Starting around the time that steam
cruisers became popular in the 1870s, the
Royal Navy tended to organise such ships into groups called Cruiser Squadrons. Squadrons were commanded by a
rear-admiral whose title was given as Flag Officer Cruiser Squadron n, or CSn for short (e.g. the officer commanding the 3rd Cruiser Squadron would be CS3).
During peacetime the grouping was primarily for administrative purposes, but during war the whole squadron tended to be operated as a unified fighting unit and such units would train in this formation during peace. In the main fighting fleets (
Home Fleet and
Mediterranean Fleet) members of a given squadron were normally of the same or similar classes. The use of Cruiser Squadrons died out as the number of such ships decreased following
World War II.
3rd Frigate Squadron – postwar, was with
Far East Fleet, at Singapore and Hong Kong. Flag at one point in
HMS Loch Killisport. On 21 November 1960, the 3rd Frigate Squadron, together for the last time, shaped course for Singapore.
4th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom) – with
China Station 1939. With headquarters at Singapore, the then-named Fourth Submarine Flotilla comprised Rorqual, Grampus, Regent, Rover, Parthian, Olympus, Proteus, Regulus, Rainbow, Phoenix, Perseus, Pandora Orpheus, Odin, and Otus.[11]Trincomalee May 1944,
Perth, Australia, after October 1944 supported by the depot ship
HMS Adamant. Australia postwar (decision to host flotilla seems to have been made in 1949). The 4th Submarine Squadron, which included "T" class submarines, was disbanded on 10 January 1969 when the 1st Australian Submarine Squadron comprising
HMAS Otway and
HMAS Oxley was founded.[12]HMS Trump departed Sydney for the United Kingdom that day.
^Elleman, Bruce A.; Paine, S. C. M. (2007).
"9: World War One: The Blockade". Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies, 1805–2005. Oxford, England: Routledge.
ISBN9781134257287.
^"Coastal Forces Squadron"(PDF). whatdotheyknow.com. Whatdotheyknow.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020. I can confirm that Ministerial approval for the change in name from 1st Patrol Boat Squadron to Coastal Forces Squadron was given on 21 May 2020.
Mackie, Colin. (2017) Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865. Gulabin,
http://www.gulabin.com/
Nierhorster, Leo Dr. (2013) World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations – British, Colonial, and Dominion Armed Forces – British, Colonial, and Dominion Navies.
http://niehorster.org/index.htm
Starting around the time that steam
cruisers became popular in the 1870s, the
Royal Navy tended to organise such ships into groups called Cruiser Squadrons. Squadrons were commanded by a
rear-admiral whose title was given as Flag Officer Cruiser Squadron n, or CSn for short (e.g. the officer commanding the 3rd Cruiser Squadron would be CS3).
During peacetime the grouping was primarily for administrative purposes, but during war the whole squadron tended to be operated as a unified fighting unit and such units would train in this formation during peace. In the main fighting fleets (
Home Fleet and
Mediterranean Fleet) members of a given squadron were normally of the same or similar classes. The use of Cruiser Squadrons died out as the number of such ships decreased following
World War II.
3rd Frigate Squadron – postwar, was with
Far East Fleet, at Singapore and Hong Kong. Flag at one point in
HMS Loch Killisport. On 21 November 1960, the 3rd Frigate Squadron, together for the last time, shaped course for Singapore.
4th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom) – with
China Station 1939. With headquarters at Singapore, the then-named Fourth Submarine Flotilla comprised Rorqual, Grampus, Regent, Rover, Parthian, Olympus, Proteus, Regulus, Rainbow, Phoenix, Perseus, Pandora Orpheus, Odin, and Otus.[11]Trincomalee May 1944,
Perth, Australia, after October 1944 supported by the depot ship
HMS Adamant. Australia postwar (decision to host flotilla seems to have been made in 1949). The 4th Submarine Squadron, which included "T" class submarines, was disbanded on 10 January 1969 when the 1st Australian Submarine Squadron comprising
HMAS Otway and
HMAS Oxley was founded.[12]HMS Trump departed Sydney for the United Kingdom that day.
^Elleman, Bruce A.; Paine, S. C. M. (2007).
"9: World War One: The Blockade". Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies, 1805–2005. Oxford, England: Routledge.
ISBN9781134257287.
^"Coastal Forces Squadron"(PDF). whatdotheyknow.com. Whatdotheyknow.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020. I can confirm that Ministerial approval for the change in name from 1st Patrol Boat Squadron to Coastal Forces Squadron was given on 21 May 2020.
Mackie, Colin. (2017) Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865. Gulabin,
http://www.gulabin.com/
Nierhorster, Leo Dr. (2013) World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations – British, Colonial, and Dominion Armed Forces – British, Colonial, and Dominion Navies.
http://niehorster.org/index.htm