11th Cruiser Squadron

11th Cruiser Squadron
Active	1914–1917, 1939-1940
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	Royal Navy
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Rear-Admiral Sir Horace Hood

The 11th Cruiser Squadron and also known as Cruiser Force E ^[1] was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1914 to 1917 and the again from 1939 to 1940

History[]

First formation[]

The squadron was first formed in July 1914 and was attached to the Third Fleet. In August 1914 it was reassigned to the Channel Fleet. It was designated Cruiser Force E for service off the west coast of Ireland and was dispersed by January 1915.^[2]

Rear-Admiral/Senior Officer Commanding[]

Included:^[3]

	Rank	Name	Term	Notes
Senior Officer/Rear-Admiral Commanding, 11th Cruiser Squadron
1	Rear-Admiral	Robert S. Phipps Hornby	1 August 1914 – 5 September 1914
2	Rear-Admiral	Henry L. Tottenham,	5 September 1914
3	Captain	George B. Hutton	16 February 1915	promoted to RADM 10/1918
4	Rear-Admiral	Sir Horace L. A. Hood	13 April 1915 – 24 May 1915
5	Captain	Drury St. A. Wake	24 May 1915 – 12 March 1917	promoted to Cdre 10/1915. RADM in 04/1917

Second formation[]

The squadron reformed in July 1939 and attached to the Reserve Fleet it then transferred to the North Atlantic Command. It was disbanded in 1940

Commodore Commanding[]

Included:^[4]

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes
Commodore, Commanding, 11th Cruiser Squadron ^[5]
1	Commodore		Richard J.R. Scott:	July 1939-February 1940

References[]

Footnotes[]

↑ Dunn, Steve (2017). "2: Hood" (in en). Securing the Narrow Sea: The Dover Patrol 1914 - 1918. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322516. https://books.google.lk/books?id=WZE8DgAAQBAJ&pg=PT116&dq=11th+Cruiser+Squadron+Cruiser+Force+E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqtqXQ_cDZAhVDLpQKHbaGBDgQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
↑ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1914-1918.htm#cf. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
↑ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project" (in en). Harley and Lovell, 8 November 2017. http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Eleventh_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
↑ Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". Gordon Mackie, p.213. February 2018. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
↑ Grove, Eric (2013) (in en). German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: Volume I: From Graf Spee to Bismarck, 1939-1941. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 9781135283223. https://books.google.lk/books?id=yc5EAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Commodore,+Commanding+11th+Cruiser+Squadron&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG4eSF_MDZAhVEk5QKHVA7C_oQ6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=Commodore%2C%20Commanding%2011th%20Cruiser%20Squadron&f=false.

Sources[]

Dunn, Steve (2017). "Chapter 2: Hood". Securing the Narrow Sea: The Dover Patrol 1914 - 1918. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322516.
Grove, Eric (2013). German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: Volume I: From Graf Spee to Bismarck, 1939–1941. Routledge. ISBN 9781135283223.
Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2017) "Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie.
Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Graham Smith.
Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Orgnisation in World War 2, 1939-1945: Overseas Commands and Fleets". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.

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[1] Dunn, Steve (2017). "2: Hood" (in en). Securing the Narrow Sea: The Dover Patrol 1914 - 1918. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322516. https://books.google.lk/books?id=WZE8DgAAQBAJ&pg=PT116&dq=11th+Cruiser+Squadron+Cruiser+Force+E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqtqXQ_cDZAhVDLpQKHbaGBDgQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q&f=false.

[2] Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1914-1918.htm#cf. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[3] Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project" (in en). Harley and Lovell, 8 November 2017. http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Eleventh_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy). Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[4] Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". Gordon Mackie, p.213. February 2018. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[5] Grove, Eric (2013) (in en). German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: Volume I: From Graf Spee to Bismarck, 1939-1941. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 9781135283223. https://books.google.lk/books?id=yc5EAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Commodore,+Commanding+11th+Cruiser+Squadron&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG4eSF_MDZAhVEk5QKHVA7C_oQ6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=Commodore%2C%20Commanding%2011th%20Cruiser%20Squadron&f=false.

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