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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, [[Second Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|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 – ===
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==Senior Officers==
==Senior Officers==

Revision as of 14:19, 14 December 2018

The First 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.

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 –

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Senior Officer
Lupin
Sweeping Sloops
Carnation Dahlia Daphne Lilac Marigold Myrtle
Delphinium Crocus Pansy

Senior Officers

Second-in-Command

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83. This source calls it the "5th M/S Flotilla".
  2. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  3. ↑ Holland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/317. f. 348.
  4. ↑ Holland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/317. f. 348.
  5. ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
  6. ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.

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
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