org. The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. Watson, Dr Graham (19 September 2015). "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. Mackie, Gordon (February 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. "Navy Notes". Royal United Services Institution. Journal. 82 (526): 415–426. 1937. doi:10.1080/03071843709424925.
  9. DiGiulian, Tony (6 July 2017). "Orders of Battle - Battle of North Cape - Battles of the Atlantic and Arctic - World War II - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com. Tony DiGuilan. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. Mackie. 2018.
  11. Harley, Tony; Lovell, Simon, eds. (15 July 2016). "Northern Patrol". The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

Sources
  • "Ships intercepted by the 10th Cruiser Squadron (Cruiser Force B) from December 24, 1914". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK, 4 March 1915, CAB 37/125/13.
  • "10th Cruiser Squadron, July – December 1915". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives UK, July 1915 - December 1915, ADM 137/1101.
  • Harley Tony, Lovell Simon, editors. (2016) "Northern Patrol". dreadnoughtproject.org. The Dreadnought Project, Harley and Lovell.
  • Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie.
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployments 1900–1914". www.naval-history.net. Graham Smith.
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939–1945: Overseas Commands and Fleets". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
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