Battlecruiser Squadron

Battlecruiser Squadron
Active1919–1941
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceBritish Empire
BranchRoyal Navy
TypeNaval squadron
EngagementsBattle of the Denmark Strait
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lancelot E. Holland, CB

The Battlecruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service from 1919 to the early part of the Second World War. Its best-known constituent ship was HMS Hood, "The Mighty Hood", which was lost in the Battle of the Denmark Strait on 24 May 1941. Following the loss of HMS Repulse on 10 December 1941, Battlecruiser Squadron was disbanded. Its last surviving member, HMS Renown, survived World War II and was removed from service and scrapped in 1948.


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