Devonport Submarine Flotilla
The Devonport Submarine Flotilla was a pre-war Royal Navy formation of submarines. It was also referred to as "Section VI".[1]
History
When Britain first started organizing its early, coastal submarines into formations, it decided to create just two flotillas, basing them at Devonport and at Portsmouth. They sprang into being about 1904 or so, and involved the original, numbered boats, and soon thereafter "A", "B", "C" and even a few "D" class boats before numbers and the merit of the new weapon demanded moving to several numbered flotillas. The Devonport flotilla would, in 1912 or so, become the First Submarine Flotilla.
April, 1911
The flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats.[2]
| Depot Ship | |||
| Onyx | |||
| Submarines | |||
| A 7 | A 8 | A 9 | A 10 |
August, 1912
The flotilla is comprised unchanged and is still based at Devonport, but it now designated the First Submarine Flotilla.[3]
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis A. N. Cromie, 1 March, 1910[4][5] – 10 May, 1912[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 270b.
- ↑ Cromie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/86. f. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 350.
- ↑ Cromie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/86. f. 291.
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