Cruiser Squadron

The Cruiser Squadron was a naval formation of the British Home Fleet^[1] consisting of Armored cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1899 to 1905.

Cruiser Squadron
Active	1899–1905
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	Royal Navy
Commanders
Notable commanders	Commodore Edmund S. Poë

History

In October 1899 the Royal Navy's Training Squadron consisting mainly of sailing ships was abolished. On the 30 October the Cruiser Squadron was formed using more modern armoured cruisers.^[2] Commodore Edmund S. Poë was appointed its first commander. The squadron was assigned to the Home Fleet and existed until 1905. .

Commodore and Rear-Admirals commanding

Post holders included:^[3]

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term
Commodore/Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron
1	Commodore 2nd Class		Edmund S. Poë	31 October 1899 - 5 October 1900
2	Commodore 2nd Class		Alfred L. Winsloe	5 October 1900 –15 November 1902
3	Rear-Admiral		Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes	15 November 1902 - November 1904
4	Rear-Admiral		Edmund S. Poë	November 1904-July 1905

References

1. Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
2. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 3 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, p.206. February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.