Second Sloop Flotilla (Royal Navy)
The Second Sloop Flotilla was a formation of sloops of the Royal Navy.
History
The Second was one of six new flotillas to first appear in the Navy List in July, 1918, joining the long-established First Sloop Flotilla and Tenth Sloop Flotilla.
July, 1918
The flotilla is established some time in June with a strength of nine sloops, operating in the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station, based in Buncrana, where it would be operating alongside the Second Destroyer Flotilla and Platypus's Flotilla of submarines..[1]
| Attached to the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland | |||||
| Sloops | |||||
| Anchusa | Ard Patrick | Convolvulus | Eglantine | Gardenia | Marjoram |
| Saxifrage | Silene | Silvio | |||
August, 1918
Anchusa was sunk by U 54 on 18 July, reducing the flotilla to eight sloops. This line-up would persist until some time in X.[2]
| Attached to the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland | |||||
| Sloops | |||||
| Ard Patrick | Convolvulus | Eglantine | Gardenia | Marjoram | |
| Saxifrage | Silene | Silvio | |||
November, 1918
By November, the flotilla still has eight sloops, with some alterations. Spearmint is expected "shortly".[3]
| Attached to the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland | |||||
| Sloops | |||||
| Ard Patrick | Convolvulus | Eglantine | Marjoram | Saxifrage | Silvio |
| Silene | Spearmint* | ||||
December, 1918
Strength has increased to eleven sloops with the addition of Harvester, Orby and Sanfoin. {UK-Sanfoin}} may take some time to actually arrive, as January's Navy List indicates she is to join "shortly". Otherwise, things remained the same until some time in January.[4]
| Attached to the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland | |||||
| Sloops | |||||
| Ard Patrick | Convolvulus | Eglantine | Harvester | Marjoram | Orby |
| Sanfoin | Saxifrage | Silvio | Silene | Spearmint | |
February, 1919
The floitlla was reduced to five sloops following the December departuers of Convolvulus, Eglantine, Harvester, Orby, Sanfoin, Silvio and Spearmint.[5]
| Attached to the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland | |||||
| Sloops | |||||
| Ard Patrick | Convolvulus | Marjoram | Saxifrage | Silene | |
March, 1919
The floitlla was disbanded in February, with its vessels going to Queentsown, becoming tenders to Colleen. This status would persist to at least 1 July.[6]
| Flotilla Disbanded – sloops sent to Queenstown |
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 19.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 19 and Supplements through X.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 18.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 18 and Supplements through February.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 18.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 19 and Supplements through July.
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