In May 1915 Italy entered the war aligning itself with
allied powers against the
Central Powers, becoming involved in the
Adriatic Campaign of World War I. But due to a lack of coordination with the French Naval Command by the Italians, the British decided to enforce an allied agreement by establishing a British Adriatic Squadron to be based at Taranto. Between July and September 1917 the
Mediterranean Fleet was reorganised following coordination between other allied powers. Britain's scope of geographic responsibility to include new sub commands would encompass the
Adriatic Sea,
Aegean Sea,
Coast of Egypt,
Gibraltar and the waters around
Malta. Following command changes in August 1917 the squadron was downgraded and renamed the British Adriatic Force. ==Commanders==