Appendix I

ORGANIZATION OF THE BRITISH FLEET ON LEAVING HARBOUR ON 30 MAY 1916

BATTLE FLEET

Iron Duke (Fleet Flagship)

Attached Light Cruisers

Attached

Boadicea

Oak (Destroyer)

Bellona

Abdiel (Mine-sweeper)

Blanche

 

Active

 

BATTLE-CRUISERS

Third Battle-Cruiser Squadron

Invincible

Inflexible

Indomitable

CRUISERS

First Cruiser Squadron

Second Cruiser Squadron

Defence

Minotaur

Warrior

Hampshire

Duke of Edinburgh

Cochrane

Black Prince

Shannon

LIGHT CRUISERS

Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron

Calliope

Constance

Caroline

Royalist

Comus

Light Cruiser: Canterbury

DESTROYER FLOTILLAS

Twelfth Flotilla

Eleventh Flotilla

Fourth Flotilla

Faulknor

Castor

Tipperary

Marksman

Kempenfelt

Broke

Obedient

Ossory

Achates

Maenad

Mystic

Porpoise

Opal

Moon

Spitfire

Mary Rose

Morning Star

Unity

Marvel

Magic

Garland

Menace

Mounsey

Ambuscade

Nessus

Mandate

Ardent

Narwhal

Marne

Fortune

Mindful

Minion

Sparrowhawk

Onslaught

Manners

Contest

Munster

Michael

Shark

Nonsuch

Mons

Acasta

Noble

Martial

Ophelia

Mischief

Milbrook

Christopher

 

 

Owl

 

 

Hardy

 

 

Midge

BATTLE-CRUISER FLEET

BATTLE-CRUISERS

Lion (Fleet Flagship)

First Battle-Cruiser Squadron

Second Battle-Cruiser Squadron

Princess Royal

New Zealand

Queen Mary

Indefatigable

Tiger

 

Fifth Battle Squadron

Barham

Valiant

Warspite

Malaya

LIGHT CRUISERS

First Light Cruiser Squadron

Second Light Cruiser Squadron

Third Light Cruiser Squadron

Galatea

Southampton

Falmouth

Phaeton

Birmingham

Yarmouth

Inconstant

Nottingham

Birkenhead

Cordelia

Dublin

Gloucester

 

 

Chester

DESTROYER FLOTILLAS

First Flotilla

Thirteenth Flotilla

Ninth and Tenth Flotillas

Fearless

Champion

Lydiard

Acheron

Nestor

Liberty

Ariel

Nomad

Landrail

Attack

Narborough

Laurel

Hydra

Obdurate

Moorsom

Badger

Petard

Morris

Goshawk

Pelican

Turbulent

Defender

Nerissa

Termagant

Lizard

Onslow

 

Lapwing

Moresby

 

 

Nicator

 

Seaplane Carrier: Engadine