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Revision as of 19:33, 17 September 2016

The Second Submarine Flotilla was a formation of submarines of the Royal Navy.

History

Test Mobilisation of July 1914

The following vessels were known to participate: [1]

September, 1914

The flotilla is a component of the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla, which also has some six organic destroyers and twenty two torpedo boats. Its strength is a depot ship, a torpedo boat and four coastal submarines.[2]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
  A 5 A 6 A 13 B 1

This roster and tasking would apply until December.[3]

December, 1914

A 13 has been dropped for unknown reasons and has been replaced by the more modern coastal submarine, W 1.[4]


Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
  A 5 A 6 B 1 W 1

This roster and tasking would apply until February or March, 1915.[5]

March, 1915

W 1 has left to join the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.[6]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
A 5 A 6 B 1

This roster and tasking would apply until September.[7][8][9][10][11]

September, 1915

A large surge of foreign-built "H" class submarines brings the strength up to the depot ship, a destroyer, and nine coastal submarines.[12]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
A 5 A 6 B 1
H 5 H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10

The visitors would not remain long.

October, 1915

The new submarines leave to join the Eighth Submarine Flotilla, reducing strength again to the depot ship, a destroyer, and three coastal submarines.[13]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
A 5 A 6 B 1

November, 1915

B 5 has joined from the Fourth Submarine Flotilla, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and four coastal submarines.[14][15]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
  A 5 A 6 B 1 B 5

December, 1915

The newly-commissioned G 1 has joined, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and five coastal submarines.[16][17]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
A 5 A 6 B 1 B 5 G 1

This roster would apply until February, 1916.[18]

February, 1916

A 5 and G 1 have left for undiscovered ends, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and three coastal submarines.[19][20]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Torpedo Boat
T.B. 026
Submarines
A 6 B 1 B 5

March, 1916

T.B. 026 has been booted up to the parent Portsmouth Defence Flotilla and A 6 has left for undiscovered ends, reducing the strength to one depot ship and two coastal submarines.[21]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Submarines
B 1 B 5

This roster would apply until August.[22][23][24][25]

August, 1916

S 1 has joined, increasing the strength to one depot ship and three coastal submarines.[26]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Submarines
B 1 B 5 S 1

September, 1916

K 3 has joined temporarily, increasing the strength to one depot ship, three coastal submarines, and a steam-powered visitor.[27]

Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla
Depot Ship
Dolphin
Submarines
B 1 B 5 S 1 K 3

This roster would apply until December, 1916.[28][29]

December, 1916

A change of names with another flotilla is being effected this month. The flotilla serving with the Portsmouth Defence will be keeping Dolphin, S 1 and K 3 while picking up two other coastal submarines and the name Sixth Submarine Flotilla. It is not clear what has become of B 1 and B 5.

The new Second Submarine Flotilla is resuming the role previously assigned the Sixth, serving with another submarine and a destroyer flotilla under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England:[30]

Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England
Parent Ship
Bonaventure
Destroyer
Bonetta
Submarines
C 7 C 8 C 9 C 10 C 12 C 13
  C 14 C 16

This roster would apply until February or March, 1917.[31]

March, 1917

C 7 and C 16 are now attached to the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, reducing strength to six submarines.[32]

Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England
Parent Ship
Bonaventure
Destroyer
Bonetta
Submarines
C 8 C 9 C 10 C 12 C 13 C 14

April, 1917

The attrition continues. C 8 and C 9 are now transferred to the Third Submarine Flotilla, reducing our strength to four submarines.[33]

Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England
Parent Ship
Bonaventure
Destroyer
Bonetta
Submarines
  C 10 C 12 C 13 C 14

This roster would apply until March, 1918.[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]

March, 1918

Parent ship Bonaventure has been dropped, sent down to Gibraltar to act as a depot ship for its submarine flotilla.[44]

Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England
Destroyer
Bonetta
Submarines
  C 10 C 12 C 13 C 14

April, 1918

The submarines are now tender to Titania.[45]

Assigned to East Coast Forces, out of Humber
Destroyer
Bonetta
Submarines
  C 10 C 12 C 13 C 14

This roster would apply until October or November.[46][47][48][49]

November, 1918

The flotilla is apparently disbanded in this month or October. Bonetta would be moved to the Fourteenth Submarine Flotilla, but I see no record of the submarines ever being listed again.[50]

Captains (S)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 13.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 13.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 13.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 13.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). pp. 16, 17.
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 16.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 16.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1915). p. 17.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1915). p. 17.
  11. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). p. 17.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). p. 17.
  13. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). pp. 13, 17.
  14. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 17.
  15. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 15.
  16. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 17.
  17. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 15.
  18. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1916). p. 17.
  19. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). pp. 17.
  20. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 15.
  21. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). p. 17.
  22. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 17.
  23. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 17.
  24. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1916). p. 17.
  25. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1916). p. 17.
  26. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 17.
  27. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 17.
  28. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 17.
  29. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 17.
  30. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). pp. 16, 17.
  31. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 16.
  32. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 16.
  33. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 16.
  34. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 16.
  35. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1917). p. 16.
  36. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 16.
  37. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 16.
  38. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 16.
  39. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 16.
  40. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 16.
  41. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 16.
  42. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 16.
  43. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). p. 16.
  44. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 15, 22.
  45. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 15.
  46. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 15.
  47. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 15.
  48. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 15.
  49. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 15.
  50. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 15.
  51. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 252.
  52. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  53. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  54. ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  55. ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  56. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  57. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  58. ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
  59. ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
  60. ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.

Bibliography

See Also


British Submarine Flotillas
First Submarine Flotilla | Second Submarine Flotilla | Third Submarine Flotilla | Fourth Submarine Flotilla
Fifth Submarine Flotilla | Sixth Submarine Flotilla | Seventh Submarine Flotilla | Eighth Submarine Flotilla
Ninth Submarine Flotilla | Tenth Submarine Flotilla | Eleventh Submarine Flotilla | Twelfth Submarine Flotilla
Thirteenth Submarine Flotilla | Fourteenth Submarine Flotilla | Fifteenth Submarine Flotilla | Sixteenth Submarine Flotilla
Ambrose's Flotilla | Mediterranean Flotilla | Platypus's Flotilla | Vulcan's Flotilla | Hong Kong Flotilla
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