4th Battle Squadron
The 4th Battle Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships. The 4th Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet (1912–14) and then the Grand Fleet after the outbreak of the First World War. The squadron changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. August 1914. On 5 August 1914, the squadron was constituted as follows: January 1915. By January 1915, the composition had changed slightly: Battle of Jutland, June 1916. As an element in the Grand Fleet, the squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland . During the battle, the composition of the 4th Battle Squadron was as follows: January 1917. Following the Battle of Jutland, the 4th Battle Squadron was reorganized, with "Colossus", "Hercules", "St. Vincent", "Collingwood" and "Neptune" all transferred from the 1st Battle Squadron. In January 1917, the squadron was constituted as follows: After the loss of HMS "Vanguard" in July 1917, HMS "Superb" and HMS "Temeraire" were detached to the Mediterranean in 1918. HMS "Dreadnought" rejoined the squadron as flagship in March 1918. Postwar. The squadron was dispersed in February 1919, appears to have been formally dissolved in March 1919, but then  reformed. In September 1920 Rear Admiral Richard Webb was posted to the Mediterranean as Rear-Admiral 4th Battle Squadron and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet. He served there until 1922. Admirals commanding. Post holders as follows: Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command. Post holders as follows: