Rear-Admiral A. P. Stoddart (in command).
Carnarvon (Flag), Falmouth, Liverpool.
6th Cruiser Squadron:
Rear-Admiral W. L. Grant (in command).
Drake, Good Hope, King Alfred, Leviathan.
(These last two Cruiser Squadrons were, however, broken up immediately, and the ships transferred to other duties.)
Minelayer Squadron, commanded by Captain M. H. Cobbe.
H.M. Ships Naiad (S.O.’s ship), Andromache, Apollo, Intrepid, Iphigenia, Latona, Thetis.
THIRD FLEET
This Fleet comprised the 7th and 8th Battle Squadrons, consisting of our oldest battleships, and the 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Cruiser Squadrons, comprising our oldest cruisers.