Difference between revisions of "Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)"
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* Captain [[Hugh Justin Tweedie]], ?.{{FC}} | * Captain [[Hugh Justin Tweedie]], ?.{{FC}} | ||
− | == | + | ==Composition== |
− | + | '''Battle of Jutland''' | |
− | + | <br>Ten destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}} screened the {{UK-BCS|1}}. Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked. | |
− | Ten destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}} screened the {{UK-BCS|1}}. Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked. | ||
They were organised as follows:{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}} | They were organised as follows:{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}} | ||
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At the same time, {{UK-Nepean}} remained in harbour and {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Negro}}, {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-Penn}} and {{UK-Penn}} were in dockyard hands.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}} | At the same time, {{UK-Nepean}} remained in harbour and {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Negro}}, {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-Penn}} and {{UK-Penn}} were in dockyard hands.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}} | ||
− | ==1 August, 1918 | + | '''July, 1918'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (July, 1918). p. 12.</ref> |
− | While operating with the [[Battle Cruiser Force]], the flotilla was comprised as follows.<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders'', ADM 137/2135</ref> | + | <br>The Flotilla is one of six attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] under overall command of Commodore (F) in {{UK-Castor}}. The flotilla is tender to depot ship {{UK-Columbine}}. |
+ | *{{UK-Champion|f=t}}, Captain (D) | ||
+ | *{{UK-Valentine|f=t}} | ||
+ | *{{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Osiris}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Paladin}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Patrician}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Tower}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Tristram}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Ulster}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Umpire}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Urchin}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Ursa}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Ursula}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Vectis}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Vega}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Vendetta}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Venetia}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Verdun}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Verulam}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Vesper}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Viceroy}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Vidette}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Vimiera}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Violent}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Wakeful}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Wessex}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Westcott}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Westminster}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Winchelsea}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Wolfhound}} | ||
+ | **{{UK-Woolston}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''1 August, 1918''' | ||
+ | <br>While operating with the [[Battle Cruiser Force]], the flotilla was comprised as follows.<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders'', {{TNA|ADM 137/2135}}.</ref> | ||
* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship | * {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship |
Revision as of 18:26, 21 December 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.
In 1916, it was comprised of "M" class destroyers whose sixty-six 21-in Mark II torpedo test runs in the first half of that year proved 77% probable to endanger the enemy.[1]
Captains (D)
- Captain J. U. Farie, in command at the Battle of Jutland.[2]
- Captain Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton, November, 1917.[3][Inference]
- Captain Hugh Justin Tweedie, ?.[Fact Check]
Composition
Battle of Jutland
Ten destroyers under the lead of the light cruiser Champion screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron. Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.
They were organised as follows:[4]
- light cruiser Champion, flagship, Captain (D) J. U. Farie
- Nestor (lost), Commander E. B. S. Bingham
- Nomad (lost), Lieutenant-Commander P. Whitfield
- Template:UK-Narbrough, Lieutenant-Commander G. Corlett
- Obdurate, Lieutenant-Commander C. H. H. Sams
- Petard, Lieutenant-Commander E. C. O. Thomson
- Pelican, Lieutenant-Commander K. A. Beattie
- Nerissa, Lieutenant-Commander Montague G. B. Legge
- Onslow, Lieutenant-Commander J. C. Tovey
- Moresby, Lieutenant-Commander R. V. Alison
- Nicator, Lieutenant J. E. A. Mocatta
At the same time, Nepean remained in harbour and Paladin, Negro, Nereus, Penn and Penn were in dockyard hands.[5]
July, 1918[6]
The Flotilla is one of six attached to the Grand Fleet under overall command of Commodore (F) in Castor. The flotilla is tender to depot ship Columbine.
1 August, 1918
While operating with the Battle Cruiser Force, the flotilla was comprised as follows.[7]
- light cruiser Champion, flagship
- flotilla leader Valentine, half-flotilla leader
- flotilla leader Valkyrie, half-flotilla leader
- 1st Division
- 2nd Division
- 4th Division
- 5th Division
- 6th Division
- 7th Division
- Spares
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 756.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (July, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders, The National Archives. ADM 137/2135.
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 |
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