Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)

The Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.

In 1916, it was comprised of M class destroyers whose 104 torpedo test runs in the first half of that year proved 91% probable to endanger the enemy.

In 1917, its composition was, in part:

• Kempenfelt G.10 (flagship)
• Marne GO.5 (or G.05 per Dittmar/Colledge)
• Prince G.43
• Marmion
• Morning Star

Battle of Jutland, June 1916

Its composition in the battle was 14 "M" class destroyers and two leaders, organised as follows under the commanders given in the Official Despatches.

• light cruiser Castor, Commodore (F) James R. P. Hawksley
• destroyer Kempenfelt, Commander Harold E. Sulivan
  • Ossory, Commander Harold V. Dundas
  • Mystic, Commander Claud F. Allsup
  • Moon, Commander (Acting) Willaim D. Irvin
  • Morning Star, Lieutenant-Commander Hugh U. Fletcher
  • Magic, Lieutenant-Commander Gerald C. Wynter
  • Mounsey, Lieutenant-Commander Ralph V. Eyre
  • Mandate, Lieutenant-Commander Edward McC. W. Lawrie
  • Marne, Lieutenant-Commander George B. Hartford
  • Minion, Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. Rawlings
  • Manners, Lieutenant-Commander Gerald C. Harrison
  • Michael, Lieutenant-Commander Claude L. Bate
  • Mons, Lieutenant-Commander Robert Makin
  • Martial, Lieutenant-Commander Julian Harrison
  • Milbrook, Lieutenant Charles G. Naylor

Captains (D)

• Commodore (F) James R. P. Hawksley, in command at the Battle of Jutland.

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

• Composition of the Grand Fleet

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