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==History== | ==History== | ||
Before mid-1916, a growing number of minesweeping vessels had been attached to the [[Grand Fleet]], but by 1 July the growth rate was such that it was deemed fit to break the assemblage into three flotillas: the [[First Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]], Second and [[Third Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Third]]. | Before mid-1916, a growing number of minesweeping vessels had been attached to the [[Grand Fleet]], but by 1 July the growth rate was such that it was deemed fit to break the assemblage into three flotillas: the [[First Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]], Second and [[Third Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Third]]. The First would retain {{UK-Lupin}}, which had long borne the Senior Officer and nine other sweeping sloops. The Second would be a mix of ten sweeping sloops and older torpedo gunboats, while the Third would be comprised of twelve paddle minesweepers. It is not clear whether the man in ''Lupin'' remained the Senior Officer for all three flotillas, or merely of the First. | ||
===June, 1916 – === | |||
The Second is formed, and unlike the First and Third, as it is comprised of a mix of sweeping sloops and older torpedo gunboats. | |||
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==Senior Officers== | ==Senior Officers== | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 14 December 2018
The Second Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy. It was one of several attached to the Grand Fleet during the war, before being dissolved in late 1918.
History
Before mid-1916, a growing number of minesweeping vessels had been attached to the Grand Fleet, but by 1 July the growth rate was such that it was deemed fit to break the assemblage into three flotillas: the First, Second and Third. The First would retain Lupin, which had long borne the Senior Officer and nine other sweeping sloops. The Second would be a mix of ten sweeping sloops and older torpedo gunboats, while the Third would be comprised of twelve paddle minesweepers. It is not clear whether the man in Lupin remained the Senior Officer for all three flotillas, or merely of the First.
June, 1916 –
The Second is formed, and unlike the First and Third, as it is comprised of a mix of sweeping sloops and older torpedo gunboats.
| Attached to the Grand Fleet | ||||
| Godetia | Foxglove | Larkspur | Gentian | Circe |
| Gossamer | Jason | Leda | Skipjack | Template:UK-SPeedwell |
Senior Officers
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
See Also
| British Minesweeping Formations |
| Fleet Sweeping Flotillas (Great War) |
| First | Second | Third | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
| Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth |
| Twentieth | Twenty-first | Twenty-second | Twenty-third | Twenty-fourth |
| Minesweeping Flotillas (World War II) |
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
