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From 1912 through much of 1916, it was also comprised of twenty [[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><ref>March, Edgar J.  ''British Destroyers'', p. 160.</ref>  Apparently, [[H.M.S. Venus (1895)|''Venus'']] and ''Tyne'' were depot ships during that time.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1913.  Issue '''40107''', col B, pg. 11.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 14 January, 1912.  Issue '''40108''', col F, pg. 13.</ref>
From 1912 through much of 1916, it was also comprised of twenty [[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><ref>March, Edgar J.  ''British Destroyers'', p. 160.</ref>  Apparently, [[H.M.S. Blonde (1910)|''Blonde'']] was flagship and ''Tyne'' a depot ship during that time.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1913.  Issue '''40107''', col B, pg. 11.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 14 January, 1912.  Issue '''40108''', col F, pg. 13.</ref>


==Outbreak of War, August, 1914==
==Outbreak of War, August, 1914==
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*Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot]], 29 November, 1910.  ({{Com2RN}}.)<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 October, 1910.  Issue '''39402''', col B, pg. 9.</ref>
*Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot]], 29 November, 1910.  ({{Com2RN}}.)<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 October, 1910.  Issue '''39402''', col B, pg. 9.</ref>
*Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert|Arthur R. Hulbert]], 10 May, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, pg. 16.</ref><ref>March.  ''British Destroyers'', pp. 160-161.</ref>  Hulbert drowned at Harwich on 12 January, 1913, having fallen from depot ship [[H.M.S. Venus (1895)|''Venus'']]. <ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1913.  Issue '''40107''', col B, pg. 11.</ref>
*Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert|Arthur R. Hulbert]], 10 May, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, pg. 16.</ref><ref>March.  ''British Destroyers'', pp. 160-161.</ref>  Hulbert drowned at Harwich on 12 January, 1913, having fallen from ''Blonde''. <ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1913.  Issue '''40107''', col B, pg. 11.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:26, 24 January 2012

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.

Between April and October, 1910 until 1911, it included the Beagle class destroyers.[1][2] On 1 November, 1911, the flotilla was comprised of:[3]

From 1912 through much of 1916, it was also comprised of twenty Acheron class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.[4][5][6] Apparently, Blonde was flagship and Tyne a depot ship during that time.[7][8]

Outbreak of War, August, 1914

Battle of Dogger Bank, January 1915

Fourteen Acheron class destroyers were attached to the Flotilla under flagship cruiser Aurora. One of these, Attack took Beatty from Lion when the battlecruiser was disabled.[9]

Battle of Jutland, June 1916

Nine destroyers under flagship cruiser Fearless screened the 5th Battle Squadron on its disengaged side during the Run to the South and then served the same duty for the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron. Attack and Defender sustained hits from 11-in shells, but kept in the action.[10]

After Jutland, 1916

Captains (D)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, p. 73.
  2. ↑ March, Edgar J. British Destroyers, p. 106.
  3. ↑ March, Edgar J. British Destroyers, p. 160.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, p. 75.
  6. ↑ March, Edgar J. British Destroyers, p. 160.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1913. Issue 40107, col B, pg. 11.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 14 January, 1912. Issue 40108, col F, pg. 13.
  9. ↑ March. British Destroyers, p. 123.
  10. ↑ March. British Destroyers, p. 123.
  11. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 October, 1910. Issue 39402, col B, pg. 9.
  12. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, pg. 16.
  13. ↑ March. British Destroyers, pp. 160-161.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1913. Issue 40107, col B, pg. 11.

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