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TABLE A. Disposition of British Fleet, Aug. 1914.

Dr.

Pre-Dr.

B.Cs.

Cr.

L.Cs.

T.B.D.

Old T.B. Bs.

S/ms.

Fleet Sweep- ers

First Fleet. Ad ml. Sir George Callaghan, then Adml. Sir John Jellicoe. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th B.S. 1st B.C.S., 2nd C.S., 3rd C.S., 1st L.C.S.. lothC.S. (from Third Fleet) Flotillas 2nd and 4th

'9

8

4

'i

8

4 6

2

40

16

9

Harwich Force. Commodore (T) Reginald Tyrwhitt Flotillas 1st and 3rd

2

40

Second Fleet (Channel). Vice-Adml. Sir C. Burney 5th B.S., 6th B.S. ." (5th C.S. to Trade Routes) (6th C.S. to First Fleet)

15

3

2



Third Fleet. Vice-Adml. Sir A. Bethell 7th and 8th B.S (6th, ;th, gth, nth, I2th C.S. to Trade Routes) (loth C.S. to First Fleet) (8th C.S. not constituted)

14

Patrol Flotillas. (Coastal Areas) Admiral Patrols. Rear-Adml. Ballard Flotillas 6th, 7th, 8th, gth S/m Flotillas Commodore (S) Roger Keyes 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, gth S/m Flotillas 6th and 8th

8

73

23

old 31 new 23

C. in C. Home Ports

78

Cruiser Squadrons (Trade). 5th (Cruiser Force D) (South Atlantic) Rear- Adml. A. P. Stoddart 6th (Escorts various) 7th (Cruiser Force C) (Narrows) Rear-Adml. A. H. Christian gth (Cruiser Force I) (Finisterre) Rear-Adml. J. M. De Robeck llth (Cruiser Force E) (West of Ireland) Rear- Adml. R. S. P. Hornby 1 2th (Cruiser Force G) (Soundings) Rear-Adml. Rosslyn Wemyss

4 4

5 6

5 4

Squadrons Abroad. Mediterranean (Vice-Adml. Sir Berkeley Milne) 2nd B.C.S., ist C.S., 5th Flotilla. North America and West Indies (Rear-Adml. Sir Chris. Cradock) 4th C.S. (Cruiser Force H). China (Vice-Adml. Sir Thos. Jerram). East Indies (Rear-Adml. R. H. Peirse) Cape (Rear-Adml. H. G. King-Hall). Australia (Rear-Adml. Sir G. Patey). S.E. Coast America

i i

3

i

4 4

2 2

3 i

4 i

2

I

2 I

16

'8

3

Three battleships to Grand Fleet as " Minebumpers leaving Channel Fleet composed of 5th and 8th B.S.

on 7/8/17. 6th B.S. ceased to exist 8/8/17, and 7th was merged with 8th,

TABLE B. Disposition of German Fleet.

Dr.

Pre-Dr.

B.Cs.

Cr.

L.Cs.

D.

S/ms.

ingh Sea Fleet. Adml. von Ingenohl 1st, 2nd, 3rd Squadrons 1st Scouting Group Cruisers

13

8

3

Flotillas I to 7

Submarines

old 1 8

Reserve

I

2o

86

new 10

Mediterranean (Adml. Souchon) ....

I

Ost Asiatische (Adml. von Spec) West Indies. .

2

3

2