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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Fourth was the last sloop flotilla to be created in the Great War, | + | The Fourth was the last sloop flotilla to be created in the Great War, apparently being created between 1 August and 1 October, 1918. |
| − | === | + | ===November, 1918=== |
| + | The flotilla appears in the ''Navy List'', comprising the bulk of the new [[Southern Patrol Force]]. It has six sloops, and the S.P.F. otherwise has a depot ship, {{UK-Venerable}} and the {{UK-Lightfoot|f=t}}, which is paid off.{{SMNLNov18|p. 19 and Supplements through March 1919}} | ||
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| + | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Southern Patrol Force]]''' | ||
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| + | |align=center colspan=6|'''Sloops''' | ||
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| + | |align=center|{{UK-BendOr}}||align=center|{{UK-Cicero}}||align=center|{{UK-Iroquois}}||align=center|{{UK-Ladas}}||align=center|{{UK-Ormonde}}||align=center|{{UK-Sefton}} | ||
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| + | ===March, 1919=== | ||
| + | The flotilla's vessels appear, along with other sloops, unlabelled, at Portland. It seems the formation was disbanded in February.{{SMNLMar19|p. 16}} | ||
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| + | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Flotilla Disbanded – sloops sent to Portland''' | ||
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| + | By June, most of the sloops would be placed in Reserve at Portland, with {{UK-Sefton}} and {{UK-Ormonde}} apparently now assigned to the [[Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla]].{{SMNLJun19|pp. 13, 17}} | ||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:44, 22 May 2018
The Fourth Sloop Flotilla was a formation of sloops of the Royal Navy.
Contents
History
The Fourth was the last sloop flotilla to be created in the Great War, apparently being created between 1 August and 1 October, 1918.
November, 1918
The flotilla appears in the Navy List, comprising the bulk of the new Southern Patrol Force. It has six sloops, and the S.P.F. otherwise has a depot ship, Venerable and the flotilla leader Lightfoot, which is paid off.[1]
| Attached to the Southern Patrol Force | |||||
| Sloops | |||||
| Bend Or | Cicero | Iroquois | Ladas | Ormonde | Sefton |
March, 1919
The flotilla's vessels appear, along with other sloops, unlabelled, at Portland. It seems the formation was disbanded in February.[2]
| Flotilla Disbanded – sloops sent to Portland |
By June, most of the sloops would be placed in Reserve at Portland, with Sefton and Ormonde apparently now assigned to the Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla.[3]
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 19 and Supplements through March 1919.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1919). pp. 13, 17.
Bibliography
See Also
| British Sloop Flotillas |
| First Sloop Flotilla | Second Sloop Flotilla | Third Sloop Flotilla | Fourth Sloop Flotilla |
| Ninth Sloop Flotilla | Tenth Sloop Flotilla | Eleventh Sloop Flotilla | Twelfth Sloop Flotilla |
| Thirteenth Sloop Flotilla |
