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* 5 [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"Rivers"]] | * 5 [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"Rivers"]] | ||
* 6 "30-knotters" | * 6 "30-knotters" | ||
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+ | '''July, 1914'''<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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+ | The flotilla was based in Devonport, part of the [[Second Fleet (Royal Navy)|Second Fleet]], under depôt ship ''Leander''. | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=140|'''Scout Cruiser''' | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=140|{{UK-Skirmisher}} | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=140|'''"30 knotters"''' | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Albatross}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Arab}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Avon}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Bullfinch}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Dove}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Earnest}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Leopard}} | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Lively}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Locust}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Orwell}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Panther}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Quail}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Seal}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Sprightly}} | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Success}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Sylvia}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Thorn}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Thrasher}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Vixen}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Violet}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Wolf}} | ||
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+ | Also, Torpedo boats 1-5, 13-16, 21, 22, 24. | ||
==War Service== | ==War Service== | ||
− | At outbreak of war, the flotilla was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" out of Devonport, with twenty-one "B"s and "C"s under leader | + | At outbreak of war, the flotilla was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" out of Devonport, with twenty-one "B"s and "C"s under leader {{UK-Skirmisher|f=t}}.{{March|p. 164}} |
In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats and [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'' class destroyers]]. The T.B.s ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering the enemy 84% of the time, the "Rivers" were 97% likely to endanger the enemy with their 45 18-in Mark VII runs.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats and [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'' class destroyers]]. The T.B.s ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering the enemy 84% of the time, the "Rivers" were 97% likely to endanger the enemy with their 45 18-in Mark VII runs.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} |
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The Seventh Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.
Pre-War Service
On 1 November, 1911, the flotilla in the Mediterranean was comprised of:[1]
July, 1914[2]
The flotilla was based in Devonport, part of the Second Fleet, under depôt ship Leander.
Scout Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skirmisher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"30 knotters" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albatross | Arab | Avon | Bullfinch | Dove | Earnest | Leopard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lively | Locust | Orwell | Panther | Quail | Seal | Sprightly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Success | Sylvia | Thorn | Thrasher | Vixen | Violet | Wolf |
Also, Torpedo boats 1-5, 13-16, 21, 22, 24.
War Service
At outbreak of war, the flotilla was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" out of Devonport, with twenty-one "B"s and "C"s under leader scout cruiser Skirmisher.[3]
In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats and River class destroyers. The T.B.s ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering the enemy 84% of the time, the "Rivers" were 97% likely to endanger the enemy with their 45 18-in Mark VII runs.[4]
November, 1918[5]
Wallington, Captain (D) | ||
Arab Bat Bullfinch Boyne Crane Dee (detached) Doon Exe Fawn |
Flying Fish Garry Greyhound (paid off) Leopard Locust Mermaid Moy Ness Nith |
Ouse Peterel Quail Star Stour Sylvia Test Waveney |
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur R. Hulbert, 14 November, 1911.[6]
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 1 July, 1913.[7]
- Captain Robert A. Hornell, D.S.O., 1 October, 1918.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 164.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 July, 1913. Issue 40252, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 1009.
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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