11th Destroyer Flotilla
11th Destroyer Flotilla | |
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Active | August 1915 – September 1945 |
Country | Philip Louis Vian |
The British 11th Destroyer Flotilla, or Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, was a
History
World War One
The 11th Destroyer Flotilla was formed in August 1915 and was assigned to the Grand Fleet. It took part in the Battle of Jutland,[1] and then remained with Grand Fleet until November 1918. Initially the formation consisted of sixteen M class destroyers, some of which were replaced by R class destroyers. For most of 1918 the flotilla was mainly using V and W-class destroyers.[2] The flotilla was disbanded in March 1919, but was briefly reformed during the Interwar period.[3]
Interwar period
The flotilla was briefly reformed from 1 July 1935 to 30 August 1935 under the command of Captain Ernest R. Archer (later Vice-Admiral).
Second World War
The flotilla was reformed in 1939 and was attached to the
Administration
Captains (D) afloat 11th Destroyer Flotilla
Incomplete list of post holders included:[5]
Rank | Name | Term | Notes | ||
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Captain (D) afloat 11th Destroyer Flotilla
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1 | Commodore | James R. P. Hawksley | 1915 – 31 May 1916 | later Vadm. | |
2 | Captain | Edward O. Gladstone | 30 June 1916 – January, 1918 | ||
3 | Captain | Brien M. Money | January, 1918 – 1 March 1919 | later Vadm. | |
4 | Captain | Ernest R. Archer | 1 July 1935 – 30 August 1935 | later Adm. | |
5 | Captain | Philip L. Vian |
June, 1939 – 13 December 1939 | later Adm. of the Fleet. |
Composition
Included:[6]
11th Destroyer Flotilla
- HMS Mackay (leader)
Division 21
Division 22
References
- ISBN 978-0253003560.
- ^ Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914–1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919–1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939–1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) – The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 19 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Kindell, Don. "ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, SEPTEMBER 1939". naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 9 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
Sources
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) "Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) – The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- Kindell, Don. (2012) "ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, SEPTEMBER 1939". naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
- Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900–1914". www.naval-history.net. G. Smith.
- Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919–1938". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
- Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939–1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
- Willmott, H. P. (2009). The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922. Bloomington, IN, USA: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253003563.