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==July, 1914==
 
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Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of thirteen [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|"L" class destroyers]] under {{UK-Amphion|f=t}} with depot ship {{UK-Dido}}.  The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from the flagship, {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.<ref>Printed page "Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad" in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]</ref>
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Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of sixteen [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|"L" class destroyers]] (at least three ''very'' recently added) under {{UK-Amphion|f=t}} with depot ship {{UK-Dido}}.  The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from the flagship, {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}. Its composition during the Test Mobilisation of July 1914 was as follows.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July 1914}}
  
 
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It continued to receive "L" class destroyers as deliveries continued.
 
  
 
==Early War Operations==
 
==Early War Operations==

Revision as of 14:01, 15 November 2012

The Third Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.

Originally the Nore Destroyer Flotilla, composed of nucleus crew vessels, it became the Third Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.[1]

Early History

On 1 November, 1911, the flotilla was comprised of:[2]

The following year, it was largely comprised of Beagles.

July, 1914

Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of sixteen "L" class destroyers (at least three very recently added) under scout cruiser Amphion with depot ship Dido. The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from the flagship, third class protected cruiser Amethyst. Its composition during the Test Mobilisation of July 1914 was as follows.[3]

scout cruiser Amphion
Laertes Laforey Lance Landrail
Lark Laurel Lawford Legion
Lennox Liberty Linnet Llewellyn
Louis Loyal Lydiard Lysander

Early War Operations

Based in Harwich with fifteen "L" class destroyers (soon growing to 20) under flagship scout cruiser Amphion at the start of the war,[4] Lance and Landrail fired the first shots of the war against German minelayer Konigen Luise on 5 August. Amphion was sunk as she returned to port.[5] Commodore (T) was in the third class protected cruiser Amethyst.[6]

At 7 AM of 28 August, acting in concert with First Destroyer Flotilla in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, destroyers Laertes, Laurel, Liberty, and Lysander torpedoed light cruiser Mainz. Only Lysander avoided receiving significant damage.[7]

In September-October, 1915, the Third Destroyer Flotilla became the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.

Captains (D)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 20 April, 1910. Issue 39251, col A, p. 9.
  2. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
  3. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July 1914.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 15.
  5. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 141.
  6. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 164.
  7. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 141.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1909. Issue 38975, col B, p. 9.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 26 July, 1912. Issue 39961, col C, p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue 40171, col E, p. 6.
  11. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398s.
  12. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 395a.

Bibliography

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

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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