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The '''Tenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]] instituted in mid-December, 1914.
 
The '''Tenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]] instituted in mid-December, 1914.
  
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==Formation==
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==Composition==
  
 
Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader {{UK-Aurora}} with ''Dido'' as the depot ship and eight [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagles'']] and all the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] presently available except {{UK-Miranda}} and {{UK-Meteor}}.
 
Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader {{UK-Aurora}} with ''Dido'' as the depot ship and eight [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagles'']] and all the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] presently available except {{UK-Miranda}} and {{UK-Meteor}}.
  
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In 1916, it was comprised of "M" class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}
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'''November, 1915'''
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<br>It, along with the {{UK-DF|9}} was a component of the [[Harwich Force]], sharing depot ship ''Dido''.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1915).  p. 13.</ref>
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* {{UK-Aurora|f=t}}, leader
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* {{UK-Nimrod|f=t}}, 2nd in command
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* {{UK-Manly}}
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* {{UK-Mansfield}}
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* {{UK-Mastiff}}
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* {{UK-Matchless}}
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* {{UK-Medea}}
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* {{UK-Medusa}}
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* {{UK-Melpomene}}
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* {{UK-Mentor}}
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* {{UK-Meteor}}
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* {{UK-Milne}}
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* {{UK-Minos}}
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* {{UK-Miranda}}
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* {{UK-Moorsom}}
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* {{UK-Morris}}
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* {{UK-Murray}}
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* {{UK-Myngs}}
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In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] armed with {{Torp|21-in Mark II|UK}}es.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}
  
 
==Battle of Jutland, June 1916==
 
==Battle of Jutland, June 1916==

Revision as of 18:24, 11 December 2012

The Tenth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy instituted in mid-December, 1914.

Composition

Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader Aurora with Dido as the depot ship and eight Beagles and all the M class destroyers presently available except Miranda and Meteor.

November, 1915
It, along with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla was a component of the Harwich Force, sharing depot ship Dido.[1]

In 1916, it was comprised of M class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.[2]

Battle of Jutland, June 1916

Just four destroyers from the flotilla were at the Battle of Jutland:[3]

After Jutland, 1916

Captains (D)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915). p. 13.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
  3. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
  4. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 910.

Bibliography

  • 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

[[Category:Royal Navy {{{1}}}]][[Category:{{{1}}}]]

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