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4th Cruiser Squadron

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History
First formation Second formation
Order of battle
1 November 1914
References

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The 4th Cruiser Squadron ^[1] and (also known as Cruiser Force H) ^[2] was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1907 to 1914 and the again from 1939 to 1946

History

First formation

The squadron was first established in 1907 and in 1913 it was assigned to the First Fleet.

During World War I, the 4th Cruiser Squadron was commanded by Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock; the squadron was effectively annihilated at the Battle of Coronel 1 November 1914.

Second formation

The squadron reformed in 1939 and then disbanded again in 1946.

Order of battle

1 November 1914

Name	Type^[3]	Guns^[3]	Speed^[3]	Displacement^[3]	Crew^[3]
{{HMS\|Good Hope\|1901\|6}}	Armored cruiser	2 × {{convert\|9.2\|in\|abbr=on}} guns 16 × {{convert\|6\|in\|abbr=on}} guns	{{convert\|23\|kn\|lk=in}}	{{convert\|14100\|MT\|abbr=on}}	900
{{HMS\|Monmouth\|1901\|6}}	Armored cruiser	14 × 6 in guns	{{convert\|23\|kn\|lk=in}}	{{convert\|9800\|MT\|abbr=on}}	690
{{HMS\|Glasgow\|1909\|6}}	Light cruiser	2 × 6 in guns 16 × {{convert\|4\|in\|abbr=on}} guns	{{convert\|25\|kn\|lk=in}}	{{convert\|5300\|MT\|abbr=on}}	411
{{HMS\|Otranto	6}	Armed merchantman	4 × {{convert\|4.7\|in\|abbr=on}} guns	{{convert\|18\|kn\|lk=in}}	{{convert\|12124\|MT\|abbr=on}}	350

References

Footnotes

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Friedman|first1=Norman|title=British Cruisers of the Victorian Era|date=2012|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|location=Barnsley|isbn=9781473853126|page=288|url=https://books.google.lk/books?id=sOWZBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA288&dq=4th+Cruiser+Squadron&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYifj6pq_ZAhWBRo8KHbJ2D64Q6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=4th%20Cruiser%20Squadron&f=false|language=en}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Harley|first1=Simon|last2=Lovell|first2=Tony|title=Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project|url=http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Fourth_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy)|website=www.dreadnoughtproject.org|publisher=Harley and Lovell,10 November 2017|accessdate=18 February 2018|language=en}}
3. ^¹²³⁴McNally, pp. 39–40

Sources

Friedman, Norman (2012). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. {{ISBN|9781473853126}}.
Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2017) "Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell,10 November 2017.
{{cite book |first=Michael |last=McNally |year=2012 |title=Coronel and Falklands 1914; Duel in the South Atlantic |publisher=Osprey |location=Oxford |series=Campaign |number=248 |isbn=978-1-84908-674-5}}

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