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Generally, the Royal Navy's Destroyer Flotillas were comprised of twenty destroyers each, organised in five divisions of four destroyers.  A [[Light Cruiser]] might serve as the flagship, and one or two [[Scout Cruiser]]s might also be attached.  These generalities changed over time, especially in remote locales or when obsolescent destroyers were organized into "patrol flotillas" for mundane duties near port facilities and in the Channel.<ref>March. ''British Destroyers'', pp. 160-1665</ref>
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Generally, the Royal Navy's Destroyer Flotillas were comprised of twenty destroyers each, organised in five divisions of four destroyers.  A [[Light Cruiser]] or [[Flotilla Leader]] might serve as the flagship, and one or two [[Scout Cruiser]]s might also be attached.  These generalities changed over time, especially in remote locales or when obsolescent destroyers were organized into "patrol flotillas" for mundane duties near port facilities and in the Channel.<ref>March. ''British Destroyers'', pp. 160-1665</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:43, 24 January 2012

Generally, the Royal Navy's Destroyer Flotillas were comprised of twenty destroyers each, organised in five divisions of four destroyers. A Light Cruiser or Flotilla Leader might serve as the flagship, and one or two Scout Cruisers might also be attached. These generalities changed over time, especially in remote locales or when obsolescent destroyers were organized into "patrol flotillas" for mundane duties near port facilities and in the Channel.[1]

Footnotes

  1. March. British Destroyers, pp. 160-1665

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