Difference between revisions of "Tenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)"
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Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader {{UK-Aurora}} with ''Dido'' as the depot ship and eight [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagles'']] and all the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] presently available except {{UK-Miranda}} and {{UK-Meteor}}. | Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader {{UK-Aurora}} with ''Dido'' as the depot ship and eight [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagles'']] and all the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] presently available except {{UK-Miranda}} and {{UK-Meteor}}. | ||
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In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] armed with {{Torp|21-in Mark II|UK}}es.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] armed with {{Torp|21-in Mark II|UK}}es.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1915=== | ||
+ | The flotilla appears in ''The Navy List'' for the first time, under Commodore (T) in flagship cruiser {{UK-Arethusa}}. It has a cruiser and nine "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLMar15|p. 14}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''A Flotilla under Commodore (T)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Morris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===April, 1915=== | ||
+ | Still under Commodore (T), it and the {{UK-DF|3}} are now part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]], sharing the depot ship {{UK-Dido}}. With the arrival of {{UK-Matchless}} and {{UK-Meteor}}, the Tenth is a cruiser and eleven "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLApr15|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===May, 1915=== | ||
+ | The still-being-completed {{UK-Tipperary}} and {{UK-Mansfield}} will be joining, bringing the Tenth to the strength of two cruisers and twelve "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLMay15|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruisers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Aurora}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Tipperary}}* | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===June, 1915=== | ||
+ | Plans to add {{UK-Tipperary}} to the Tenth may have been altered, as she is now part of the {{UK-DF|3}}. {{UK-Mansfield}} is seemingly now complete. The Tenth is one cruiser and twelve "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLJun15|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===July, 1915=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Medea}}, {{UK-Medusa}}, {{UK-Miranda}} and the [Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyer]] {{UK-Hope}} have joined (the latter for just the month), and {{UK-Melpomene}} is slated to join "shortly" – she would actually appear in September. In the meantime, the Tenth is projected to be one cruiser and seventeen destroyers.{{SMNLJul15|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Medusa}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}}||align=center |{{UK-Hope}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===August, 1915=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Hope}} is gone, noted in the catch-all bin of "miscellaneous ships in home waters or on detached service". {{UK-Melpomene}} is still not actually joined. | ||
+ | The Tenth is one cruiser and sixteen "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLAug15|pp. 13, 14}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Medusa}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}*||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September, 1915=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Melpomene}} has finally, in fact, joined. {{UK-Nimrod}} has joined as a [[Flotilla Leader]]. | ||
+ | The Tenth is one cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLAug15|pp. 13, 14}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with [[Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Third]]/{{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Medusa}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This arrangement would apply until January, 1916.{{SMNLOct15|p. 13, and Supplements through January, 1916}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===January, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Melampus}} has joined from "detached service" or what-not. On the other hand, {{UK-Mastiff}} has departed to join the {{UK-SF|11}}, destined to return in one month. For now, the Tenth is still one cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLJan16|pp. 12, 13}}{{SMNLDec15|p. 14}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Medusa}}||align=center|{{UK-Melampus}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===February, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Mastiff}} has returned from her month with the {{UK-SF|11}}, having been relieved by {{UK-Talisman}}. The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and seventeen "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLJan16|pp. 12, 13}}{{SMNLDec15|p. 14}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Medusa}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Melampus}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Melampus}} has left to join the {{UK-SF|8}}. The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLMar16|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Medusa}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Morris}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===April, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Medusa}} has been removed, lost to a collision on 26 March. On the other hand, {{UK-Termagant}} and {{UK-Trident}} have arrived – their tenure here would be temporary. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers.{{SMNLApr16|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Morris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Termagant}}||align=center colspan=3 |{{UK-Trident}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===May, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Trident}} has moved out to join the {{UK-SF|11}}. {{UK-Termagant}}'s assignment is noted as being temporary. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen destroyers.{{SMNLMay16|p. 12, 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Medea}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Mentor}}||align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Morris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Termagant}}* | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This arrangement would apply until July, 1916.{SMNLJun16|p. 13, and Supplements through July, 1916}} | ||
===Battle of Jutland=== | ===Battle of Jutland=== | ||
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* {{UK-1Turbulent}} (lost), {{LCommRN}} [[Dudley Stuart]] | * {{UK-1Turbulent}} (lost), {{LCommRN}} [[Dudley Stuart]] | ||
* {{UK-Termagant}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert P. Blake]] | * {{UK-Termagant}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert P. Blake]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | As ''Turbulent'' had so very recently joined that she never was listed in the ''Navy List'' as part of the Tenth, the strength of the flotilla was not affected by the Battle. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===July, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Medea}} has moved out, briefly disappearing from the ''Navy List'', but destined to appear with the {{UK-SF|10}} in November, 1916. {{UK-Termagant}}'s assignment is noted as being temporary. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and fifteen destroyers.{{SMNLMay16|p. 12, 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center|{{UK-Morris}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Termagant}}* | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This arrangement would last until September.{{SMNLAug16|p. 13, and Supplements through September, 1916}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Termagant}} has finally moved out to join the {{UK-SF|10}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and fourteen "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLSep16|p. 12, 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center|{{UK-Morris}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This arrangement would apply until December, 1916.{{SMNLOct16|p. 13, and Supplements through December, 1916}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===December, 1916=== | ||
+ | The newly-completed "R" class destroyer {{UK-Starfish|f=p}} has joined. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and fifteen destroyers.{{SMNLDec16|p. 12, 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Aurora}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center|{{UK-Morris}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Myngs}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Starfish}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===January, 1917=== | ||
+ | The newly-completed destroyers {{UK-Phoebe}} and {{UK-Simoom}} have joined. Dedicated cruiser {{UK-Aurora}} has moved out to join the {{UK-LCS|5}}, replaced in part by shared use of the {{UK-Undaunted}} with the {{UK-SF|9}}, the Tenth's sister flotilla within the [[Harwich Force]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a shared flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers.{{SMNLJan17|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Undaunted}}<br>shared with the {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Melpomene}}||align=center|{{UK-Mentor}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Meteor}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center|{{UK-Morris}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Myngs}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Phoebe}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Simoom}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Starfish}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This arrangement would last until February or March, 1917.<ref>No February, 1917 edition of the ''Monthly Supplement to the Navy List'' was consulted.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1917=== | ||
+ | {{UK-Melpomene}}, {{UK-Mentor}}, {{UK-Meteor}} and {{UK-Morris}} have moved out to join the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Dover Patrol]]. | ||
+ | {{UK-Simoom}} seems to vanish from the ''Navy List'' for a full year until being listed with {{UK-DF|12}} in March, 1918. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Offsetting these losses and more, eight newly-completed destroyers have joined: {{UK-NorthStar}}, {{UK-Redgauntlet}}, {{UK-Satyr}}, {{UK-Setter}}, {{UK-Skate}}, {{UK-Stork}}, {{UK-Surprise}} and {{UK-Sylph}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is now a cruiser, a shared flotilla leader and twenty modern destroyers.{{SMNLMar17|pp. 13, 15}}{{SMNLMar18|p. 12}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Undaunted}}<br>shared with the {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Nimrod}}<br><small>2nd in command</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''<br>shared with {{UK-DF|9}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Mastiff}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Miranda}}||align=center|{{UK-Moorsom}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-Myngs}}||align=center|{{UK-NorthStar}}||align=center|{{UK-Phoebe}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Redgauntlet}}||align=center|{{UK-Satyr}}||align=center|{{UK-Setter}}||align=center|{{UK-Skate}}||align=center|{{UK-Starfish}}||align=center|{{UK-Stork}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Surprise}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Sylph}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===April, 1917=== | ||
+ | The dissolution of the {{UK-DF|9}} in this month gives the Tenth exclusive use of the flagship cruiser it had been sharing with that formation, and has also lifted its flotilla leader, {{UK-Lightfoot}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Three "M" class destroyers, {{UK-Mastiff}} {{UK-Moorsom}} {{UK-Myngs}} have left. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ten new "R" class destroyers have joined {{UK-Radiant}}, {{UK-Retriever}}, {{UK-Redoubt}}, {{UK-Sharpshooter}}, {{UK-Skilful}}, {{UK-Sturgeon}}, {{UK-Sybille}}, {{UK-Tempest}}, {{UK-Thruster}} and {{UK-Torrent}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is thus now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders and twenty-seven modern destroyers.{{SMNLApr17|pp. 13, 15}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Undaunted}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lightfoot}}<br><small>2nd in command</small>||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Nimrod}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Matchless}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center|{{UK-Miranda}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Murray}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-NorthStar}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Phoebe}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Redgauntlet}}||align=center|{{UK-Radiant}}||align=center|{{UK-Retriever}}||align=center|{{UK-Redoubt}}||align=center|{{UK-Satyr}}||align=center|{{UK-Setter}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Sharpshooter}}||align=center|{{UK-Skate}}||align=center|{{UK-Skilful}}||align=center|{{UK-Starfish}}||align=center|{{UK-Stork}}||align=center|{{UK-Sturgeon}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Surprise}}||align=center|{{UK-Sybille}}||align=center|{{UK-Sylph}}||align=center|{{UK-Tempest}}||align=center|{{UK-Thruster}}||align=center|{{UK-Torrent}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===May, 1917=== | ||
+ | The flotilla continues a trend toward enrichment of the "R" class destroyer demographic. | ||
+ | {{UK-Matchless}} and {{UK-Miranda}} have left. | ||
+ | {{UK-Skate}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{UK-Recruit}} {{UK-Springbok}} {{UK-Torrid}} {{UK-Taurus}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tenth is thus now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders and twenty-eight modern destroyers.{{SMNLApr17|pp. 13, 15}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class=toccolours | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Force]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Undaunted}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lightfoot}}<br><small>2nd in command</small>||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Nimrod}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dido}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Manly}}||align=center|{{UK-Mansfield}}||align=center|{{UK-Milne}}||align=center|{{UK-Minos}}||align=center |{{UK-Murray}}||align=center |{{UK-NorthStar}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Phoebe}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Redgauntlet}}||align=center|{{UK-Radiant}}||align=center|{{UK-Recruit}}||align=center|{{UK-Retriever}}||align=center|{{UK-Redoubt}}||align=center|{{UK-Satyr}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Setter}}||align=center|{{UK-Sharpshooter}}||align=center|{{UK-Skilful}}||align=center|{{UK-Springbok}}||align=center|{{UK-Starfish}}||align=center|{{UK-Stork}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-Sturgeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Surprise}}||align=center|{{UK-Sybille}}||align=center|{{UK-Sylph}}||align=center|{{UK-Tempest}}||align=center|{{UK-Thruster}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Torrent}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Torrid}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Taurus}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
===July, 1918=== | ===July, 1918=== |
Revision as of 13:55, 1 December 2013
The Tenth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy instituted in mid-December, 1914.
Contents
- 1 History
- 1.1 March, 1915
- 1.2 April, 1915
- 1.3 May, 1915
- 1.4 June, 1915
- 1.5 July, 1915
- 1.6 August, 1915
- 1.7 September, 1915
- 1.8 January, 1916
- 1.9 February, 1916
- 1.10 March, 1916
- 1.11 April, 1916
- 1.12 May, 1916
- 1.13 Battle of Jutland
- 1.14 July, 1916
- 1.15 September, 1916
- 1.16 December, 1916
- 1.17 January, 1917
- 1.18 March, 1917
- 1.19 April, 1917
- 1.20 May, 1917
- 1.21 July, 1918
- 2 Captains (D)
- 3 Footnotes
- 4 Bibliography
- 5 See Also
History
Its formation was commanded on 15 December 1914 under leader Aurora with Dido as the depot ship and eight Beagles and all the M class destroyers presently available except Miranda and Meteor.
In 1916, it was comprised of M class destroyers armed with 21-in Mark II torpedoes.[1]
March, 1915
The flotilla appears in The Navy List for the first time, under Commodore (T) in flagship cruiser Arethusa. It has a cruiser and nine "M" class destroyers.[2]
A Flotilla under Commodore (T) | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Third Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mastiff | Mentor | Milne | Minos | Moorsom |
Morris | Murray | Myngs |
April, 1915
Still under Commodore (T), it and the Third Destroyer Flotilla are now part of the Harwich Striking Force, sharing the depot ship Dido. With the arrival of Matchless and Meteor, the Tenth is a cruiser and eleven "M" class destroyers.[3]
Part of the Harwich Striking Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Third Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mastiff | Matchless | Mentor | Meteor | Milne |
Minos | Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
May, 1915
The still-being-completed Tipperary and Mansfield will be joining, bringing the Tenth to the strength of two cruisers and twelve "M" class destroyers.[4]
Part of the Harwich Striking Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruisers | |||||
Aurora | Tipperary* | ||||
Depot Ship shared with Third Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield* | Mastiff | Matchless | Mentor | Meteor |
Milne | Minos | Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
June, 1915
Plans to add Tipperary to the Tenth may have been altered, as she is now part of the Third Destroyer Flotilla. Mansfield is seemingly now complete. The Tenth is one cruiser and twelve "M" class destroyers.[5]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Third Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Mentor | Meteor |
Milne | Minos | Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
July, 1915
Medea, Medusa, Miranda and the [Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|Acorn class destroyer]] Hope have joined (the latter for just the month), and Melpomene is slated to join "shortly" – she would actually appear in September. In the meantime, the Tenth is projected to be one cruiser and seventeen destroyers.[6]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Third Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Medusa |
Melpomene* | Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda |
Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs | Hope |
August, 1915
Hope is gone, noted in the catch-all bin of "miscellaneous ships in home waters or on detached service". Melpomene is still not actually joined. The Tenth is one cruiser and sixteen "M" class destroyers.[7]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Third Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Medusa |
Melpomene* | Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda |
Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
September, 1915
Melpomene has finally, in fact, joined. Nimrod has joined as a Flotilla Leader. The Tenth is one cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen "M" class destroyers.[8]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Third/Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Medusa |
Melpomene | Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda |
Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
This arrangement would apply until January, 1916.[9]
January, 1916
Melampus has joined from "detached service" or what-not. On the other hand, Mastiff has departed to join the Eleventh Submarine Flotilla, destined to return in one month. For now, the Tenth is still one cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen "M" class destroyers.[10][11]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Matchless | Medea | Medusa | Melampus |
Melpomene | Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda |
Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
February, 1916
Mastiff has returned from her month with the Eleventh Submarine Flotilla, having been relieved by Talisman. The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and seventeen "M" class destroyers.[12][13]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Medusa |
Melampus | Melpomene | Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos |
Miranda | Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
March, 1916
Melampus has left to join the Eighth Submarine Flotilla. The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen "M" class destroyers.[14]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Medusa |
Melpomene | Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda |
Moorsom | Morris | Murray | Myngs |
April, 1916
Medusa has been removed, lost to a collision on 26 March. On the other hand, Termagant and Trident have arrived – their tenure here would be temporary.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers.[15]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Melpomene |
Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda | Moorsom |
Morris | Murray | Myngs | |||
Termagant | Trident |
May, 1916
Trident has moved out to join the Eleventh Submarine Flotilla. Termagant's assignment is noted as being temporary.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and sixteen destroyers.[16]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Medea | Melpomene |
Mentor | Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda | Moorsom |
Morris | Murray | Myngs | |||
Termagant* |
This arrangement would apply until July, 1916.{SMNLJun16|p. 13, and Supplements through July, 1916}}
Battle of Jutland
Just four destroyers from the flotilla were at the Battle of Jutland.[17]
Two fought with ?
- Moorsom, Commander J. C. Hodgson
- Morris, Lieutenant-Commander E. S. Graham
And two were temporarily attached to the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla:[18]
- Turbulent (lost), Lieutenant-Commander Dudley Stuart
- Termagant, Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbert P. Blake
As Turbulent had so very recently joined that she never was listed in the Navy List as part of the Tenth, the strength of the flotilla was not affected by the Battle.
July, 1916
Medea has moved out, briefly disappearing from the Navy List, but destined to appear with the Tenth Submarine Flotilla in November, 1916. Termagant's assignment is noted as being temporary.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and fifteen destroyers.[19]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Melpomene | Mentor |
Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda | Moorsom | Morris |
Murray | Myngs | ||||
Termagant* |
This arrangement would last until September.[20]
September, 1916
Termagant has finally moved out to join the Tenth Submarine Flotilla.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and fourteen "M" class destroyers.[21]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Melpomene | Mentor |
Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda | Moorsom | Morris |
Murray | Myngs |
This arrangement would apply until December, 1916.[22]
December, 1916
The newly-completed "R" class destroyer H.M.S. Starfish has joined.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader and fifteen destroyers.[23]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Melpomene | Mentor |
Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda | Moorsom | Morris |
Murray | Myngs | ||||
Starfish |
January, 1917
The newly-completed destroyers Phoebe and Simoom have joined. Dedicated cruiser Aurora has moved out to join the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron, replaced in part by shared use of the Undaunted with the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, the Tenth's sister flotilla within the Harwich Force.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a shared flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers.[24]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Undaunted shared with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Melpomene | Mentor |
Meteor | Milne | Minos | Miranda | Moorsom | Morris |
Murray | Myngs | Phoebe | |||
Simoom | Starfish |
This arrangement would last until February or March, 1917.[25]
March, 1917
Melpomene, Mentor, Meteor and Morris have moved out to join the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Dover Patrol. Simoom seems to vanish from the Navy List for a full year until being listed with Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla in March, 1918.
Offsetting these losses and more, eight newly-completed destroyers have joined: North Star, Redgauntlet, Satyr, Setter, Skate, Stork, Surprise and Sylph.
The Tenth is now a cruiser, a shared flotilla leader and twenty modern destroyers.[26][27]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Undaunted shared with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Flotilla Leader | |||||
Nimrod 2nd in command | |||||
Depot Ship shared with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
Dido | |||||
"M" class Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Mastiff | Matchless | Milne | Minos |
Miranda | Moorsom | Murray | Myngs | North Star | Phoebe |
"R" class Destroyers | |||||
Redgauntlet | Satyr | Setter | Skate | Starfish | Stork |
Surprise | Sylph |
April, 1917
The dissolution of the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla in this month gives the Tenth exclusive use of the flagship cruiser it had been sharing with that formation, and has also lifted its flotilla leader, Lightfoot.
Three "M" class destroyers, Mastiff Moorsom Myngs have left.
Ten new "R" class destroyers have joined Radiant, Retriever, Redoubt, Sharpshooter, Skilful, Sturgeon, Sybille, Tempest, Thruster and Torrent.
The Tenth is thus now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders and twenty-seven modern destroyers.[28]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Undaunted | |||||
Flotilla Leaders | |||||
Lightfoot 2nd in command |
Nimrod | ||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dido | |||||
"M" class Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Matchless | Milne | Minos | Miranda |
Murray | North Star | Phoebe | |||
"R" class Destroyers | |||||
Redgauntlet | Radiant | Retriever | Redoubt | Satyr | Setter |
Sharpshooter | Skate | Skilful | Starfish | Stork | Sturgeon |
Surprise | Sybille | Sylph | Tempest | Thruster | Torrent |
May, 1917
The flotilla continues a trend toward enrichment of the "R" class destroyer demographic. Matchless and Miranda have left. Skate
Recruit Springbok Torrid Taurus
The Tenth is thus now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders and twenty-eight modern destroyers.[29]
Part of the Harwich Force | |||||
Flotilla Cruiser | |||||
Undaunted | |||||
Flotilla Leaders | |||||
Lightfoot 2nd in command |
Nimrod | ||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dido | |||||
"M" class Destroyers | |||||
Manly | Mansfield | Milne | Minos | Murray | North Star |
Phoebe | |||||
"R" class Destroyers | |||||
Redgauntlet | Radiant | Recruit | Retriever | Redoubt | Satyr |
Setter | Sharpshooter | Skilful | Springbok | Starfish | Stork |
Sturgeon | Surprise | Sybille | Sylph | Tempest | Thruster |
Torrent | Torrid | Taurus |
July, 1918
The Flotilla was attached to the Harwich Force, supporting the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron and tender to depot ship Dido.[30]
- flotilla leader Spenser, Captain (D)
- flotilla leader Bruce
- flotilla leader Scott
- submarine Shakespeare, paid off
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Colin K. MacLean, D.S.O., 17 October, 1917.[31]
- Captain Wilmot Stuart Nicholson,
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). pp. 13, 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). pp. 13, 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 13, and Supplements through January, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1916). pp. 12, 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1916). pp. 12, 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12, 13.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 224.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12, 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 13, and Supplements through September, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 12, 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 13, and Supplements through December, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 12, 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 13.
- ↑ No February, 1917 edition of the Monthly Supplement to the Navy List was consulted.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (July, 1918). p. 13.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 910.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
See Also
British Destroyer Flotillas | |||
First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth | |||
Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fourteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Seventeenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth | |||
Twentieth | Twenty-first | |||
Local Defence Flotillas | |||
Clyde | Devonport | Devonport & Falmouth | Falmouth | Firth of Forth | Gibraltar | |||
Liverpool | Mersey | Newhaven | Nore | North Channel | Milford & Pembroke | Pembroke | |||
Portland | Portsmouth | Queenstown |