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The '''3rd Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a naval formation of light cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1915 to 1922.
==History== ===World War One=== Formed in 1915, it was part of the Grand Fleet, the squadron fought at the Battle of Jutland. The squadron was attached to Battle Cruiser Fleet from February 1915 until November 1916 when that formation was renamed Battle Cruiser Force, it remained attached to BC Force until February 1919.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Gordon|title=Royal Navy ship dispositions 1914-1918|url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Locations5Contemp.htm|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith 6 January 2015|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>
===Interwar years=== In April 1919 the squadron was detached to the Mediterranean Fleet. In December 1922 the squadron was re-designated the 3rd Cruiser Squadron.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smithh|first1=Gordon|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm#6|website=naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>
==Rear/Vice-Admirals commanding== Post holders included:
{| class="wikitable" ! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term |- | colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" | '''Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron''' <ref>{{cite book|last1=Government|first1=H.M.|title=The Navy List|date=October 1913|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=87|chapter=Flag Officers - Vice Admirals}}</ref> |- |1 || Rear-Admiral || 25px ||Trevylyan D. W. Napier ||8 February 1915 – 30 July 1917 |- |2 || Rear-Admiral || 25px || Allen T. Hunt ||1 January 1918 – 1 February 1919 |- |3 || Rear-Admiral || 25px || Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair||1 February 1919 – 5 August 1919 |- |4 ||Vice-Admiral || 25px ||Sir George P.W. Hope||15 August 1919 – 19 January 1921 |- |5 || Rear-Admiral ||25px ||Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt||19 January 1921 – 11 December 1922 |- |}
==Deployments== :Distribution of the squadron included:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Gordon|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1900-14.htm#2|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Gordon|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm#6|website=www.naval-history.net|publisher=Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable ! || Assigned to||Date ||Notes |- |1||Grand Fleet||08/1914-10/1915 || |- |2||Battle Cruiser Fleet||11/1915-11/1916 ||as part of the Grand Fleet |- |3||Battle Cruiser Force||11/1916-10/1918 ||as part of the Grand Fleet |- |4||Home Fleet||10-1918-03/1919 || |- |5||Mediterranean Fleet||04/1919-12/1922 || |- |6||Mediterranean Fleet ||12/1922 ||redesignated 3rd Cruiser Squadron |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Light-cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy|state=collapsed}}
Category:Light Cruiser squadrons of the Royal Navy Category:Ship squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War I Category:Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1915 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922