8th Battle Squadron



The British 8th Battle Squadron was a Royal Navy formation assembled prior to the beginning of World War One it was later assigned to the Third Fleet the squadron consisted of pre-dreadnought type battleships it existed from 1912 to 1914.

History
The squadron was established on December 1912. In December 1913 it was assigned to the Third Fleet and in August 1914 it was based at HMNB Devonport. The Third Fleet included the 7th and 8th Battle Squadrons, and consisted of the Royal Navy's oldest battleships and cruisers.

Rear-Admirals, commanding
Post holders included:

Attribution
This article contains some copied content from 7th Battle Squadron.