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− | The '''Eighth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | The '''Eighth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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+ | At the outbreak of war, the Eighth had thirteen "B", "C" and "D" class destroyers led by {{UK-Pathfinder|f=t}} and a variety of torpedo boats. It was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" and served out in the Nore Command with the Ninth flotilla, based out of Chatham.{{March|p. 164}} Its depot ships were ''Tyne'' and ''Aquarius''.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}} | ||
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− | + | |align=center colspan=140|'''Scout Cruiser''' | |
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+ | |align=center colspan=140|{{UK-Pathfinder}} | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=140|'''"30 knotters"''' | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Albacore}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Bat}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Cheerful}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Express}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Fairy}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-FlyingFish}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Mallard}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=10| ||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Osprey}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Ostrich}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Peterel}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Stag}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Star}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-Vigilant}}||align=center colspan=10| | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=140|'''First-class T.B.s''' | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=10| ||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB25}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB26}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB27}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB28}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB29}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB30}}||align=center colspan=10| | ||
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+ | |align=center colspan=10| ||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB31}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB32}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB33}}*||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB34}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB35}}||align=center colspan=20|{{UK-TB36}}||align=center colspan=10| | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | It was noted that {{UK-TB33}} was to join the Test Mobilisation, presumably delayed from a refit.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}} | ||
In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats of classes "A" through "D".{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats of classes "A" through "D".{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} |
Revision as of 15:31, 15 November 2012
The Eighth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy.
Composition
At the outbreak of war, the Eighth had thirteen "B", "C" and "D" class destroyers led by scout cruiser Pathfinder and a variety of torpedo boats. It was deemed a "Patrol Flotilla" and served out in the Nore Command with the Ninth flotilla, based out of Chatham.[1] Its depot ships were Tyne and Aquarius.[2]
Scout Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pathfinder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"30 knotters" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albacore | Bat | Cheerful | Express | Fairy | Flying Fish | Mallard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Osprey | Ostrich | Peterel | Stag | Star | Vigilant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class T.B.s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T.B. 25 | T.B. 26 | T.B. 27 | T.B. 28 | T.B. 29 | T.B. 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T.B. 31 | T.B. 32 | T.B. 33* | T.B. 34 | T.B. 35 | T.B. 36 |
It was noted that T.B. 33 was to join the Test Mobilisation, presumably delayed from a refit.[3]
In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats of classes "A" through "D".[4]
Captains (D)
Date of appointment given:
- Captain (Acting) P. A. Bateman-Champain, 3 May, 1912.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 164.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398t.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
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 |