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Battle Cruiser Fleet

Former naval fleet of the Royal Navy

Former naval fleet of the Royal Navy

FieldValue
unit_nameBattle Cruiser Fleet
imageNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
image_size150px
captionWhite Ensign
dates1915–1919
countryUnited Kingdom
allegianceBritish Empire
branchRoyal Navy
typeFleet
battlesBattle of Jutland

The Battle Cruiser Fleet, (BCF), later known as Battle Cruiser Force, a naval formation of fast battlecruisers of the Royal Navy, operated from 1915 to 1919.

History

The Fleet was formed on 11 February 1915 when the Admiralty ordered the deployment of its faster Battlecruiser squadrons to the Rosyth Command and grouped them together as the new Battle Cruiser Fleet. The name 'Fleet' remained until 1916 although it was officially subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet. The fleet initially contained the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battlecruiser Squadrons but this was reduced to the 1st and 2nd BC Squadrons in June 1916. It also included two light cruiser squadrons and two destroyer flotillas, in addition the new 5th Battle Squadron that included the new fast Queen Elizabeth-class battleships operated with the fleet. On 29 November 1916 it was renamed Battle Cruiser Force. The force was disbanded in April 1919.

Vice-Admirals commanding

Post holders included:

RankFlagNameTermNotes
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Battle Cruiser Fleet/Force
1Vice-Admiral[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg25px]]Sir David R. Beatty8 February 1915
2Vice-Admiral[[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg25px]]Sir William C. Pakenham29 November 1916
3Vice-Admiral[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg25px]]Sir Henry F. Oliver28 February 1919 – 21 March 1919
4Vice-Admiral[[File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg25px]]Sir Roger J. B. Keyes21 March 1919 – 7 April 1919

Chiefs of staff

Post holders included:

RankFlagNameTermNotes
Chief of Staff, Battle Cruiser Fleet/Force
1CaptainRudolf W. BentinckFebruary 1915-June 1916
2Captainthe Hon. Hubert G. BrandJune–December 1916
3CaptainEdward H. Heaton-EllisDecember 1916-August 1917
4CaptainHugh F. P. SinclairAugust 1917-December 1918
5CaptainWilliam H.D. BoyleDecember 1918-March 1919

Components

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Main components at various times attached to BCF from 8 February 1915 to 4 April 1919
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The Fleet/Force consisted of approximately 250-300 ships

References

Sources

  • Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2015) "Battle Cruiser Force - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
  • Jordan, John. (2011). Warships after Washington: The Development of Five Major Fleets 1922–1930. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. .
  • Mace, Martin. (2014). The Royal Navy and the War at Sea 1914–1919. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. .
  • Mackie, Colin. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie.
  • Smith, Gordon. (2015) "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914–1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
  • Trevor, Royle. (2007). The flowers of the forest : Scotland and the First World War. Birlinn. .
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914–1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.

References

  1. (2014). "The Royal Navy and the War at Sea 1914-1919". Pen and Sword.
  2. (2011). "Warships after Washington: The Development of Five Major Fleets 1922-1930". Seaforth Publishing.
  3. (2007). "The flowers of the forest : Scotland and the First World War". Birlinn.
  4. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". Gordon Smith. 27 October 2015..
  5. "Battle Cruiser Force - The Dreadnought Project". Harley and Lovell, 3 November 2015.
  6. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". Colin Mackie. p.139. March 2018.
  7. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015.
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  13. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". Gordon Smith, 20 October 2015.
  14. "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918". Gordon Smith, 6 January 2015.
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