Ninth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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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.
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]
Contents
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
After Jutland, 1916
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Alan C. Bruce, 27 January, 1914.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue 40426, col G, pg. 10.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.