1st Division (Royal Navy)

1st Division
1st Division
Active	March 1909–April 1912
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Division

The 1st Division was a formation of the Home Fleet of the Royal Navy.^[1] It briefly existed before the First World War from 1909 to 1912.

History

In March 1909 following a Navy re-organisation, the Home Fleet absorbed the Channel Fleet,^[2] which became its First and Second divisions. Each division consisted of A battle squadron that had eight ships.^[3] This was essentially a reserve force allocated to major home commands.^[4] The new Dreadnought class battleships were allocated to the 1st Battle Squadron - 1st Division, Home Fleet.^[4] The Royal Navy's Battle Cruisers were posted to the 1st Cruiser Squadron. The Atlantic Fleet managed to survive the organisational changes. The first division existed until 1912 when it re-styled 1st Battle Squadron.^[4]

Rear-Admirals in the 1st Division

Post holders included:^[5]

	Rank	Name	Term
Rear-Admirals in the First Division
1	Rear-Admiral	Charles J. Briggs	March, 1909 - 5 January, 1910
2	Rear-Admiral	F. C. Doveton Sturdee	5 January, 1910 - 5 January, 1911
3	Rear-Admiral	Richard H. Peirse	5 January, 1911 - 5 January, 1912
4	Rear-Admiral	Charles E. Madden	5 January, 1912 -May 1912

Components

Included ^[6]

	Unit	Notes
1	1st Battle Squadron, 1st Division	8 (dreadnoughts)
2	1st Cruiser Squadron	(6 battle cruisers)
3	1st Destroyer Flotilla	(4 cruiser leaders & 19 destroyers )

Footnotes

^ Burt, R. A. (2012). British Battleships of World War One: New Revised Edition. Seaforth Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781848321472.
^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Friedman, Norman (2014). Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactic and Technology. Seaforth Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 9781473849709.
^ ^a ^b ^c Friedman.p.118.
^ Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.199. December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Smith, Gordon. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

References

Friedman, Norman (2014). Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactic and Technology. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473849709.
Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.199. December 2017.
Marder, Arthur J. (2013) [1961]. From Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era. Vol. I: The Road to War 1904–1914. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781-59114-259-1.
Smith, Gordon. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015.

[1] Burt, R. A. (2012). British Battleships of World War One: New Revised Edition. Seaforth Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781848321472.

[2] Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[3] Friedman, Norman (2014). Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactic and Technology. Seaforth Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 9781473849709.

[friedman_118-4] Friedman.p.118.

[5] Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.199. December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[6] Smith, Gordon. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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