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The '''Ninth 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 '''Ninth 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 | + | In 1916, it was comprised of [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class destroyers]], whose torpedoes were only 64% likely to be dangerous to the enemy in limited test runs.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 87.</ref> |
==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 9 May 2011
The Ninth 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 Laforey class destroyers, whose torpedoes were only 64% likely to be dangerous to the enemy in limited test runs.[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.
