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The '''Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. | The '''Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. | ||
In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)| | In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] whose 66 21-in Mark II torpedo test runs were 77% probable to endanger the enemy.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 87.</ref> | ||
==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 17 January 2012
The Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas.
In 1916, it was comprised of "M" class destroyers whose 66 21-in Mark II torpedo test runs were 77% probable to endanger the enemy.[1]
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
After Jutland, 1916
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
