3rd Cruiser Squadron
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=3rd Cruiser Squadron
|image=Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
|image_size=130px
|caption=
|dates=1902–1909, 1911–1916, 1922–1941
|country=United Kingdom
|allegiance=British Empire
|branch=Royal Navy
|type=
|role=
|size=
|command_structure=
|current_commander=
|garrison=
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname=
|patron=
|motto=
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
|notable_commanders= Rear-Admiral. the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton
|anniversaries=
}}
The 3rd Cruiser Squadron {{cite book|last1=Willmott|first1=H. P.|title=The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922|date=2009|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0253003560|page=appendix: 9.3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQpsA_Pa3xkC&dq=3rd+Cruiser+Squadron&pg=PA240|language=en}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=BETWEEN THE WARS: ROYAL NAVY ORGANISATION AND SHIP DEPLOYMENTS 1919–1939|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm#2|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015|access-date=18 February 2018}}
History
=First formation=
The squadron was first formed in June 1902 and disbanded in March 1909
==Rear-Admiral Commanding==
| class="wikitable"
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !! Notes | |||||
| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | Rear-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Cruiser Squadron | |||||
| 1 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bt. | June, 1902 – November, 1904 | |
| 2 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton | November, 1904 – November, 1906 | |
| 3 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Sir Henry D. Barry | November, 1906 – October, 1908 | |
| 4 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Sir Henry B. Jackson | October, 1908 – March, 1909 | |
| style=background-color:#F8F8F8
|colspan=6 align=center |squadron disbanded 04/1909 – 11/1911 |
=Second formation=
The squadron was reformed in December 1911 and disbanded in September 1916.
==Rear-Admiral Commanding==
| class="wikitable"
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !! Notes | |||||
| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | Rear-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Cruiser Squadron | |||||
| 1 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | F.C. Doveton Sturdee | December, 1911 – December, 1912 | |
| 2 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Charles E. Madden | December, 1912 – December, 1913 | |
| 3 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | William C. Pakenham | December, 1913 – March, 1915 | |
| 4 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | W.Lowther Grant | March, – July, 1915 | |
| 5 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Montague E. Browning | July 1915 – September, 1916 | |
| style=background-color:#F8F8F8
|colspan=6 align=center |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.Watson. 2015.
==Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding==
| class="wikitable"
! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !! Notes | |||||
| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Cruiser Squadron | |||||
| 1 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield | December, 1922 – December. 1924 | |
| 2 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | John W. L. McClintock | December, 1924 – January, 1927 | |
| 3 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Lionel G. Preston | January, 1927 – February, 1929 | |
| 4 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Arthur J. Davies | February, 1929 – January, 1931 | |
| 5 | Vice-Admiral | 25px | Barry E. Domvile | January, 1931 – January, 1932 | |
| 6 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Francis L. Tottenham | January, 1932 – April, 1933 | |
| 7 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | H.J.Studholme Brownrigg | April, 1933 – April, 1935 | |
| 8 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | George H. D’Oyly Lyon | April, 1935 – March, 1937 | |
| 9 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Lionel V. Wells | March, 1937 – March, 1939 | |
| 10 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Henry R. Moore | March, 1939 – July, 1940 | |
| 11 | Rear-Admiral | 25px | Edward de F. Renouf | July, 1940 – May, 1941 | |
| style=background-color:#F8F8F8
|colspan=6 align=center |squadron disbanded 05/1941 |
References
Footnotes
{{Reflist|2}}
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.
{{Cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy
Category:Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II
{{UK-navy-stub}}