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The '''Fifth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Originally called the '''Devonport Flotilla''' and comprised of [[Nucleus Crew]] vessels, it was re-designated as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 20 April, 1910. Issue '''39251''', col A, p. 9.</ref> | The '''Fifth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Originally called the '''Devonport Flotilla''' and comprised of [[Nucleus Crew]] vessels, it was re-designated as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 20 April, 1910. Issue '''39251''', col A, p. 9.</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ==History== |
'''1 November, 1911''' | '''1 November, 1911''' | ||
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The flotilla was comprised of:{{March|p. 160}} | The flotilla was comprised of:{{March|p. 160}} | ||
* {{UK-Sapphire}} (flag) | * {{UK-Sapphire}} (flag) | ||
* {{UK-Sentinel}} (scout) | * {{UK-Sentinel}} (scout) | ||
| − | * | + | * {{UK-Leander}}, ''Tyne'' (depot ships) |
* Twenty-four "30 knotters" | * Twenty-four "30 knotters" | ||
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| + | '''July 1914''' | ||
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| + | The flotilla was based in the Mediterranean, and each of the sixteen destroyers were allotted a larger store of rifles and associated landing party supplies, roughly double the previous total, bring the number of rifles to 24.{{AWO1914|125 of 10 July 1914}} | ||
During the Dardanelles campaign, sixteen [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class]] were amongst those comprising the Fifth in the Mediterranean.{{March|pp. 108, 164}}{{Conways1906|p. 73}} | During the Dardanelles campaign, sixteen [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class]] were amongst those comprising the Fifth in the Mediterranean.{{March|pp. 108, 164}}{{Conways1906|p. 73}} | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 15 November 2012
The Fifth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. Originally called the Devonport Flotilla and comprised of Nucleus Crew vessels, it was re-designated as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.[1]
History
1 November, 1911
The flotilla was comprised of:[2]
July 1914
The flotilla was based in the Mediterranean, and each of the sixteen destroyers were allotted a larger store of rifles and associated landing party supplies, roughly double the previous total, bring the number of rifles to 24.[3]
During the Dardanelles campaign, sixteen Beagle class were amongst those comprising the Fifth in the Mediterranean.[4][5]
In 1916, it was comprised of River, Beagle and Acorn class destroyers, whose torpedo test runnings in the first half of that year resulted in shots that were 79%, 82% and 80% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.[6]
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Noel Grant, 20 December, 1910.[7]
- Captain Edward G. Lowther-Crofton, 1 May, 1912.[8]
- Captain Charles P. R. Coode, 1 February, 1914.[9]
- Captain George K. Chetwode, 15 August, 1917.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 20 April, 1910. Issue 39251, col A, p. 9.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 125 of 10 July 1914.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. pp. 108, 164.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 73.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 25 April, 1912. Issue 39882, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 January, 1914. Issue 40413, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 743.
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).
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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