9th Battle Squadron explained

Unit Name:	9th Battle Squadron
Dates:	July 1914 – August 1914
Country:	United Kingdom
Size:	Squadron

The 9th Battle Squadron was a short-lived squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships serving in the Grand Fleet.^[1]

History

The 9th Battle Squadron was formed at Grimsby on 27 July 1914, and comprised a number of the older Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleships. These included:^[2]

Due to the age and obsolescence of its constituent vessels, on 7 August 1914 the 9th Battle Squadron was dissolved and the ships were allocated to guard ship duty.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith. Gordon. Watson. Graham. Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918. naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. 28 March 2017.
2. Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914-1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972;