Nore Local Defence Flotilla

The Nore Defence Flotilla was a formation of destroyers and torpedo boats of the Royal Navy.

History

By mid-1918, the ships in this flotilla were, along with the destroyers of several early classes, approved to receive "alarm circuits".

Test Mobilisation, July 1914

As the Nore Flotilla, the following vessels participated in the Test:

• Brazen, Coquette, Cygnet, Cynthia, Electra, Fervent, Kestrel, Lightning, Porcupine, Recruit, Zephyr
• T.B. 6, T.B. 7, T.B. 8, T.B. 9, T.B. 10, T.B. 11, T.B. 12, T.B. 17, T.B. 18, T.B. 19, T.B. 20, T.B. 23, T.B. 072, T.B. 079, T.B. 111, T.B. 112, T.B. 113, T.B. 114, T.B. 115, T.B. 117

Captains (D)

Dates of appointment given:

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).