Military Wiki
2nd Battle Squadron
Active 1912–1944
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy
Size Squadron

The British Royal Navy 2nd Battle Squadron was a naval squadron consisting of battleships. The 2nd Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet. After World War I the Grand Fleet was reverted to its original name, the Atlantic Fleet. The squadron changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.

History[]

First World War[]

As an element in the Grand Fleet, the Squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland.[1]

August 1914[]

On 5 August 1914, the squadron was constituted as follows:[2]

Battle of Jutland, June 1916[]

As an element in the Grand Fleet, the Squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland. During the Battle of Jutland, the composition of the 2nd Battle Squadron was as follows:[1]

January 1918[]

By 1918, HMS Agincourt had been transferred from the 1st Battle Squadron.

Second World War[]

September 1939[]

By this time the squadron was in the Home Fleet and consisted of:[3]

Commanders[]

Commanders were as follows:[4]

References[]

Sources[]

External links[]

All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at 2nd Battle Squadron and the edit history here.