7th Battle Squadron

7th Battle Squadron
Active	1912–1914
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Squadron

The 7th Battle Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy assembled prior to World War One it was assigned to the Third Fleet and consisted of pre-dreadnought type battleships the oldest ships [1] in fleet it existed from 1912 to 1914.

HMS Vengeance 2nd Flag Ship of squadron

History

The squadron was established on 2 July 1912 when Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Jackson assumed command.[2] His second in command Rear-Admiral Charles Dundas was also appointed. The squadron was attached to the Third Fleet. On 13 July 1914 Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Bethell succeeded Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Jackson.[2] On 8 August 1914 the 7th Battle Squadron was absorbed into the 8th Battle Squadron,[2] which consisted of the oldest pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy.[3]

Vice-Admirals commanding

Post holders included:[4]

	Rank	Name	Term
Vice-Admiral Commanding, 7th Battle Squadron
1	Vice-Admiral	Sir Henry B. Jackson	2 July, 1912 – July, 1914
2	Vice-Admiral	Sir Hon. Alexander E. Bethell	August, - September, 1914

Rear-Admirals, Second in command

Post holders included:[5]

	Rank	Name	Term
Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, 7th Battle Squadron
1	Rear-Admiral	Sir Charles Dundas	2 July, 1912 – 13 July, 1914
2	Rear-Admiral	Sir Hon. Cecil F. Thursby	13 July, - 27 July, 1914

Footnotes

Gordon, Smith. "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918: THE GRAND FLEET, 1914-1916 by Admiral Viscount Jellicoe". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 6 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
Harley & Lovell, 2016
Smith, 2015
Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin. Colin Mackie, December 2017. p. 203. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Seventh Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley & Lovell, 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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References

Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Seventh Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley & Lovell, 10 November 2016.
Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin. Colin Mackie, December 2017.
Smith, Gordon. "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918: THE GRAND FLEET, 1914-1916 by Admiral Viscount Jellicoe". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 6 January 2015.

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[1] Gordon, Smith. "Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918: THE GRAND FLEET, 1914-1916 by Admiral Viscount Jellicoe". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 6 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[harley_lovell-2] Harley & Lovell, 2016

[3] Smith, 2015

[4] Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin. Colin Mackie, December 2017. p. 203. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[5] Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Seventh Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley & Lovell, 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.