9th Battle Squadron

9th Battle Squadron
HMS Hannibal
ActiveJuly 1914 – August 1914
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
SizeSquadron
Military unit

The 9th Battle Squadron was a short-lived squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships serving in the Grand Fleet.[1]

History

The 9th Battle Squadron was formed at Grimsby on 27 July 1914, and comprised a number of the older Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleships. These included:[2]

  • HMS Hannibal
  • HMS Magnificent
  • HMS Mars
  • HMS Victorious

Due to the age and obsolescence of its constituent vessels, on 7 August 1914 the 9th Battle Squadron was dissolved and the ships were allocated to guard ship duty.

References

  1. ^ Smith, Gordon; Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., British Warships 1914-1919 Ian Allan, London. 1972; ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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