The 4th Light Cruiser Squadron was a naval formation of Light cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1915 to 1919.
History World War One Formed on 15 May 1915 it was then assigned to the Grand Fleet in August 1915 and remained attached the fleet until November 1918.
At the Battle of Jutland, the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron consisted of four C-Class cruisers HMS Calliope, Constance, Caroline and Comus plus the Arethusa class cruiser HMS Royalist. Harper, J.E.T. (2016) The Jutland Scandal: The Truth about the First World War's Greatest Sea Battle. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, p. 86, ISBN 978-1-5107-0871-6. At Jutland, HMS Calliope flew the broad pennant as Commodore Le Mesurier's flagship.Corbett, Julian S. (1923). Naval Operations. Official History of the War. Vol. III. London: Longmans, Green & Co., p. 386 footnote 2. The 4th Light Cruiser Squadron was initially deployed as an anti-submarine screen directly ahead of the main British battle fleet, with HMS Calliope in the lead followed, in order, by Constance, Comus, Royalist and Caroline.Corbett, Julian S. (1923). Naval Operations. Official History of the War. Vol. III. London: Longmans, Green & Co., p. 345 and frontispiece 6:30p.m. Deployment Map. Shortly after 8:05p.m. 31 May, the First Division of the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron (Calliope, Constance and Comus), engaged with German destroyers and then sighted the main German battle fleet at which Calliope launched a torpedo before retiring under heavy German fire.Corbett, Julian S. (1923). Naval Operations. Official History of the War. Vol. III. London: Longmans, Green & Co., p. 386
Interwar In 1919 the squadron was assigned to the East Indies Station.
Commodores/Rear-Admirals commanding Post holders included:
Rank Flag Name Term Commodore/Rear-Admiral Commanding, 4th Light Cruiser Squadron 1 Commodore Charles Le Mesurier May 1915-August 1917 2 Commodore Rudolph Bentinck August 1917-October 1918 3 Rear-Admiral Allan EverettNovember 1918-April 1919
References Footnotes
Sources Corbett, Julian S. (1923) Naval Operations. Official History of the War. Vol.III. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Harper, J. E. T. (2016) The Jutland Scandal: The Truth about the First World War's Greatest Sea Battle. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, ISBN 978-1-5107-0871-6. Lambert, Andrew D.; Blyth, Robert J.; Rüger, Jan (2011). The Dreadnought and the Edwardian Age. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. . Mackie, Colin, (2018), British Armed Services between 1860 and the present day — Royal Navy - Senior Appointments, http://www.gulabin.com/. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
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