18th_Cruiser_Squadron

18th Cruiser Squadron

18th Cruiser Squadron

Military unit

The 18th Cruiser Squadron [1] was a formation of cruisers of the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1942. The squadron was formed in September 1939 and was assigned to the Home Fleet[2] until it was disbanded in October 1942. It included HMS Norfolk.

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Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Pearson, Robert (2015). "12". Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, 1940. Casemate. ISBN 9781612002873.
  2. [2]
    Watson, Dr. "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    Mackie, Gordon. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie, p.214. February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Jones, Ben (2016). The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War. Oxford, England: Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9781317031604.

References

  • Jones, Ben (2016). The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War. Oxford, England: Routledge. ISBN 9781317031604.
  • Mackie, Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Gordon Mackie.
  • Pearson, Robert (2015). Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, 1940. Casemate. ISBN 9781612002873.
  • Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945: Overseas Commands and Fleets". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
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