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| − | The '''Devonport Submarine Flotilla''' was a pre-war [[Royal Navy]] formation of submarines. It was also referred to as "Section VI".{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}}
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| − | ==History==
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| − | When Britain first started organizing its early, coastal submarines into formations, it decided to create just two flotillas, basing them at Devonport and at [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla|Portsmouth]]. They sprang into being about 1904 or so, and involved the original, numbered boats, and soon thereafter "A", "B", "C" and even a few "D" class boats before numbers and the merit of the new weapon demanded moving to several numbered flotillas. The Devonport flotilla would, in 1912 or so, become the {{UK-SF|1}}.
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| − | ===April, 1911===
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| − | The flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats.{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}}
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| − | |align=center colspan=4|'''Submarines'''
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| − | ===August, 1912===
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| − | The flotilla is comprised unchanged and is still based at Devonport, but it now designated the {{UK-SF|1}}.{{NLAug12|p. 270''b''}}
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| − | ==In Command==
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| − | Dates of appointment given:
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| − | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="In Command, Devonport Submarine Flotilla" nat="UK">
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Allen Newton Cromie|nick=Francis A. N. Cromie|appt=1 March, 1910<ref>Cromie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/86.|D7603793}} f. 291.</ref>{{NLJan12|p. 350}}|end=10 May, 1912<ref>Cromie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/86.|D7603793}} f. 291.</ref>}}
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| − | </div name=fredbot:office0>
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| − | ==Footnotes==
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | * [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla]]
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| − | {{RNSubmarineFlotillas|sort=Devonport}}
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