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The '''Fifth Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
The '''Fifth Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
==Composition==
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==History==
  
'''Test Mobilisation of July 1914'''{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
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===Test Mobilisation of July 1914===
* {{UK-Thames}}
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The flotilla had the members it would carry through much of the war.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
** {{UK-C1}}, {{UK-C2}}, {{UK-C3}}, {{UK-C4}}, {{UK-C5}}, {{UK-C6}}
 
  
'''November, 1915'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1915). p. 17.</ref>
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<br>A defensive flotilla in the Nore, with the same composition as before.
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* {{UK-Thames}}  
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Tender'''
** {{UK-C1}}, {{UK-C2}}, {{UK-C3}}, {{UK-C4}}, {{UK-C5}}, {{UK-C6}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Thames}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-C1}}||align=center|{{UK-C2}}||align=center|{{UK-C3}}||align=center|{{UK-C4}}||align=center|{{UK-C5}}||align=center|{{UK-C6}}
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|}
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By September, 1914, the flotilla would be designated as a component of the [[Nore Defence Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Nore Defence Flotilla]].
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It would retain this roster until September, 1916.
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===September, 1916===
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The flotilla is redesignated as the {{UK-SF|4}} &mdash; the vessels of that formation based at Dover are now the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.{{SMNLSep16|pp. 15, 17}}
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| style="background:#CEDFF2" colspan=6 align=center | '''Part of the [[Dover Patrol]]'''
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flagship'''
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Arrogant}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Tender'''
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Hazard}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-C15}}||align=center|{{UK-C17}}||align=center|{{UK-C18}}||align=center|{{UK-C19}}||align=center|{{UK-C20}}||align=center|{{UK-C21}}
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|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-C22}}||align=center|{{UK-C28}}||align=center|{{UK-C29}}||align=center|{{UK-C30}}
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==Captains (S)==
 
==Captains (S)==

Revision as of 17:09, 16 May 2013

The Fifth Submarine Flotilla was a formation of submarines of the Royal Navy.

History

Test Mobilisation of July 1914

The flotilla had the members it would carry through much of the war.[1]

Tender
Thames
Submarines
C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6

By September, 1914, the flotilla would be designated as a component of the Nore Defence Flotilla. It would retain this roster until September, 1916.

September, 1916

The flotilla is redesignated as the Fourth Submarine Flotilla — the vessels of that formation based at Dover are now the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[2]

Part of the Dover Patrol
Flagship
Arrogant
Tender
Hazard
Submarines
C 15 C 17 C 18 C 19 C 20 C 21
  C 22 C 28 C 29 C 30

Captains (S)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). pp. 15, 17.

Bibliography

See Also


British Submarine Flotillas
First Submarine Flotilla | Second Submarine Flotilla | Third Submarine Flotilla | Fourth Submarine Flotilla
Fifth Submarine Flotilla | Sixth Submarine Flotilla | Seventh Submarine Flotilla | Eighth Submarine Flotilla
Ninth Submarine Flotilla | Tenth Submarine Flotilla | Eleventh Submarine Flotilla | Twelfth Submarine Flotilla
Thirteenth Submarine Flotilla | Fourteenth Submarine Flotilla | Fifteenth Submarine Flotilla | Sixteenth Submarine Flotilla
Ambrose's Flotilla | Mediterranean Flotilla | Platypus's Flotilla | Vulcan's Flotilla | Hong Kong Flotilla