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The '''Fifth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  Originally called the '''Devonport Flotilla''' and comprised of [[Nucleus Crew]] vessels, it was re-designated as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910,<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 20 April, 1910.  Issue '''39251''', col A, p. 9.</ref> but it was clearly still called the Devonport Flotilla as late as the Test Mobilisation of July 1914.
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The '''Fifth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  Originally called the '''Devonport Flotilla''' and comprised of [[Nucleus Crew]] vessels, it was re-designated as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 20 April, 1910.  Issue '''39251''', col A, p. 9.</ref>
  
 
==Composition==
 
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'''Test Mobilisation, July 1914'''{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
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During the Dardanelles campaign, sixteen [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class]] were amongst those comprising the Fifth in the Mediterranean.{{March|pp. 108, 164}}{{Conways1906|p. 73}}
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As the Devonport Flotilla, the following vessels participated in the Test:
 
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* {{UK-Bittern}}, {{UK-Opossum}}, {{UK-Roebuck}}, {{UK-Sunfish}}
 
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* {{UK-TB054}}, {{UK-TB067}}, {{UK-TB074}}, {{UK-TB99}}, {{UK-TB104}}, {{UK-TB105}}, {{UK-TB107}}, {{UK-TB108}}
 
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Soon thereafter, the flotilla was substantially changed.  During the Dardanelles campaign, sixteen [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class]] were amongst those comprising the Fifth in the Mediterranean.{{March|pp. 108, 164}}{{Conways1906|p. 73}}
 
  
 
In 1916, it was comprised of [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'']], [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'']] and [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyers]], whose torpedo test runnings in the first half of that year resulted in shots that were 79%, 82% and 80% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}
 
In 1916, it was comprised of [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'']], [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'']] and [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyers]], whose torpedo test runnings in the first half of that year resulted in shots that were 79%, 82% and 80% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}

Revision as of 20:16, 15 November 2012

The Fifth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. Originally called the Devonport Flotilla and comprised of Nucleus Crew vessels, it was re-designated as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.[1]

Composition

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

During the Dardanelles campaign, sixteen Beagle class were amongst those comprising the Fifth in the Mediterranean.[3][4]

In 1916, it was comprised of River, Beagle and Acorn class destroyers, whose torpedo test runnings in the first half of that year resulted in shots that were 79%, 82% and 80% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.[5]

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. ↑ March. British Destroyers. pp. 108, 164.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 73.
  5. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 25 April, 1912. Issue 39882, col E, p. 10.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 January, 1914. Issue 40413, col G, p. 11.
  9. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 743.

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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