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The '''Ninth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.  
 
The '''Ninth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.  
  
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At the outbreak of war, the Ninth had seventeen [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class destroyers]] led by scout cruisers {{UK-Forward}} and {{UK-Patrol}}.  It was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" and served as part of the Nore Command with the Eighth flotilla, based out of Chatham.{{March|p. 164}}
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It was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" and served as part of the Nore Command with the Eighth flotilla, based out of Chatham.{{March|p. 164}}  Operating with depot ship {{UK-StGeorge}}, the flotilla was to mobilise with:{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
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|align=center colspan=140|'''Scout Cruiser'''
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|align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Eden}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Ettrick}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Foyle}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Itchen}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Kale}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Liffey}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Moy}}
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|align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Nith}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Ouse}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Rother}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Stour}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Test}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Teviot}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Waveney}}
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|align=center colspan=140|'''Additional Rivers to join Late'''
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|align=center colspan=30| ||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Arun}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Boyne}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Cherwell}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Dee}}||align=center colspan=30| 
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|align=center colspan=30| ||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Erne}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Exe}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Swale}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Ure}}||align=center colspan=30| 
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In 1916, it was comprised of [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class destroyers]], whose torpedoes proved only 64% likely to be dangerous to the enemy in limited test runs of that year.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}
 
In 1916, it was comprised of [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class destroyers]], whose torpedoes proved only 64% likely to be dangerous to the enemy in limited test runs of that year.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}

Revision as of 19:44, 15 November 2012

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

Composition

July 1914 Test Mobilisation


It was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" and served as part of the Nore Command with the Eighth flotilla, based out of Chatham.[1] Operating with depot ship St. George, the flotilla was to mobilise with:[2]

Scout Cruiser
Patrol
River Class
Eden Ettrick Foyle Itchen Kale Liffey Moy
Nith Ouse Rother Stour Test Teviot Waveney
Additional Rivers to join Late
  Arun Boyne Cherwell Dee  
  Erne Exe Swale Ure  

In 1916, it was comprised of Laforey class destroyers, whose torpedoes proved only 64% likely to be dangerous to the enemy in limited test runs of that year.[3]

Four destroyers from the flotilla was at the Battle of Jutland:[4]

Captains (D)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 164.
  2. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  3. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
  4. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue 40426, col G, p. 10.

Bibliography

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

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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