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From August 1914 into at least 1916, it was comprised of [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class destroyers]] under leader [[H.M.S. Swift (1907)|''Swift'']], all capable of 30 knots.{{March|p. 164}} The destroyers' test runnings of the 21-in Mark II torpedoes in 1916 resulted in 5 bad runs.{{March|p. 131}}{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | From August 1914 into at least 1916, it was comprised of [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class destroyers]] under leader [[H.M.S. Swift (1907)|''Swift'']], all capable of 30 knots.{{March|p. 164}} The destroyers' test runnings of the 21-in Mark II torpedoes in 1916 resulted in 5 bad runs.{{March|p. 131}}{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | ||
− | ==Battle of Jutland, June 1916== | + | ==Battle of Jutland, June 1916{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}}== |
+ | * {{UK-Tipperary}}, Flotilla leader (lost) | ||
+ | * {{UK-Broke}}, flotilla leader | ||
+ | * {{UK-Achates}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Porpoise}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Spitfire}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Unity}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Garland}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Ambuscade}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Ardent}} (lost) | ||
+ | * {{UK-Fortune}} (lost) | ||
+ | * {{UK-Sparrowhawk}} (lost) | ||
+ | * {{UK-Contest}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Shark}} (lost) | ||
+ | * {{UK-Acasta}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Ophelia}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Christopher}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Owl}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Hardy}} | ||
+ | * {{UK-Midge}} | ||
==After Jutland, 1916== | ==After Jutland, 1916== |
Revision as of 13:38, 27 September 2012
The Fourth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.
On 1 November, 1911, the flotilla was comprised of:[1]
- Topaze (flag)
- Pathfinder, Skirmisher (scouts)
- Hecla (depot ship)
- Twenty-three "30 knotters"
The following year, it was comprised of Acastas.
Contents
History
Originally the Portsmouth Destroyer Flotilla, composed of nucleus crew vessels, it became the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910.[2]
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
From August 1914 into at least 1916, it was comprised of Acasta class destroyers under leader Swift, all capable of 30 knots.[3] The destroyers' test runnings of the 21-in Mark II torpedoes in 1916 resulted in 5 bad runs.[4][5]
Battle of Jutland, June 1916[6]
- Tipperary, Flotilla leader (lost)
- Broke, flotilla leader
- Achates
- Porpoise
- Spitfire
- Unity
- Garland
- Ambuscade
- Ardent (lost)
- Fortune (lost)
- Sparrowhawk (lost)
- Contest
- Shark (lost)
- Acasta
- Ophelia
- Christopher
- Owl
- Hardy
- Midge
After Jutland, 1916
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1909.[7]
- Captain Wilfred Henderson, 1 May, 1912.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 20 April, 1910. Issue 39251, col A, p. 9.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 164.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 131.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 432.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 25 April, 1912. Issue 39882, col E, p. 10.
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 |