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The '''Fourth Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
The '''Fourth 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===
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The flotilla was comprised of:{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
 
* {{UK-Hazard}}   
 
* {{UK-Hazard}}   
 
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* {{UK-C35}}
 
* {{UK-C35}}
  
'''November, 1915'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1915).  p. 13.</ref>
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===November, 1915===
<br>Operating as part of the [[Dover Patrol]], comprised of two sections with their own depot ships.
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Operating as part of the [[Dover Patrol]], comprised of two sections with their own depot ships.{{SMNLNov15|p. 13}}
 
* {{UK-Arrogant}}, flagship
 
* {{UK-Arrogant}}, flagship
 
** {{UK-A11}}, {{UK-A12}}, {{UK-C15}}, {{UK-C17}}, {{UK-C18}}
 
** {{UK-A11}}, {{UK-A12}}, {{UK-C15}}, {{UK-C17}}, {{UK-C18}}
 
* {{UK-Hazard}}
 
* {{UK-Hazard}}
 
** {{UK-C32}}, {{UK-C34}}, {{UK-C35}}, {{UK-D1}}
 
** {{UK-C32}}, {{UK-C34}}, {{UK-C35}}, {{UK-D1}}
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===September, 1916===
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An odd shuffle of submarine flotillas causes the {{UK-SF|5}}, operating as part of the [[Nore Defence Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Nore Defence Flotilla]] and the Fourth Flotilla to swap designations in wholesale fashion, though the duties of the vessels remains unchanged.  Suddenly, the Fourth Submarine Flotilla was operating with the Nore Defence Flotilla, with the roster as:{{SMNLSep16|pp. 13, 17}}
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Tender'''
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Thames}}
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
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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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==Captains (S)==
 
==Captains (S)==

Revision as of 11:54, 16 May 2013

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

History

Test Mobilisation of July 1914

The flotilla was comprised of:[1]

November, 1915

Operating as part of the Dover Patrol, comprised of two sections with their own depot ships.[2]

September, 1916

An odd shuffle of submarine flotillas causes the Fifth Submarine Flotilla, operating as part of the Nore Defence Flotilla and the Fourth Flotilla to swap designations in wholesale fashion, though the duties of the vessels remains unchanged. Suddenly, the Fourth Submarine Flotilla was operating with the Nore Defence Flotilla, with the roster as:[3]

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

Captains (S)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 13.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). pp. 13, 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