page_title: 1st Battlecruiser Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 1st Battlecruiser Squadron
caption_attribution_description: The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger "bulge" of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated.
context_page_description: The First Battlecruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during the First World War. It was created in 1909 as the First Cruiser Squadron and was renamed in 1913 to First Battle Cruiser Squadron. It participated in the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland. After the end of the war it became the sole Battlecruiser Squadron.
context_section_description: The First Battlecruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during the First World War.  It was created in 1909 as the First Cruiser Squadron and was renamed in 1913 to First Battle Cruiser Squadron.  It participated in the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland.  After the end of the war it became the sole Battlecruiser Squadron.
caption: HMS Repulse
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