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