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| − | The '''Tenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]] | + | The '''Tenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]] instituted in mid-December, 1914. |
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| − | + | Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader {{UK-Aurora}} with ''Dido'' as the depot ship and eight [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagles'']] and all the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] presently available except {{UK-Miranda}} and {{UK-Meteor}}. | |
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| + | In 1916, it was comprised of "M" class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | ||
==Battle of Jutland, June 1916== | ==Battle of Jutland, June 1916== | ||
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The Tenth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy instituted in mid-December, 1914.
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Formation
Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader Aurora with Dido as the depot ship and eight Beagles and all the M class destroyers presently available except Miranda and Meteor.
In 1916, it was comprised of "M" class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.[1]
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
Just four destroyers from the flotilla were at the Battle of Jutland:[2]
- Moorsom, Commander J. C. Hodgson
- Morris, Lieutenant-Commander E. S. Graham
- Turbulent (lost), Lieutenant-Commander D. Stuart
- Termagant, Lieutenant-Commander C. P. Blake
After Jutland, 1916
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Colin K. MacLean, D.S.O., 17 October, 1917.[3]
- Captain Wilmot Stuart Nicholson,
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 910.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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 | |||
