3rd Cruiser Squadron

3rd Cruiser Squadron
Active	1902–1909, 1911–1916, 1922–1941
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	Royal Navy
Commanders
Notable commanders	Rear-Admiral. the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton

The 3rd Cruiser Squadron ^[1] was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1902 to 1909 and 1911 to 1916 and then again from 1922 to 1941.^[2]

History

First formation

The squadron was first formed in June 1902 and disbanded in March 1909

Rear-Admiral Commanding

Included:^[3]

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes
Rear-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Cruiser Squadron
1	Rear-Admiral		Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bt.	June, 1902 – November, 1904
2	Rear-Admiral		the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton	November, 1904 – November, 1906
3	Rear-Admiral		Sir Henry D. Barry	November, 1906 – October, 1908
4	Rear-Admiral		Sir Henry B. Jackson	October, 1908 – March, 1909
squadron disbanded 04/1909 – 11/1911

Second formation

The squadron was reformed in December 1911 and disbanded in September 1916.

Rear-Admiral Commanding

Included:^[4]

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes
Rear-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Cruiser Squadron
1	Rear-Admiral		F.C. Doveton Sturdee	December, 1911 – December, 1912
2	Rear-Admiral		Charles E. Madden	December, 1912 – December, 1913
3	Rear-Admiral		William C. Pakenham	December, 1913 – March, 1915
4	Rear-Admiral		W.Lowther Grant	March, – July, 1915
5	Rear-Admiral		Montague E. Browning	July 1915 – September, 1916
squadron disbanded 09/1916 – 11/1922

Third formation

The squadron reformed in December 1922 during the interwar years. It was in operation during World War II and was disbanded in March 1941.^[5]

Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding

Included:^[6]

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes
Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Cruiser Squadron
1	Rear-Admiral		Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield	December, 1922 – December. 1924
2	Rear-Admiral		John W. L. McClintock	December, 1924 – January, 1927
3	Rear-Admiral		Lionel G. Preston	January, 1927 – February, 1929
4	Rear-Admiral		Arthur J. Davies	February, 1929 – January, 1931
5	Vice-Admiral		Barry E. Domvile	January, 1931 – January, 1932
6	Rear-Admiral		Francis L. Tottenham	January, 1932 – April, 1933
7	Rear-Admiral		H.J.Studholme Brownrigg	April, 1933 – April, 1935
8	Rear-Admiral		George H. D’Oyly Lyon	April, 1935 – March, 1937
9	Rear-Admiral		Lionel V. Wells	March, 1937 – March, 1939
10	Rear-Admiral		Henry R. Moore	March, 1939 – July, 1940
11	Rear-Admiral		Edward de F. Renouf	July, 1940 – May, 1941
squadron disbanded 05/1941

References

Footnotes

1. Willmott, H. P. (2009). The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922. Indiana University Press. p. appendix: 9.3. ISBN 978-0253003560.
2. Watson, Graham. "BETWEEN THE WARS: ROYAL NAVY ORGANISATION AND SHIP DEPLOYMENTS 1919–1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
3. Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.207. February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.207. February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
5. Watson. 2015.
6. Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.211. February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

Sources

• Mackie, Gordon. 2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie.
• Willmott, H. P. (2009). The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253003563.
• Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "BETWEEN THE WARS: ROYAL NAVY ORGANISATION AND SHIP DEPLOYMENTS 1919–1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.