Sixth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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.
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Composition
On 1 November, 1911, the flotilla had 8 30-knotters and 4 27-knotters at the Nore, 2 30 knotters and 4 27-knotters at Portsmouth, and 4 27-knotters at Devonport.[1]
In July 1914, twelve "Tribal" class destroyers joined a like number of 30 knotters at Dover to comprise the flotilla. [2]
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.[3]
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
After Jutland, 1916
Footnotes
- ↑ March, Edgar J. British Destroyers, p. 160.
- ↑ March, Edgar J. British Destroyers, p. 94.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibMarchBritishDestroyers
