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This was very likely the composition at the outbreak of war, when it was less specifically described in other sources.{{March|p. 164}}{{DittColl|p. 15}}
This was very likely the composition at the outbreak of war, when it was less specifically described in other sources.{{March|p. 164}}{{DittColl|p. 15}}
In September 1914, it was decided that {{UK-Faulknor}} should join as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a Mark II W/T set, longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}}


==[[Battle of Dogger Bank]], January 1915==
==[[Battle of Dogger Bank]], January 1915==

Revision as of 18:47, 19 November 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.

1910 through 1911

Between April and October, 1910 until 1911, it included the Beagle class destroyers.[1][2]

Late 1911

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]

July, 1914

Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of twenty Acherons under destroyer Fearless with depot ship Woolwich. The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from the flagship, third class protected cruiser Amethyst.[9]

destroyer Fearless
Acheron Archer Ariel Attack Badger
Beaver Defender Druid Ferret Forester
Goshawk Hind Hornet Hydra Jackal
Lapwing Lizard Phoenix Sandfly Tigress

This was very likely the composition at the outbreak of war, when it was less specifically described in other sources.[10][11]

In September 1914, it was decided that Faulknor should join as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a Mark II W/T set, longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.[12]

Battle of Dogger Bank, January 1915

Fourteen Acheron class destroyers were attached to the Flotilla under flagship light cruiser Aurora. One of these, Attack took Beatty from Lion when the battlecruiser was disabled.[13]

Battle of Jutland, June 1916

Nine destroyers led by destroyer Fearless screened the Fifth Battle Squadron on its disengaged side during the Run to the South and then served the same duty for the First Battle Cruiser Squadron. Attack and Defender sustained hits from 11-in shells, but kept in the action.[14]

It was organised as follows:[15][16]

At the same time, Phoenix remained in harbour and the flotilla leader Botha and destroyers Jackal, Archer, Tigress and Phoenix were in dockyard hands.[17]

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. British Destroyers. p. 106.
  3. ↑ March. 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. British Destroyers. p. 160.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1913. Issue 40107, col B, p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 14 January, 1912. Issue 40108, col F, p. 13.
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July 1914.
  10. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 164.
  11. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
  12. ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 104.
  13. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 123.
  14. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 123.
  15. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. pp. 429-30.
  16. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 46-7.
  17. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. pp. 429-30.
  18. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 October, 1910. Issue 39402, col B, p. 9.
  19. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  20. ↑ March. British Destroyers. pp. 160-161.
  21. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1913. Issue 40107, col B, p. 11.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).

See Also


British Destroyer Flotillas
First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth
Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fourteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Seventeenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth
Twentieth | Twenty-first
Local Defence Flotillas
Clyde | Devonport | Devonport & Falmouth | Falmouth | Firth of Forth | Gibraltar
Liverpool | Mersey | Newhaven | Nore | North Channel | Milford & Pembroke | Pembroke
Portland | Portsmouth | Queenstown

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