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Cruiser Squadron information


Cruiser Squadron
Active1899–1905
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceBritish Empire
BranchRoyal Navy
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Commodore Edmund S. Poë

The Cruiser Squadron was a naval formation of the British Home Fleet[1] consisting of Armored cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1899 to 1905.

  1. ^ Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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