Cruiser Squadron Explained

Unit Name:	Cruiser Squadron
Dates:	1899–1905
Country:	United Kingdom
Allegiance:	British Empire
Branch:	Royal Navy
Notable Commanders:	Commodore Edmund S. Poë

The Cruiser Squadron was a naval formation of the British Home Fleet^[1] consisting of Armored cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1899 to 1905.

History

In October 1899 the Royal Navy's Training Squadron consisting mainly of sailing ships was abolished. On the 30 October the Cruiser Squadron was formed using more modern armoured cruisers.^[2] Commodore Edmund S. Poë was appointed its first commander. The squadron was assigned to the Home Fleet and existed until 1905..

Commodore and Rear-Admirals commanding

Post holders included:^[3]

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term
Commodore/Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron
1				31 October 1899 - 5 October 1900
2				5 October 1900 –15 November 1902
3			Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes	15 November 1902 - November 1904
4			Edmund S. Poë	November 1904-July 1905

Notes and References

1. Web site: Watson. Graham. Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914. www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. 15 February 2018.
2. Web site: Harley. Simon. Lovell. Tony. Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project. www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 3 November 2015. 15 February 2018. en.
3. Web site: Mackie. Colin. Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865. gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, p.206. February 2018. 15 February 2018.