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The Second Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy.

History

18 May, 1906

The Flotilla had twelve destroyers, and was based at The Nore and assigned to the Channel Fleet alongside the similarly equipped First and Third Destroyer Flotillas.^[1]

Attached to the Channel Fleet
Destroyers
Earnest	Exe	Lively	Ness	Nith	Orwell
Seal	Sprightly	Swale	Thrasher	Ure	Wear

In August, 1907, the Second and the First Destroyer Flotilla transferred from the Home Fleet to the Channel Fleet.^[2]

From 1912 through at least 1916, it was comprised of Acorn class destroyers^[3] armed with the 21-in R.G.F. Mark II Torpedo.^[4] Their test runnings of the 21-in Mark II Torpedoes in the first half of 1916 resulted in 89% of the shots being dangerous to the enemy.^[5]

However, in September 1917, the flotilla ceased fleet operations and moved to Ireland where it became a sort of "Saturday Morning Breakfast Club" — its roster a large, ever-varying melange of mixed types, not of geeks, jocks and stoners, but of 30-knotters, Acorns and "R" class destroyers.

18 March, 1910

Part of the Second Division, Home Fleet. Comprised of a mixture of Rivers and older 30-knotters. Exe was temporarily reduced to nucleus crew manning.^[6]

Attached to Second Division, Home Fleet
Flagship
Bellona
Scouts
Foresight
Skirmisher
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Arab	Arun	Chelmer	Cherwell	Colne	Dee
Derwent	Doon	Erne	Ettrick	Exe	Flirt
Flying Fish	Foyle	Itchen	Jed	Kale	Kennet
Leven	Liffey	Moy	Ouse	Racehorse	Stour
Test

1 November, 1911

The flotilla was comprised of:^[7]

Bellona (flag)
Adventure, Attentive (scouts)
Blake (depot ship)
Four Beagles
Twenty Acorns

April, 1912

The Royal Navy's flotillas 1–8 were reorganised this month, leaving the 2 D.F. with sixteen destroyers of mixed type and a pair of cruisers, all with full crews and based on Rosyth alongside the First Destroyer Flotilla.^[8]

A Flotilla at Rosyth
Flagship
Bellona
Flotilla Cruiser
Attentive
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby
Cameleon	Comet	Goldfinch	Nemesis	Nereide
Nymphe

October, 1913

The First, Second and Third Destroyer Flotillas arrived at Longhope on 30 September and departed on 6 October to participate in combined exercises with the First Fleet in the North Sea.^[9]

July, 1914

Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of twenty Acorns under a cruiser. The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from flagship third class protected cruiser Amethyst.^[10]

Flotilla Cruiser
Active
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury	Goldfinch	Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

September, 1914

The Flotilla is now one of four supporting the Home and Atlantic Waters under overall flotilla flagship light cruiser Arethusa.^[11]

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Flotilla Cruiser
Active
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury	Goldfinch	Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

This roster would last just one month, as during the month, it was decided that Broke should join as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a Mark II W/T set, longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.^[12]

October, 1914

Broke is now asterisked to join as second-in-command "when ready".^[13]

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Flotilla Cruisers
	Active\|	Broke*
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury	Goldfinch	Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

On 24 November, the flotilla was attached to the Grand Fleet and the leader changed to Fearless (arriving from First Destroyer Flotilla) while Active went off to undergo a refit.^[14]

December, 1914

Broke has finally joined as second-in-command, and Fearless has arrived from First Destroyer Flotilla.^[15]

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Flotilla Cruisers
	Fearless\|	Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury	Goldfinch	Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

January, 1915

Galatea has joined as temporary flagship, and the assignment is more fully specified as being under the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets.^[16]

Under Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets
Flotilla Cruisers
Galatea			Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury	Goldfinch	Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

This roster would last until February or March.^[17]

March, 1915

Active is again flagship, with Broke as second-in-command. Though Goldfinch was wrecked on 19 February, she is still shown as attached.^[18]

Under Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets
Flotilla Cruisers
scout cruiser Active			flotilla leader Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury	Goldfinch	Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

This roster would last just the month.

April, 1915

The Flotilla is now supporting the Grand Fleet. Goldfinch is belatedly removed following her wrecking on 19 February.^[19]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Active
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet
Fury		Hope	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

This roster would last until September.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]

September, 1915

From this month, the asterisked ships are tenders to H.M.S. Vivid rather than Blake.^[24]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Active
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Acorn*	Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Comet*
Fury*		Hope*	Larne	Lyra
Martin	Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe
Redpole*	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake*	Staunch*

This roster would last just the month.

October, 1915

flotilla leader Tipperary has been slyly added to the ships tender to H.M.S. Vivid, though she is not denoted as having special status. The ships with Vivid, however, are now marked as being "detached from Grand Fleet".^[25]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Active
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Larne	Lyra	Martin
Minstrel	Nemesis	Nereide	Nymphe	Rifleman	Ruby

Temporarily Detached from Grand Fleet, tenders to H.M.S. Vivid
Tipperary
Acorn	Comet	Fury	Tipperary
Hope	Redpole	Sheldrake	Staunch

This roster would last just the month.

November, 1915

Tipperary's detached group has attracted more destroyers from the attached group, and Active has been removed for work "in Home Waters or on detached service".^[26]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Larne
Lyra	Martin	Nemesis	Nymphe

Temporarily Detached from Grand Fleet, tenders to H.M.S. Vivid
Flotilla Leader
Tipperary
Destroyers
Acorn	Comet	Fury	Hope	Minstrel
Nereide	Redpole	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake	Staunch

This roster would last just the month.

December, 1915

The detached group has attracted two more destroyers from the attached group, and Comet, Fury, Redpole and Staunch have been transferred to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterraean.^[27]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Alarm	Cameleon	Larne	Lyra	Nemesis	Nymphe

Temporarily Detached from Grand Fleet, tenders to H.M.S. Vivid
Flotilla Leader
Tipperary
Destroyers
Acorn	Brisk	Hope	Martin	Minstrel
Nereide	Rifleman	Ruby	Sheldrake

This roster would last just the month.

January, 1916

The detached group has seduced four more destroyers from the attached group, leaving a mere two behind. Acorn, Minstrel, Rifleman and Sheldrake have also been transferred to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterraean.^[28]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
	Nemesis	Nymphe

Temporarily Detached from Grand Fleet, tenders to H.M.S. Vivid
Flotilla Leader
Tipperary
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Larne
Lyra	Martin	Nereide	Ruby

This roster would last just the month.

February, 1916

The starvation continues, and only a single destroyer remains in the group attached to the Grand Fleet. Larne and Nemesis appear to have gone missing in some administrative sense.^[29]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake
Destroyers
Nymphe

Temporarily Detached from Grand Fleet, tenders to H.M.S. Vivid
Flotilla Leader
Tipperary
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope
Lyra	Martin	Nereide	Ruby

March, 1916

With depot ship Blake, it appears that Broke alone is still supporting the Grand Fleet. Larne and Nemesis have re-appeared in the detached group, but Nymphe is not mentioned, and trusty Tipperary has gone off to join the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron.^[30]

Part of the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Leader, Second-in-Command
Broke
Depot Ship
Blake

Temporarily Detached from Grand Fleet, tenders to H.M.S. Vivid
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Lyra
Martin	Nereide	Ruby	Larne	Nemesis

April, 1916

The Flotilla has been removed from its place in the Grand Fleet, but with Nymphe back in the roster, the formation is now eleven destroyers under orders of Captain-in-Charge, Devonport with no mention of a depot ship or leaders. The format is not clear, but the flotilla may be under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping.^[31]

Under orders of Captain-in-Charge, Devonport
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Lyra	Martin
Nereide	Ruby	Nemesis	Larne	Nymphe

This roster would last until June. In May, it was noted that the flotilla was temporarily tender to Vernon.^[32]

June, 1916

Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, Nymphe has again gone missing.^[33]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Lyra	Martin
	Nereide	Ruby	Nemesis	Larne

This roster would last just the month.

July, 1916

The Acheron class destroyer Tigress has joined from the First Destroyer Flotilla.^[34]^[35]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Lyra	Martin
Nereide	Ruby	Nemesis	Larne	Tigress

This roster would last until September.^[36]

September, 1916

The second class protected cruiser Eclipse has joined, bearing a Captain (D).^[37]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Lyra	Martin
Nereide	Ruby	Nemesis	Larne	Tigress

October, 1916

Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, Hope has left for an undiscovered appointment.^[38]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon		Lyra	Martin
Nereide	Ruby	Nemesis	Larne	Tigress

November, 1916

The destroyer Hope has magically returned and seven Acheron class destroyers (Acheron, Archer, Ariel, Attack, Goshawk, Hydra and Lizard) have arrived from the First Destroyer Flotilla.^[39]^[40]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Cameleon	Hope	Lyra	Martin
Nereide	Ruby	Nemesis	Larne	Tigress
Acheron	Archer	Ariel	Attack	Goshawk
		Hydra	Lizard

December, 1916

Cameleon, Nereide, Larne, Nemesis have been sent to join the Adriatic Squadron.^[41]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Acheron	Alarm	Archer	Ariel	Attack	Brisk	Lyra
Hope	Martin	Goshawk	Ruby	Hydra	Lizard	Tigress

Some blessed level of stability was finally found, as this roster would last until April, 1917.^[42]^[43]

April, 1917

Lapwing and Phoenix have joined from the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.^[44]^[45]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Acheron	Alarm	Archer	Ariel	Attack	Brisk	Goshawk	Hope
Hydra	Lapwing	Lizard	Lyra	Martin	Phoenix	Ruby	Tigress

May, 1917

Hydra has been detached.^[46]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Acheron	Alarm	Archer	Ariel	Attack	Brisk	Goshawk	Hope
	Lapwing	Lizard	Lyra	Martin	Phoenix	Ruby	Tigress

This roster would last just the month.

June, 1917

Jackal and Badger have joined from an escort flotilla in Portsmouth.^[47]^[48]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Acheron	Alarm	Archer	Ariel	Attack	Badger
Brisk	Goshawk	Hope	Jackal	Lapwing	Lizard
Lyra	Martin	Phoenix	Ruby	Tigress

This roster would last just the month.

July, 1917

Hydra has returned.^[49]

Under orders of Commander-in-Charge, Devonport
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Eclipse
Destroyers
Acheron	Alarm	Archer	Ariel	Attack	Badger
Brisk	Goshawk	Hope	Hydra	Jackal	Lapwing
Lizard	Lyra	Martin	Phoenix	Ruby	Tigress

This roster would last until September, 1917.^[50]

September, 1917

A new epoch dawned for the flotilla in September, as it has been moved to the Northern Division of Ireland Station, headquartered at Buncrana. The cruiser has left with four destroyers: Eclipse, Ariel, Attack, Goshawk, Lyra and Tigress have been sent to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.^[51]

A number of "M" class destroyers have arrived: Mandate, Martial, Michael and Milbrook from the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, and Pelican from the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla,^[52] as well as Ossory and Marne which had been with the Eleventh in July.^[53] Finally, Nicator and Portia joined from a miasma of ships already puttering about Buncrana.^[54] A pair of 30-knotters and "R" class also joined, tendered to different vessels.

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Badger	Hope	Jackal	Lapwing
Lizard	Martin	Ossory	Ruby	Mandate	Portia
Marne	Martial	Michael	Milbrook	Nicator	Pelican
Tenders to Sandhurst loaned from Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla
Restless			Rob Roy
Tenders to Thetis
Thorn			Wolf

October, 1917

The large roster continues to change, bringing in an even greater diversity of types — a culture conducive to patrol and escort operations but not fleet work.^[55]

Grasshopper, Beagle, Harpy, Scourge and Wolverine fresh from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla,^[56] as well as Foxhound recently of that flotilla.^[57]

A number of "M" class destroyers also joined: Moresby from the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla, Orestes from the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla,^[58] while sister Miranda was to arrive "shortly" from the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.^[59]

Rob Roy has bucked the trend by departing to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla.^[60]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Alarm	Brisk	Badger	Beagle	Foxhound
Grasshopper	Harpy	Hope	Jackal	Lapwing
Martin	Ossory	Ruby	Mandate	Portia
Marne	Martial	Michael	Milbrook	Miranda*
Moresby	Nicator	Pelican	Scourge	Wolverine
Tenders to Greenwich loaned from Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla
Orestes
Tenders to Sandhurst loaned from Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla
Restless
Tenders to Thetis
	Thorn		Wolf

On 2 October 1917, Brisk struck a mine while moving to assist the torpedoed armoured cruiser Drake.^[61]

November, 1917

Seven destroyers have left while three joined, and Miranda still seems slow to actually join.^[62]

Destroyers Jackal, Lapwing and Ruby have moved over to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla^[63] and Alarm and Hope would re-appear there a month later.^[64] Orestes has departed to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla and Restless to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla.^[65]

Some old destroyers have come in from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, Bulldog freshly so,^[66] and Mosquito and Racoon after two months seemingly lost in the paperwork.^[67]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Badger	Beagle	Brisk	Bulldog	Foxhound
Grasshopper	Harpy	Martin	Ossory	Mandate
Portia	Marne	Martial	Michael	Milbrook
Miranda*	Moresby	Mosquito	Nicator	Pelican
	Racoon	Scourge	Wolverine
Tenders to Thetis
	Thorn		Wolf

December, 1917

Three destroyers have left while five have joined.^[68]

Brisk has been removed, presumably as she is having her mine damage repaired — she would return in March, 1918. Martin has gone, to appear in January in the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.^[69] Miranda has gone directly to the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.^[70]

Minos will be joining "shortly" from the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.^[71] Savage joined from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla,^[72] and Express and Osprey from the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.^[73]

Pigeon also joined, recently of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.^[74]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Badger	Beagle	Bulldog	Foxhound	Grasshopper
Harpy	Ossory	Mandate	Portia	Marne
Martial	Michael	Milbrook	Minos*	Moresby
Mosquito	Nicator	Pelican	Pigeon	Racoon
	Savage	Scourge	Wolverine
Tenders to Thetis
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

January, 1918

Wolverine has been removed after being sunk in a collision in December, and Pincher and Rattlesnake have joined from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, although Rattlesnake's arrival will occur "shortly".^[75]^[76]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Badger	Beagle	Bulldog	Foxhound	Grasshopper
Harpy	Ossory	Mandate	Portia	Marne
Martial	Michael	Milbrook	Minos*	Moresby
Mosquito	Nicator	Pelican	Pigeon	Pincher
Racoon	Rattlesnake*	Savage	Scourge
Tenders to Thetis
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

February, 1918

Rattlesnake has detached, eventually to re-appear in the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in April,^[77] while Grampus and Scorpion have joined from the Mediterranean Fleet, although Grampus will actually join "shortly" (although Minos has now joined).^[78]^[79]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Badger	Beagle	Bulldog	Foxhound	Grampus*
Grasshopper	Harpy	Ossory	Mandate	Portia
Marne	Martial	Michael	Milbrook	Minos
Moresby	Mosquito	Nicator	Pelican	Pigeon
Pincher	Racoon	Savage	Scorpion	Scourge
Tenders to Thetis
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

March, 1918

Brisk has rejoined in a paid off condition following her mining, and Grampus still has yet to join. Mosquito has paid off, and Racoon has been detached as she wrecked on 9 January. The second depot ship has changed, as well.^[80]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Badger	Beagle	Brisk*	Bulldog	Foxhound
Grampus*	Grasshopper	Harpy	Ossory	Mandate
Portia	Marne	Martial	Michael	Milbrook
Minos	Moresby	Mosquito*	Nicator	Pelican
Pigeon	Pincher	Savage	Scorpion	Scourge
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

April, 1918

Badger has disappeared, not to re-appear until August in the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla at Brindisi.^[81] Basilisk will soon be joining from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla,^[82] Manners from the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla and Mons from the Third Destroyer Flotilla.^[83] The resulting flotilla was as follows.^[84]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk*	Beagle	Brisk*	Bulldog	Foxhound
Grampus*	Grasshopper	Harpy	Mandate	Manners
Marne	Martial	Michael	Milbrook	Minos
Mons	Moresby	Mosquito*	Nicator	Ossory
Pelican	Pigeon	Pincher	Portia	Savage
	Scorpion		Scourge
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

May, 1918

Six more "M" class destroyers have joined: Magic, Medway, Mounsey and Mystic from the Third Destroyer Flotilla, Mindful from the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla and Musketeer from the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla. Basilisk is now marked as paid off, and also still yet to actually join. Brisk remains paid off and Grampus has still not actually joined.^[85]^[86]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk*	Beagle	Brisk*	Bulldog	Foxhound
Grampus*	Grasshopper	Harpy	Magic	Mandate
Manners	Marne	Martial	Medway	Michael
Milbrook	Mindful	Minos	Mons	Moresby
Mosquito	Mounsey	Mystic	Musketeer	Nicator
Ossory	Pelican	Pigeon	Pincher	Portia
	Savage	Scorpion	Scourge
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

June, 1918

Eleven destroyers have departed: Beagle, Bulldog, Foxhound, Grasshopper, Harpy, Mosquito, Pincher, Savage, Scorpion and Scourge to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, and Brisk to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla. Basilisk, Grampus and Magic are paid off.^[87]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk*	Grampus*	Magic*	Mandate	Manners
Marne	Martial	Medway	Michael	Milbrook
Mindful	Minos	Mons	Moresby	Mounsey
Mystic	Musketeer	Nicator	Ossory	Pelican
	Pigeon		Portia
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

July, 1918

Astonishingly, the roster remains unchanged. Basilisk and Grampus are no longer paid off; Magic remains so.^[88]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk	Grampus	Magic*	Mandate	Manners
Marne	Martial	Medway	Michael	Milbrook
Mindful	Minos	Mons	Moresby	Mounsey
Musketeer	Mystic	Nicator	Ossory	Pelican
	Pigeon		Portia
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

August, 1918

Magic remains paid off. Renard from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla is added, to join "shortly".^[89]^[90]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk	Grampus	Magic*	Mandate	Manners
Marne	Martial	Medway	Michael	Milbrook
Mindful	Minos	Mons	Moresby	Mounsey
Musketeer	Mystic	Nicator	Ossory	Pelican
	Pigeon	Portia	Renard*
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

Given the variability of this flotilla, this roster likely changed in September, but the next Supplement available to me is for November.

November, 1918

Magic remains paid off; Milbrook is, also. Sometime after August, Beagle and Foxhound joined from the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, and Rattlesnake from the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla. Additionally, Marne, Medway, Michael, Mystic, Nicator and Pelican are marked as being on loan to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla which is operating with the Grand Fleet.^[91]^[92]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk	Beagle	Foxhound	Grampus	Magic*
Mandate	Manners	Marne*	Martial	Medway*
Michael*	Milbrook	Mindful	Minos	Mons
Moresby	Mounsey	Musketeer	Mystic*	Nicator*
	Ossory	Pelican*	Pigeon
	Portia	Rattlesnake	Renard
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
Express	Thorn		Wolf	Osprey

December, 1918

Magic and Milbrook remain paid off; Mounsey now is, also. The six destroyers on loan to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla appear to be back. Wolf has been dropped, and seemingly has vanished from the Navy List for undiscovered reasons.^[93]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Depot Ship
Hecla
Destroyers
Basilisk	Beagle	Foxhound	Grampus	Magic*
Mandate	Manners	Marne	Martial	Medway
Michael	Milbrook*	Mindful	Minos	Mons
Moresby	Mounsey*	Musketeer	Mystic	Nicator
	Ossory	Pelican	Pigeon
	Portia	Rattlesnake	Renard
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
	Express	Thorn	Osprey

January, 1919

With the war over, the ships have been ordered to Home Ports, though a few remain here. Magic and Mounsey remain paid off, though Milbrook does not. Depot ship Hecla, Basilisk, Beagle, Foxhound, Renard, Manners, Moresby and Pigeon have gone to the Nore, Rattlesnake, Medway, Nicator have gone to Portsmouth, Mandate, Marne, Martial, Mindful, Mons, Musketeer, Ossory and Portia to Devonport.^[94]

Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)
Destroyers
Grampus	Minos	Magic*	Mounsey*	Michael
	Mystic*	Milbrook	Pelican
Tenders to Template:UK-Vigorous
	Express	Thorn	Osprey

February, 1919

The Flotilla no longer appears in the Navy List. Presumably, the other ships have also been ordered to Home Ports. Express and Grampus went to the Nore, Minos to Portsmouth, and Milbrook, Mounsey, Mystic to Devonport, with Magic, Michael and Pelican soon to follow them. The wartime history of the flotilla was at an end.^[95]

March, 1919

The formation has returned to life as one of seven new Grand Fleet flotillas for the post-war navy, crafted from a pair of leaders, a depot ship and 16 ultra-modern destroyers.^[96]

Supporting the Grand Fleet one of seven modern flotillas
Flotilla Leader, Captain (D)
Spenser
Division Leader
Shakespeare
Depot Ship
Sandhurst
Destroyers
Vidette	Valentine	Vectis	Vega	Venetia	Verulam
Vesper	Vimiera	Violent	Walpole	Windsor	Wessex
	Wolfhound	Westminster	Winchelsea	Westcott

[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 5 January, 1909^[97]^[98] – 7 February, 1911^[99]
Captain The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 7 February, 1911^[100]
Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1912^[101] – 1 December, 1913^[102]
Captain James U. Farie, 1 December, 1913^[103] – 11 March, 1914^[104]
Captain James R. P. Hawksley, 11 March, 1914^[105] – 1915^[106]
Captain John B. Sparks, 12 October, 1915^[107] – October, 1919^[108]
Captain Colin K. MacLean, 1 March, 1919^[109] – 29 April, 1920^[110]
Captain Humphrey T. Walwyn, 29 April, 1920^[111]^[112] – 9 May, 1922^[113]
Captain Roger L'E. M. Rede, 9 May, 1922^[114] – 1 November, 1923^[115]
Captain Eric G. Robinson, 1 November, 1923^[116] – 30 May, 1925^[117]
Captain George H. D'O. Lyon, 30 May, 1925^[118] – 7 May, 1927^[119]
Captain Montague G. B. Legge, 2 May, 1927^[120] – 19 December, 1928^[121]
Captain William J. Whitworth, 19 December, 1928^[122] – February, 1931^[123]
Captain Alfred H. Taylor, 5 July, 1931 – 12 May, 1932
Captain Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 26 May, 1932^[124] – August, 1934^[125]
Captain Cedric S. Holland, August, 1934 – 12 January, 1937
Captain Denis W. Boyd, 7 October, 1936^[126] – 25 February, 1938^[127]
Captain Ralph Kerr, 25 February, 1938^[128] – 28 July, 1939^[129]
Captain Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 28 July, 1939^[130]^[131] – 10 April, 1940^[132] (killed while in this post)
Commander Arthur N. Rowell, – c. 1940^[133] (temporary?)
Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, c. 1940^[134] – 19 October, 1942^[135] (vice Rowell)
Captain James A. McCoy, 6 September, 1942^[136] – 12 March, 1943^[137] (vice Nicolson)

Second in Command

Dates of appointment given:

Captain Richard J. R. Scott, February, 1930^[138]

Other Personnel

Gunnery Duties

Footnotes

↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). pp. 269, 270a.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 13 August, 1907. Issue 38410, col B, p. 10.
↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. p. 36.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269.
↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
↑ "Torpedo Flotilla Organization" The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 39866.
↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 01, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40331.
↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July 1914.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 11.
↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 104.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 11.
↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 218-9.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 11.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 11.
↑ No Supplement for February, 1915 has been found.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 11.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 11.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1915). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1915). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). pp. 12, 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). pp. 12, 20.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1916). pp. 12, 20.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). pp. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). pp. 12, 13.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). pp. 14, 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). pp. 14, 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). pp. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 162.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 16.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 21.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). p. 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 18.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 18.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 18.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). pp. 17, 18, 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 17, 18, 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 18.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 17, 22.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 18.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). pp. 17, 28.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). pp. 18-20.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 19, 20.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 11.
↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 372.
↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
↑ "2nd Flotilla Command." The Times (London, England), Friday, July 28, 1939, Issue 48369, p.25.
↑ "2nd Flotilla Command." The Times (London, England), 28 July 1939, p. 25.
↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/23. f. 23.
↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/23. f. 23.
↑ Nicolson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/171. f. 171.
↑ Nicolson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/171. f. 171.
↑ Nicolson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/171. f. 171.
↑ McCoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/145. f. 145.
↑ McCoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/145. f. 145.
↑ "NMAF." The Times (London, England), 18 Feb. 1930, p. 10.

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 The '''Second Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
+==History==
+===18 May, 1906===
+The Flotilla had twelve destroyers, and was based at The Nore and assigned to the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]] alongside the similarly equipped [[First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]] and {{UK-DF|3}}s.{{NLJun06|pp. 269, 270''a''}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the Channel Fleet'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Earnest}}||align=center|{{UK-Exe}}||align=center|{{UK-Lively}}||align=center|{{UK-Ness}}||align=center|{{UK-Nith}}||align=center|{{UK-Orwell}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Seal}}||align=center|{{UK-Sprightly}}||align=center|{{UK-Swale}}||align=center|{{UK-Thrasher}}||align=center|{{UK-Ure}}||align=center|{{UK-Wear}}
+|-
+|}
+In August, 1907, the Second and the {{UK-DF|1}} transferred from the Home Fleet to the [[Channel Fleet]].{{NMI|Tuesday, 13 August, 1907.  Issue '''38410''', col B, p. 10}}
 From 1912 through at least 1916, it was comprised of [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyers]]{{March|p. 160}} armed with the [[21-in R.G.F. Mark II Torpedo]].{{ARTS1912|p. 36}} Their test runnings of the 21-in Mark II Torpedoes in the first half of 1916 resulted in 89% of the shots being dangerous to the enemy.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}
@@ Line 5: / Line 24: @@
 However, in September 1917, the flotilla ceased fleet operations and moved to Ireland where it became a sort of "Saturday Morning Breakfast Club" &mdash; its roster a large, ever-varying melange of mixed types, not of geeks, jocks and stoners, but of 30-knotters, ''Acorns'' and "R" class destroyers.
-==Composition==
+===18 March, 1910===
+Part of the Second Division, Home Fleet. Comprised of a mixture of [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''Rivers'']] and older 30-knotters. {{UK-Exe}} was temporarily reduced to nucleus crew manning.{{NLApr10|p. 269}}
+{|style="margin:0" width=75% class="toccolours"
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to Second Division, Home Fleet'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flagship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bellona}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Scouts'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Foresight}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Skirmisher}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Arab}}||align=center|{{UK-Arun}}||align=center|{{UK-Chelmer}}||align=center|{{UK-Cherwell}}||align=center|{{UK-Colne}}||align=center|{{UK-Dee}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Derwent}}||align=center|{{UK-Doon}}||align=center|{{UK-Erne}}||align=center|{{UK-Ettrick}}||align=center|{{UK-Exe}}||align=center|{{UK-Flirt}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-FlyingFish}}||align=center|{{UK-Foyle}}||align=center|{{UK-Itchen}}||align=center|{{UK-Jed}}||align=center|{{UK-Kale}}||align=center|{{UK-Kennet}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Leven}}||align=center|{{UK-Liffey}}||align=center|{{UK-Moy}}||align=center|{{UK-Ouse}}||align=center|{{UK-Racehorse}}||align=center|{{UK-Stour}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Test}}
+|}
 ===1 November, 1911===
 The flotilla was comprised of:{{March|p. 160}}
 * {{UK-Bellona}} (flag)
-* {{UK-Adventure}}, {{UK-Attentive}} (scouts)
+* {{UK-1Adventure}}, {{UK-Attentive}} (scouts)
 * {{UK-Blake}} (depot ship)
 * Four [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagles'']]
 * Twenty [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorns'']]
+===April, 1912===
+The Royal Navy's flotillas 1&ndash;8 were reorganised this month, leaving the 2 D.F. with sixteen destroyers of mixed type and a pair of cruisers, all with full crews and based on Rosyth alongside the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization"  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 39866.</ref>
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''A Flotilla at Rosyth'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flagship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Bellona}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Attentive}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Redpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Rifleman}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Nymphe}}
+|}
+===October, 1913===
+The [[First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]], Second and {{UK-DF|3}}s arrived at [[Longhope]] on 30 September and departed on 6 October to participate in combined exercises with the First Fleet in the North Sea.<ref>"Movements of Ships."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 01, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40331.</ref>
 ===July, 1914===
-Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of twenty [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorns'']] under {{UK-Active|f=t}} with depot ship {{UK-Blake}}.  The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from flagship {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July 1914}}
+Part of the First Fleet, the Flotilla was now comprised of twenty [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorns'']] under a cruiser.  The Commodore (T) directed First Fleet's four flotillas from flagship {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July 1914}}
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-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Active}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 30: / Line 124: @@
 ===September, 1914===
-With depot ship still being {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla was one of four supporting the Home and Atlantic Waters under overall flotilla flagship {{UK-Arethusa|f=t}}.{{SMNLSep14|p. 11}}
+The Flotilla is now one of four supporting the Home and Atlantic Waters under overall flotilla flagship {{UK-1Arethusa|f=t}}.{{SMNLSep14|p. 11}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Active|f=t}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters'''
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-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Active}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
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@@ Line 43: / Line 149: @@
 |}
-This roster would last just one month, as during the month, it was decided that {{UK-Broke}} should join as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|Mark II W/T set]], longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}}
+This roster would last just one month, as during the month, it was decided that {{UK-1Broke}} should join as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|Mark II W/T set]], longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}}
 ===October, 1914===
-With depot ship still being {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla was still supporting Home and Atlantic Waters, but {{UK-Broke}} was asterisked to join as second-in-command "when ready".{{SMNLOct14|p. 11}}
+{{UK-1Broke}} is now asterisked to join as second-in-command "when ready".{{SMNLOct14|p. 11}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Active|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}*
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruisers'''
+|-
+|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=1|{{UK-1Active}}|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=1|{{UK-1Broke}}*
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 59: / Line 177: @@
 |}
-On 24 November, the flotilla was attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] and the leader changed to {{UK-Fearless}} (arriving from {{UK-DF|1}}) while {{UK-Active}} went off to undergo a refit.{{GFConferences1914|p. 218-9}}
+On 24 November, the flotilla was attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] and the leader changed to {{UK-1Fearless}} (arriving from {{UK-DF|1}}) while {{UK-1Active}} went off to undergo a refit.{{GFConferences1914|p. 218-9}}
 ===December, 1914===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla was still supporting Home and Atlantic Waters.  {{UK-Broke}} has joined, and {{UK-Fearless}} has arrived from {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLDec14|p. 11}}
+{{UK-1Broke}} has finally joined as second-in-command, and {{UK-1Fearless}} has arrived from {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLDec14|p. 11}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Fearless|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}*
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruisers'''
+|-
+|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=1|{{UK-1Fearless}}|&nbsp;||align=center colspan=1|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 76: / Line 206: @@
 ===January, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla was still supporting Home and Atlantic Waters.  {{UK-Galatea}} has joined as temporary flagship.{{SMNLJan15|p. 11}}
+{{UK-1Galatea}} has joined as temporary flagship, and the assignment is more fully specified as being under the [[Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets]].{{SMNLJan15|p. 11}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Galatea|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Under [[Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruisers'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Galatea}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 92: / Line 234: @@
 ===March, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla was still supporting Home and Atlantic Waters.  {{UK-Active}} is again flagship.  Though {{UK-Goldfinch}} was wrecked on 19 February, she is still shown as attached.{{SMNLMar15|p. 14}}
+{{UK-1Active}} is again flagship, with {{UK-1Broke}} as second-in-command.  Though {{UK-Goldfinch}} was wrecked on 19 February, she is still shown as attached.{{SMNLMar15|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Active|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Under [[Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruisers'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Active|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Broke|f=t}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Goldfinch}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 108: / Line 262: @@
 ===April, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla is now supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Goldfinch}} is belatedly removed following her wrecking on 19 February.{{SMNLApr15|p. 11}}
+The Flotilla is now supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Goldfinch}} is belatedly removed following her wrecking on 19 February.{{SMNLApr15|p. 11}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Active|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Active}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 124: / Line 294: @@
 ===September, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  From this month, the asterisked ships are tenders to {{UK-Vivid}} rather than ''Blake''.{{SMNLSep15|p. 12}}
+From this month, the asterisked ships are tenders to {{UK-Vivid}} rather than ''Blake''.{{SMNLSep15|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Active|f=t}}||&nbsp;||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Active}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}*||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}*
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}*||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}*
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Fury}}*||align=center|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}*||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}*||align=center|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}*||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
@@ Line 140: / Line 326: @@
 ===October, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, the Flotilla is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Tipperary|f=t}} has been slyly added to the ships tender to {{UK-Vivid}}, though she is not denoted as having special status.  The ships with ''Vivid'', however,  are now marked as being "detached from Grand Fleet".{{SMNLOct15|p. 12}}
+{{UK-Tipperary|f=t}} has been slyly added to the ships tender to {{UK-Vivid}}, though she is not denoted as having special status.  The ships with ''Vivid'', however,  are now marked as being "detached from Grand Fleet".{{SMNLOct15|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Active|f=t}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Active}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
@@ Line 150: / Line 351: @@
 |}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=4 | '''Temporarily Detached from [[Grand Fleet]]''', tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}
+|-
 |align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Tipperary}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}||align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Tipperary}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}||align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Tipperary}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Redpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Sheldrake}}||align=center|{{UK-Staunch}}
@@ Line 161: / Line 365: @@
 ===November, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, only part of the Flotilla is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]], with a {{UK-Tipperary}} now designated as leader for the detached group, tendered to {{UK-Vivid}}.  Moreover, the detached group has attracted more destroyers from the attached group, and {{UK-Active}} has been removed for work "in Home Waters or on detached service".{{SMNLNov15|pp. 12, 14}}
+{{UK-Tipperary}}'s detached group has attracted more destroyers from the attached group, and {{UK-1Active}} has been removed for work "in Home Waters or on detached service".{{SMNLNov15|pp. 12, 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=4|'''Attached to Grand Fleet, tenders to {{UK-Blake}}'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=4 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}
@@ Line 173: / Line 386: @@
 |}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Detached, tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Tipperary|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Temporarily Detached from [[Grand Fleet]]''', tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Comet}}||align=center|{{UK-Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||&nbsp;
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Tipperary}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-1Comet}}||align=center|{{UK-1Fury}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}||&nbsp;
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Redpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Rifleman}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Sheldrake}}||align=center|{{UK-Staunch}}
@@ Line 186: / Line 404: @@
 ===December, 1915===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, only part of the Flotilla is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  The detached group has attracted two more destroyers from the attached group, and {{UK-Comet}}, {{UK-Fury}}, {{UK-Redpole}} and {{UK-Staunch}} have been transferred to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterraean.{{SMNLDec15|pp. 12, 20}}
+The detached group has attracted two more destroyers from the attached group, and {{UK-1Comet}}, {{UK-1Fury}}, {{UK-Redpole}} and {{UK-Staunch}} have been transferred to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterraean.{{SMNLDec15|pp. 12, 20}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Attached to Grand Fleet, tenders to {{UK-Blake}}'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
 |}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Detached, tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Temporarily Detached from [[Grand Fleet]]''', tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Leader'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Tipperary}}
 |-
-|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Tipperary|f=t}}
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Acorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Minstrel}}
@@ Line 209: / Line 441: @@
 ===January, 1916===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, only a tiny part of the Flotilla is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  The detached group has seduced four more destroyers from the attached group, and {{UK-Acorn}}, {{UK-Minstrel}}, {{UK-Rifleman}} and {{UK-Sheldrake}} have also been transferred to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterraean.{{SMNLJan16|pp. 12, 20}}
+The detached group has seduced four more destroyers from the attached group, leaving a mere two behind.  {{UK-Acorn}}, {{UK-Minstrel}}, {{UK-Rifleman}} and {{UK-Sheldrake}} have also been transferred to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterraean.{{SMNLJan16|pp. 12, 20}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Attached to Grand Fleet, tenders to {{UK-Blake}}'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|colspan=2|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
 |}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Detached, tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Temporarily Detached from [[Grand Fleet]]''', tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Leader'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Tipperary}}
 |-
-|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Tipperary|f=t}}
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}
@@ Line 232: / Line 478: @@
 ===February, 1916===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, only a tiny part of the Flotilla is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Larne}} and {{UK-Nemesis}} appear to have gone missing in some administrative sense.{{SMNLFeb16|pp. 12}}
+The starvation continues, and only a single destroyer remains in the group attached to the Grand Fleet.  {{UK-Larne}} and {{UK-Nemesis}} appear to have gone missing in some administrative sense.{{SMNLFeb16|pp. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Attached to Grand Fleet, tenders to {{UK-Blake}}'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Blake}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nymphe}}
 |}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=4|'''Detached, tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=4 | '''Temporarily Detached from [[Grand Fleet]]''', tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|'''Flotilla Leader'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Tipperary}}
 |-
-|align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Tipperary|f=t}}
+|align=center colspan=4|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}
@@ Line 251: / Line 511: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}
 |}
-This roster would last just the month.
 ===March, 1916===
-With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, it appears that {{UK-Broke}} alone is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Larne}} and {{UK-Nemesis}} have re-appeared in the detached group, but {{UK-Nymphe}} is not mentioned, and trusty {{UK-Tipperary}} has gone off to join the {{UK-LCS|5}}.{{SMNLMar16|pp. 12, 13}}
+With depot ship {{UK-Blake}}, it appears that {{UK-1Broke}} alone is still supporting the [[Grand Fleet]].  {{UK-Larne}} and {{UK-Nemesis}} have re-appeared in the detached group, but {{UK-Nymphe}} is not mentioned, and trusty {{UK-Tipperary}} has gone off to join the {{UK-LCS|5}}.{{SMNLMar16|pp. 12, 13}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Attached to Grand Fleet, tenders to {{UK-Blake}}'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Broke|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''', Second-in-Command
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Broke}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Blake}}
 |}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Detached, tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Temporarily Detached from [[Grand Fleet]]''', tenders to {{UK-Vivid}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
@@ Line 270: / Line 538: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}
 |}
-This roster would last just the month.
 ===April, 1916===
-The Flotilla has been removed from its Grand Fleet role, but with {{UK-Nymphe}} back in the roster, the formation is now eleven destroyers under orders of Captain-in-Charge, Devonport with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  The format is not clear, but the flotilla may be under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping.{{SMNLApr16|p. 14}}
+The Flotilla has been removed from its place in the Grand Fleet, but with {{UK-Nymphe}} back in the roster, the formation is now eleven destroyers under orders of Captain-in-Charge, Devonport with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  The format is not clear, but the flotilla may be under overall command of the [[Admiral of Minesweeping]].{{SMNLApr16|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Captain-in-Charge, Devonport'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Captain-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
@@ Line 287: / Line 556: @@
 ===June, 1916===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, {{UK-Nymphe}} has again gone missing.{{SMNLJun16|p. 14}}
+Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the [[Admiral of Minesweeping]]) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, {{UK-Nymphe}} has again gone missing.{{SMNLJun16|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}
 |}
@@ Line 300: / Line 572: @@
 ===July, 1916===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport  (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, the ''Acheron'' class destroyer {{UK-Tigress}} has joined from the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLJul16|p. 14}}{{SMNLJun16|p. 12}}
+The ''Acheron'' class destroyer {{UK-Tigress}} has joined from the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLJul16|p. 14}}{{SMNLJun16|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
@@ Line 313: / Line 588: @@
 ===September, 1916===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport  (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}} has joined, bearing a Captain (D).{{SMNLSep16|p. 14}}
+The {{UK-1Eclipse|f=t}} has joined, bearing a Captain (D).{{SMNLSep16|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
@@ Line 324: / Line 604: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
 |}
-This roster would last just the month.
 ===October, 1916===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport  (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, {{UK-Hope}} has left for an undiscovered appointment.{{SMNLOct16|p. 14}}
+Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport  (under overall command of the [[Admiral of Minesweeping]]) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, {{UK-Hope}} has left for an undiscovered appointment.{{SMNLOct16|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
@@ Line 339: / Line 622: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
 |}
-This roster would last just the month.
 ===November, 1916===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport  (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders, {{UK-Hope}} has magically returned and seven ''Acheron'' class destroyers ({{UK-Acheron}}, {{UK-Archer}}, {{UK-Ariel}}, {{UK-Attack}}, {{UK-Goshawk}}, {{UK-Hydra}} and {{UK-Lizard}}) have arrived from the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLNov16|p. 14}}{{SMNLOct16|p. 12}}
+The {{UK-Hope|f=t}} has magically returned and seven ''Acheron'' class destroyers ({{UK-1Acheron}}, {{UK-Archer}}, {{UK-Ariel}}, {{UK-Attack}}, {{UK-Goshawk}}, {{UK-Hydra}} and {{UK-Lizard}}) have arrived from the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLNov16|p. 14}}{{SMNLOct16|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=7|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=7|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||align=center|{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hydra}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Cameleon}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Nereide}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nemesis}}||align=center|{{UK-Larne}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||align=center|{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}
+|-
+|colspan=2|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Hydra}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}
 |}
-This roster would last just the month.
 ===December, 1916===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  {{UK-Cameleon}}, {{UK-Nereide}}, {{UK-Larne}}, {{UK-Nemesis}} have been sent to join the Adriatic Squadron.{{SMNLDec16|pp. 14, 21}}
+{{UK-Cameleon}}, {{UK-Nereide}}, {{UK-Larne}}, {{UK-Nemesis}} have been sent to join the [[Adriatic Squadron]].{{SMNLDec16|pp. 14, 21}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=7|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=7 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=7|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=7|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
 |-
-|align=center colspan=7|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|align=center colspan=7|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Hydra}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
@@ Line 375: / Line 666: @@
 ===April, 1917===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  {{UK-Lapwing}} and {{UK-Phoenix}} have joined from the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLApr17|p. 14}}{{SMNLMar17|p. 15}}
+{{UK-Lapwing}} and {{UK-1Phoenix}} have joined from the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLApr17|p. 14}}{{SMNLMar17|p. 15}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=8|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=8 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=8|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=8|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
 |-
-|align=center colspan=8|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|align=center colspan=8|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Hydra}}||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Hydra}}||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-1Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
 |}
-This roster would last just the month.
 ===May, 1917===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  {{UK-Hydra}} has been detached.{{SMNLMay17|p. 14}}
+{{UK-Hydra}} has been detached.{{SMNLMay17|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=8|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=8|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=8 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}
+|align=center colspan=8|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
+|align=center colspan=8|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=8|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}
+|-
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-1Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
 |}
@@ Line 405: / Line 704: @@
 ===June, 1917===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  {{UK-Jackal}} and {{UK-Badger}} have joined from an escort flotilla in Portsmouth.{{SMNLJun17|p. 14}}{{SMNLMay17|p. 14}}
+{{UK-Jackal}} and {{UK-Badger}} have joined from an escort flotilla in Portsmouth.{{SMNLJun17|p. 14}}{{SMNLMay17|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||align=center|{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||align=center|{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Jackal}}||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}||align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-1Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
 |}
@@ Line 422: / Line 726: @@
 ===July, 1917===
-Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport (under overall command of the Admiral of Minesweeping) with no mention of a depot ship or leaders.  {{UK-Hydra}} has returned.{{SMNLJul17|p. 14}}
+{{UK-Hydra}} has returned.{{SMNLJul17|p. 14}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Under orders of Commander-in-Chief, Devonport'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Commander-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||align=center|{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Eclipse}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Acheron}}||align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Archer}}||align=center|{{UK-Ariel}}||align=center|{{UK-Attack}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Goshawk}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Hydra}}||align=center|{{UK-Jackal}}||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Lizard}}||align=center|{{UK-Lyra}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-1Phoenix}}||align=center|{{UK-Ruby}}||align=center|{{UK-Tigress}}
 |}
@@ Line 439: / Line 748: @@
 ===September, 1917===
-A new epoch dawned for the flotilla in September, as it has been moved to the Northern Division of Ireland Station, headquartered at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  The cruiser has left with four destroyers: {{UK-Eclipse}}, {{UK-Ariel}}, {{UK-Attack}}, {{UK-Goshawk}}, {{UK-Lyra}} and {{UK-Tigress}} have been sent to the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{SMNLSep17|pp. 14, 17}}
+A new epoch dawned for the flotilla in September, as it has been moved to the Northern Division of Ireland Station, headquartered at Buncrana.  The cruiser has left with four destroyers: {{UK-1Eclipse}}, {{UK-Ariel}}, {{UK-Attack}}, {{UK-Goshawk}}, {{UK-Lyra}} and {{UK-Tigress}} have been sent to the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{SMNLSep17|pp. 14, 17}}
 A number of "M" class destroyers have arrived: {{UK-Mandate}}, {{UK-Martial}}, {{UK-Michael}} and {{UK-Milbrook}} from the {{UK-DF|11}}, and {{UK-Pelican}} from the {{UK-DF|13}},{{SMNLAug17|pp. 12}} as well as {{UK-Ossory}} and {{UK-Marne}} which had been with the Eleventh in July.{{SMNLJul17|p. 12}} Finally, {{UK-Nicator}} and {{UK-Portia}} joined from a miasma of ships already puttering about Buncrana.{{SMNLAug17|p. 17}}    A pair of 30-knotters and "R" class also joined, tendered to different vessels.
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=6|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 |'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Jackal}}||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}
@@ Line 462: / Line 778: @@
 ===October, 1917===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  The large roster continues to change, bringing in an even greater diversity of types &mdash; a culture conducive to patrol and escort operations but not fleet work.{{SMNLOct17|p. 17}}
+The large roster continues to change, bringing in an even greater diversity of types &mdash; a culture conducive to patrol and escort operations but not fleet work.{{SMNLOct17|p. 17}}
-{{UK-Grasshopper}}, {{UK-Beagle}}, {{UK-Harpy}},  {{UK-Scourge}} and {{UK-Wolverine}} fresh from the {{UK-DF|5}},{{SMNLSep17|p. 21}} as well as {{UK-Foxhound}} recently of that flotilla.{{SMNLAug17|p. 21}}
+{{UK-Grasshopper}}, {{UK-1Beagle}}, {{UK-Harpy}},  {{UK-Scourge}} and {{UK-1Wolverine}} fresh from the {{UK-DF|5}},{{SMNLSep17|p. 21}} as well as {{UK-1Foxhound}} recently of that flotilla.{{SMNLAug17|p. 21}}
-A number of "M" class destroyers also joined:  {{UK-Moresby}} from the {{UK-DF|13}}, {{UK-Orestes}} from the {{UK-DF|14}},{{SMNLSep17|p. 12}} while sister {{UK-Miranda}} was to arrive "shortly" from the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLSep17|p. 15}}
+A number of "M" class destroyers also joined: {{UK-Moresby}} from the {{UK-DF|13}}, {{UK-Orestes}} from the {{UK-DF|14}},{{SMNLSep17|p. 12}} while sister {{UK-Miranda}} was to arrive "shortly" from the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLSep17|p. 15}}
 {{UK-RobRoy}} has bucked the trend by departing to the {{UK-DF|15}}.{{SMNLOct17|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Alarm}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Hope}}||align=center|{{UK-Jackal}}||align=center|{{UK-Lapwing}}
@@ Line 481: / Line 804: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}*
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Scourge}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolverine}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Scourge}}||align=center|{{UK-1Wolverine}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Greenwich}}'''<br>loaned from {{UK-DF|14}}
@@ Line 499: / Line 822: @@
 ===November, 1917===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  Seven destroyers have left while three joined, and ''Miranda'' still seems slow to actually join.{{SMNLNov17|p. 17}}
+Seven destroyers have left while three joined, and ''Miranda'' still seems slow to actually join.{{SMNLNov17|p. 17}}
 Destroyers {{UK-Jackal}}, {{UK-Lapwing}} and {{UK-Ruby}} have moved over to the {{UK-DF|5}}{{SMNLNov17|p. 21}} and {{UK-Alarm}} and {{UK-Hope}} would re-appear there a month later.{{SMNLDec17|p. 21}}  {{UK-Orestes}} has departed to the {{UK-DF|14}} and {{UK-Restless}} to the {{UK-DF|15}}.{{SMNLNov17|p. 12}}
-Some old destroyers have come in from the {{UK-DF|5}}, {{UK-Bulldog}} freshly so,{{SMNLOct17|p. 21}} and {{UK-Mosquito}} and {{UK-Racoon}} after two months seemingly lost in the paperwork.{{SMNLAug17|p. 21}}
+Some old destroyers have come in from the {{UK-DF|5}}, {{UK-1Bulldog}} freshly so,{{SMNLOct17|p. 21}} and {{UK-Mosquito}} and {{UK-Racoon}} after two months seemingly lost in the paperwork.{{SMNLAug17|p. 21}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Martin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ossory}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}
@@ Line 516: / Line 846: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}*||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Mosquito}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Racoon}}||align=center|{{UK-Scourge}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolverine}}
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Racoon}}||align=center|{{UK-Scourge}}||align=center|{{UK-1Wolverine}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Thetis}}'''
@@ Line 524: / Line 854: @@
 ===December, 1917===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  Three destroyers have left while five have joined.{{SMNLdec17|p. 17}}
+Three destroyers have left while five have joined.{{SMNLDec17|p. 17}}
 {{UK-Brisk}} has been removed, presumably as she is having her mine damage repaired &mdash; she would return in March, 1918.  {{UK-Martin}} has gone, to appear in January in the {{UK-DF|5}}.{{SMNLJan18|p. 21}}  {{UK-Miranda}} has gone directly to the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLDec17|p. 15}}
-{{UK-Minos}} will be joining "shortly" from the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLNov17|p. 15}} {{UK-Savage}} joined from the {{UK-DF|5}},{{SMNLNov17|p. 21}} and {{UK-Express}} and {{UK-Osprey}} from the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{SMNLNov17|p. 16}}
+{{UK-Minos}} will be joining "shortly" from the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLNov17|p. 15}} {{UK-Savage}} joined from the {{UK-DF|5}},{{SMNLNov17|p. 21}} and {{UK-1Express}} and {{UK-Osprey}} from the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{SMNLNov17|p. 16}}
 {{UK-Pigeon}} also joined, recently of the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLOct17|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Ossory}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Portia}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}
@@ Line 543: / Line 880: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Mosquito}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Racoon}}
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Savage}}||align=center|{{UK-Scourge}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolverine}}
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Savage}}||align=center|{{UK-Scourge}}||align=center|{{UK-1Wolverine}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Thetis}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===January, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Wolverine}} has been removed after being sunk in a collision in December, and {{UK-Pincher}} and {{UK-Rattlesnake}} have joined from the {{UK-DF|5}}, although ''Rattlesnake'''s arrival will occur "shortly".{{SMNLJan18|p. 17}}{{SMNLDec17|p. 21}}
+{{UK-1Wolverine}} has been removed after being sunk in a collision in December, and {{UK-Pincher}} and {{UK-Rattlesnake}} have joined from the {{UK-DF|5}}, although ''Rattlesnake'''s arrival will occur "shortly".{{SMNLJan18|p. 17}}{{SMNLDec17|p. 21}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Ossory}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Portia}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}
@@ Line 568: / Line 912: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Thetis}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===February, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Rattlesnake}} has detached, eventually to re-appear in the {{UK-DF|5}} in April,{{SMNLApr18|p. 22}} while {{UK-Grampus}} and {{UK-Scorpion}} have joined from the Mediterranean Fleet, although ''Grampus'' will actually join "shortly" (although {{UK-Minos}} has now joined).{{SMNLJan18|p. 21}}{{SMNLFeb18|p. 17}}
+{{UK-Rattlesnake}} has detached, eventually to re-appear in the {{UK-DF|5}} in April,{{SMNLApr18|p. 22}} while {{UK-1Grampus}} and {{UK-Scorpion}} have joined from the Mediterranean Fleet, although ''Grampus'' will actually join "shortly" (although {{UK-Minos}} has now joined).{{SMNLJan18|p. 21}}{{SMNLFeb18|p. 17}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}*
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}*
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Ossory}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Portia}}
@@ Line 589: / Line 940: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Thetis}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===March, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Brisk}} has rejoined in a paid off condition following her mining, and {{UK-Grampus}} still has yet to join.  {{UK-Mosquito}} has paid off, and {{UK-Racoon}} has been detached as she wrecked on 9 January.  The second depot ship has changed, as well.{{SMNLMar18|p. 18}}
+{{UK-Brisk}} has rejoined in a paid off condition following her mining, and {{UK-1Grampus}} still has yet to join.  {{UK-Mosquito}} has paid off, and {{UK-Racoon}} has been detached as she wrecked on 9 January.  The second depot ship has changed, as well.{{SMNLMar18|p. 18}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Badger}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Ossory}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Ossory}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Portia}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
@@ Line 610: / Line 968: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===April, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Badger}} has disappeared, not to re-appear until August in the {{UK-DF|5}} at Brindisi.{{SMNLAug18|p. 22}}
+{{UK-Badger}} has disappeared, not to re-appear until August in the {{UK-DF|5}} at Brindisi.{{SMNLAug18|p. 22}}
-{{UK-Basilisk}} will soon be joining from the {{UK-DF|5}},{{SMNLMar18|p. 22}} {{UK-Manners}} from the {{UK-DF|11}} and {{UK-Mons}} from the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{SMNLMar18|p. 22}}  The resulting flotilla was as follows.{{SMNLApr18|p. 18}}
+{{UK-1Basilisk}} will soon be joining from the {{UK-DF|5}},{{SMNLMar18|p. 22}} {{UK-Manners}} from the {{UK-DF|11}} and {{UK-Mons}} from the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{SMNLMar18|p. 22}}  The resulting flotilla was as follows.{{SMNLApr18|p. 18}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}
@@ Line 634: / Line 999: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===May, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  Six more "M" class destroyers have joined:   {{UK-Magic}}, {{UK-Medway}}, {{UK-Mounsey}} and {{UK-Mystic}} from the {{UK-DF|3}}, {{UK-Mindful}} from the {{UK-DF|12}} and {{UK-Musketeer}} from the {{UK-DF|11}}.  {{UK-Basilisk}} is now marked as paid off, and also still yet to actually join.  {{UK-Brisk}} remains paid off and {{UK-Grampus}} has still not actually joined.{{SMNLMay18|p. 18}}{{SMNLApr18|p. 12}}
+Six more "M" class destroyers have joined:   {{UK-Magic}}, {{UK-1Medway}}, {{UK-Mounsey}} and {{UK-Mystic}} from the {{UK-DF|3}}, {{UK-Mindful}} from the {{UK-DF|12}} and {{UK-Musketeer}} from the {{UK-DF|11}}.  {{UK-1Basilisk}} is now marked as paid off, and also still yet to actually join.  {{UK-Brisk}} remains paid off and {{UK-1Grampus}} has still not actually joined.{{SMNLMay18|p. 18}}{{SMNLApr18|p. 12}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Brisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-1Bulldog}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grasshopper}}||align=center|{{UK-Harpy}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Manners}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Manners}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}||align=center|{{UK-Mindful}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Mons}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}
@@ Line 659: / Line 1,031: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===June, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  Eleven destroyers have departed: {{UK-Beagle}}, {{UK-Bulldog}}, {{UK-Foxhound}}, {{UK-Grasshopper}}, {{UK-Harpy}}, {{UK-Mosquito}}, {{UK-Pincher}}, {{UK-Savage}}, {{UK-Scorpion}} and {{UK-Scourge}} to the {{UK-DF|4}}, and {{UK-Brisk}} to the {{UK-DF|5}}.  {{UK-Basilisk}}, {{UK-Grampus}} and {{UK-Magic}} are paid off.{{SMNLJun18|pp. 17, 18, 22}}
+Eleven destroyers have departed: {{UK-1Beagle}}, {{UK-1Bulldog}}, {{UK-1Foxhound}}, {{UK-Grasshopper}}, {{UK-Harpy}}, {{UK-Mosquito}}, {{UK-Pincher}}, {{UK-Savage}}, {{UK-Scorpion}} and {{UK-Scourge}} to the {{UK-DF|4}}, and {{UK-Brisk}} to the {{UK-DF|5}}.  {{UK-1Basilisk}}, {{UK-1Grampus}} and {{UK-Magic}} are paid off.{{SMNLJun18|pp. 17, 18, 22}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}*||align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}*||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Mindful}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Mons}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Mounsey}}
@@ Line 680: / Line 1,059: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===July, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  Astonishingly, the roster remains unchanged.  {{UK-Basilisk}} and {{UK-Grampus}} are no longer paid off; {{UK-Magic}} remains so.{{SMNLJul18|pp. 17, 18, 22}}
+Astonishingly, the roster remains unchanged.  {{UK-1Basilisk}} and {{UK-1Grampus}} are no longer paid off; {{UK-Magic}} remains so.{{SMNLJul18|pp. 17, 18, 22}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Mindful}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Mons}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Mounsey}}
@@ Line 701: / Line 1,087: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===August, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Magic}} remains paid off.  {{UK-Renard}} from the {{UK-DF|5}} is added, to join "shortly".{{SMNLAug18|p. 18}}{{SMNLJul18|p. 22}}
+{{UK-Magic}} remains paid off.  {{UK-Renard}} from the {{UK-DF|5}} is added, to join "shortly".{{SMNLAug18|p. 18}}{{SMNLJul18|p. 22}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Mindful}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Mons}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Mounsey}}
@@ Line 722: / Line 1,115: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
@@ Line 728: / Line 1,121: @@
 ===November, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Magic}} remains paid off; {{UK-Milbrook}} is, also.  Sometime after August,  {{UK-Beagle}} and {{UK-Foxhound}} joined from the {{UK-DF|4}}, and {{UK-Rattlesnake}} from the {{UK-DF|5}}.  Additionally, {{UK-Marne}}, {{UK-Medway}}, {{UK-Michael}}, {{UK-Mystic}}, {{UK-Nicator}} and {{UK-Pelican}} are marked as being on loan to the {{UK-DF|15}} which is operating with the Grand Fleet.{{SMNLAug18|p. 17, 22}}{{SMNLNov18|p. 18}}
+{{UK-Magic}} remains paid off; {{UK-Milbrook}} is, also.  Sometime after August,  {{UK-1Beagle}} and {{UK-1Foxhound}} joined from the {{UK-DF|4}}, and {{UK-Rattlesnake}} from the {{UK-DF|5}}.  Additionally, {{UK-Marne}}, {{UK-1Medway}}, {{UK-Michael}}, {{UK-Mystic}}, {{UK-Nicator}} and {{UK-Pelican}} are marked as being on loan to the {{UK-DF|15}} which is operating with the Grand Fleet.{{SMNLAug18|p. 17, 22}}{{SMNLNov18|p. 18}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}*||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Medway}}*
+|align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}*||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}*
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Michael}}*||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}||align=center|{{UK-Mindful}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Mons}}
@@ Line 747: / Line 1,147: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolf}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===December, 1918===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}.  {{UK-Magic}} and {{UK-Milbrook}} remain paid off; {{UK-Mounsey}} now is, also.  The six destroyers on loan to the {{UK-DF|15}} appear to be back.  {{UK-Wolf}} has been dropped, and seemingly has vanished from the Navy List for undiscovered reasons.{{SMNLDec18|pp. 17, 28}}
+{{UK-Magic}} and {{UK-Milbrook}} remain paid off; {{UK-Mounsey}} now is, also.  The six destroyers on loan to the {{UK-DF|15}} appear to be back.  {{UK-Wolf}} has been dropped, and seemingly has vanished from the Navy List for undiscovered reasons.{{SMNLDec18|pp. 17, 28}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|{{UK-Hecla}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*
+|align=center|{{UK-1Basilisk}}||align=center|{{UK-1Beagle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Foxhound}}||align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-Medway}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Mandate}}||align=center|{{UK-Manners}}||align=center|{{UK-Marne}}||align=center|{{UK-Martial}}||align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Michael}}||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mindful}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Mons}}
@@ Line 770: / Line 1,177: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===January, 1919===
-Coast of Ireland Station, Northern Division at Buncrana.  With the war over, the ships have been ordered to Home Ports, though a few remain here.  {{UK-Magic}} and {{UK-Mounsey}} remain paid off, though {{UK-Milbrook}} does not.  Depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}, {{UK-Basilisk}}, {{UK-Beagle}}, {{UK-Foxhound}}, {{UK-Renard}}, {{UK-Manners}}, {{UK-Moresby}} and {{UK-Pigeon}} have gone to the Nore, {{UK-Rattlesnake}}, {{UK-Medway}}, {{UK-Nicator}} have gone to Portsmouth, {{UK-Mandate}}, {{UK-Marne}}, {{UK-Martial}}, {{UK-Mindful}}, {{UK-Mons}}, {{UK-Musketeer}}, {{UK-Ossory}} and {{UK-Portia}} to Devonport.{{SMNLJan19|pp. 18-20}}
+With the war over, the ships have been ordered to Home Ports, though a few remain here.  {{UK-Magic}} and {{UK-Mounsey}} remain paid off, though {{UK-Milbrook}} does not.  Depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}, {{UK-1Basilisk}}, {{UK-1Beagle}}, {{UK-1Foxhound}}, {{UK-Renard}}, {{UK-Manners}}, {{UK-Moresby}} and {{UK-Pigeon}} have gone to the Nore, {{UK-Rattlesnake}}, {{UK-1Medway}}, {{UK-Nicator}} have gone to Portsmouth, {{UK-Mandate}}, {{UK-Marne}}, {{UK-Martial}}, {{UK-Mindful}}, {{UK-Mons}}, {{UK-Musketeer}}, {{UK-Ossory}} and {{UK-Portia}} to Devonport.{{SMNLJan19|pp. 18-20}}
-{|width=60%
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
-|align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5|'''Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station (Buncrana)'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=5|'''Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mounsey}}*||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Grampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Magic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mounsey}}*||align=center|{{UK-Michael}}
 |-
 |&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Mystic}}*||align=center|{{UK-Milbrook}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}
@@ Line 785: / Line 1,195: @@
 |align=center colspan=5|'''Tenders to {{UK-Vigorous}}'''
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-1Express}}||align=center|{{UK-Thorn}}||align=center|{{UK-Osprey}}
 |}
 ===February, 1919===
-The Flotilla no longer appears in the Navy List.  Presumably, the other ships have also been ordered to Home Ports.  {{UK-Express}} and {{UK-Grampus}} went to the Nore, {{UK-Minos}} to Portsmouth, and {{UK-Milbrook}}, {{UK-Mounsey}}, {{UK-Mystic}} to Devonport, with {{UK-Magic}}, {{UK-Michael}} and {{UK-Pelican}} soon to follow them.  The wartime history of the flotilla was at an end.{{SMNLFeb19|pp. 19, 20}}
+The Flotilla no longer appears in the Navy List.  Presumably, the other ships have also been ordered to Home Ports.  {{UK-1Express}} and {{UK-1Grampus}} went to the Nore, {{UK-Minos}} to Portsmouth, and {{UK-Milbrook}}, {{UK-Mounsey}}, {{UK-Mystic}} to Devonport, with {{UK-Magic}}, {{UK-Michael}} and {{UK-Pelican}} soon to follow them.  The wartime history of the flotilla was at an end.{{SMNLFeb19|pp. 19, 20}}
-==Captains (D)==
+===March, 1919===
+The formation has returned to life as one of seven new Grand Fleet flotillas for the post-war navy, crafted from a pair of leaders, a depot ship and 16 ultra-modern destroyers.{{SMNLMar19|p. 11}}
+{|width=75% class=toccolours
+|-
+|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Supporting the Grand Fleet'''<br> one of seven modern flotillas
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''', Captain (D)
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Spenser}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Division Leader'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-1Shakespeare}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Sandhurst}}
+|-
+|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
+|-
+|align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}
+|-
+|align=center|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}
+|}
+{{TBCTONE}}
+==In Command==
 Dates of appointment given:
-*Captain [[Hubert George Brand]], 27 March, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 15 March, 1912.  Issue '''39847''', col F, p. 3.</ref>
+<div name=fredbot:officecaptD otitle="Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
-*Captain [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt]], 10 August, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 26 July, 1912.  Issue '''39961''', col C, p. 12.</ref>
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=5 January, 1909<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 372}}|end=7 February, 1911<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>}}
-*Captain [[James Uchtred Farie]], 1 December, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 1 December, 1913.  Issue '''40383''', col F, p. 72.</ref>
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hubert George Brand|nick=The Hon. Hubert G. Brand|appt=7 February, 1911<ref>Brand Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 118.</ref>}}
-*Captain [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair]],
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|nick=Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt|appt=10 August, 1912<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 125.</ref>|end=1 December, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}}  f. 125.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Uchtred Farie|nick=James U. Farie|appt=1 December, 1913<ref>Farie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 385.</ref>|end=11 March, 1914<ref>Farie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 385.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Rose Price Hawksley|nick=James R. P. Hawksley|appt=11 March, 1914<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 289.</ref>|end=1915<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 289.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=12 October, 1915<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=October, 1919<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Kenneth MacLean|nick=Colin K. MacLean|appt=1 March, 1919<ref>MacLean Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D8112229}} f. 285.</ref>|end=29 April, 1920<ref>MacLean Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D8112229}} f. 285.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Humphrey Thomas Walwyn|nick=Humphrey T. Walwyn|appt=29 April, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 866}}<ref>Walwyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/24.}} f. 24.</ref>|end=9 May, 1922<ref>Walwyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/24.}} f. 24.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Roger L'Estrange Murray Rede|nick=Roger L'E. M. Rede|appt=9 May, 1922<ref>Rede Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>|end=1 November, 1923<ref>Rede Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Gascoigne Robinson|nick=Eric G. Robinson|appt=1 November, 1923<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|end=30 May, 1925<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Hamilton D'Oyly Lyon|nick=George H. D'O. Lyon|appt=30 May, 1925<ref>Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}}  f. 480.</ref>|end=7 May, 1927<ref>Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}}  f. 480.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=2 May, 1927<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|end=19 December, 1928<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=19 December, 1928<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>|end=February, 1931<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Hugh Taylor|nick=Alfred H. Taylor|appt=5 July, 1931|end=12 May, 1932}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|nick=Edye K. Boddam-Whetham|appt=26 May, 1932<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>|end=August, 1934<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cedric Swinton Holland|nick=Cedric S. Holland|appt=August, 1934|end=12 January, 1937}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Denis William Boyd|nick=Denis W. Boyd|appt=7 October, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 246}}|end=25 February, 1938<ref>Kerr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=25 February, 1938<ref>Kerr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|end=28 July, 1939{{ToL|2nd Flotilla Command|Friday, July 28, 1939, Issue 48369, p.25}}}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt=28 July, 1939{{ToL|2nd Flotilla Command|28 July 1939, p. 25}}<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/93/23.|D8116346}} f. 23.</ref>|end=10 April, 1940<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/93/23.|D8116346}} f. 23.</ref>|note=killed while in this post}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Nichol Rowell|nick=Arthur N. Rowell|appt=|end=c. 1940<ref>Nicolson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>|as=Commander (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla|note=temporary?}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh St. Lawrence Nicolson|nick=Hugh St. L. Nicolson|appt=c. 1940<ref>Nicolson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>|end=19 October, 1942<ref>Nicolson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>|note=vice Rowell}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Abernethy McCoy|nick=James A. McCoy|appt=6 September, 1942<ref>McCoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|end=12 March, 1943<ref>McCoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|note=vice Nicolson}}
+</div name=fredbot:officecaptD>
+==Second in Command==
+Dates of appointment given:
+<div name=fredbot:office2ic otitle="Second-in-Command, Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard James Rodney Scott|nick=Richard J. R. Scott|appt=February, 1930{{ToL|NMAF|18 Feb. 1930, p. 10}}|end=}}
+</div name=fredbot:office2ic>
+==Other Personnel==
+===Gunnery Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Gunnery Duties, Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFGO>
+<!--
+===Torpedo Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Torpedo Duties, Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFTO>
+===Signal Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFSO otitle="Signal Duties, Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">\
+</div name=fredbot:officeFSO>
+===Wireless Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFWO otitle="Wireless Duties, Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFWO>
+===Navigating Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFNO otitle="Navigating Duties, Second Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFNO>
+-->
 ==Footnotes==
@@ Line 810: / Line 1,305: @@
 ==See Also==
-*[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/fdrn0004.htm Composition of the Grand Fleet]
+{{refbegin}}
+{{refend}}
-{{RNDestroyerFlotillas|sort=2}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:2}}
+{{RNDestroyerFlotillas|Destroyer Flotillas}}

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