9th Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)

9th Battle Squadron
Active	July 1914 – August 1914
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Size	Squadron

The British 9th Battle Squadron was a short-lived Royal Navy squadron consisting of battleships serving in the Grand Fleet.

In August 1914, the 9th Battle Squadron was formed at Grimsby on 27 July 1914, and comprised a number of the older Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleships. These included:

Due to the age and obsolescence, on 7 August 1914 the 9th Battle Squadron was dissolved and the ships were allocated to guard ship duty and disarmed shortly after.

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