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The '''Sixth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. | The '''Sixth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. | ||
| − | In 1916, it was comprised of | + | In 1916, it was comprised of a mish-mash of types. Assorted old torpedo boats ran 17 18-in cold torpedoes that year that were 94% likely to endanger the enemy, while some P-boats' six 14-in runnings that year resulted in shots that were 83% likely to be dangerous to the enemy. |
| − | The backbone, however, was comprised of [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'']] and [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|''Tribal'' class destroyers]], whose torpedoes were 70% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 87.</ref> | + | The backbone, however, was comprised of [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'']] and [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|''Tribal'' class destroyers]], whose ten 18-in Mark VII test-fired torpedoes were 70% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 87.</ref> |
==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ==Outbreak of War, August, 1914== | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 17 January 2012
The Sixth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas.
In 1916, it was comprised of a mish-mash of types. Assorted old torpedo boats ran 17 18-in cold torpedoes that year that were 94% likely to endanger the enemy, while some P-boats' six 14-in runnings that year resulted in shots that were 83% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.
The backbone, however, was comprised of River and Tribal class destroyers, whose ten 18-in Mark VII test-fired torpedoes were 70% likely to be dangerous to the enemy.[1]
Contents
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
After Jutland, 1916
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
