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The '''First Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. | The '''First Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. | ||
| − | Between April and October, 1910, it | + | Between April and October, 1910 until 1911, it included the [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class destroyers]].<ref>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921'', p. 73.</ref> |
| − | + | From 1910 through much of 1916, it was also comprised of [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 87.</ref><ref>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921'', p. 75.</ref> | |
==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 6 August 2011
The First Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas.
Between April and October, 1910 until 1911, it included the Beagle class destroyers.[1]
From 1910 through much of 1916, it was also comprised of Acheron class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.[2][3]
Contents
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
After Jutland, 1916
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, 29 November, 1910. (Commodore, Second Class.)[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, p. 73.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, p. 75.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 October, 1910. Issue 39402, col B, pg. 9.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
