The 8th Battle Squadron was a

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of the British

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assembled prior to the beginning of

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; it was later assigned to the

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. The squadron consisted of pre-dreadnought type battleships. It existed from 1912 to 1914. The squadron was established in December 1912. In December 1913 it was assigned to the Third Fleet and in August 1914 it was based at

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.Harley & Lovell, 2016 The Third Fleet included the 7th and 8th Battle Squadrons, and consisted of the Royal Navy's oldest battleships and cruisers.

Rear-Admirals, commanding

Post holders included:

Footnotes

References

* Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Eighth 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.

External links

Eighth Battle Squadron at DreadnoughtProject.orgRoyal Navy History
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