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The '''Downs Boarding Flotilla''' was an ad-hoc [[Royal Navy]] formation of vessels which provided inspection services in the Channel area as part of the [[Dover Patrol]]. ==History== The formation was seemingly created on the outbreak of the war. ==Composition== ===September, 1914=== The formation is listed in the ''Navy List'' as the "Boarding Flotilla". Eight vessels: * the {{UK-Harrier|f=t}} * the {{UK-Niger|f=t}} * the tug {{UK-Carcass}} * {{UK-ChesterIII}} * {{UK-Chichester}} * {{UK-Ceylon}} * {{UK-Chubb}} * {{UK-Cerberus}} ===August, 1916=== Five armed boarding vessels: * {{UK-CityOfBelfast}} * {{UK-DutchessOfDevonshire}} * {{UK-Louvain}} * {{UK-PeelCastle}} * the yacht {{UK-Simoun}} Eleven tugs: * {{UK-Carcass}} * {{UK-Ceylon}} * {{UK-Charm}} * {{UK-ChesterIII}} * {{UK-Chichester}} * {{UK-Chubb}} * {{UK-Codfish}} * {{UK-CrudenBay}} * {{UK-1Dragon}} * {{UK-ForemostI}} * {{UK-Fore}} ==In Command== <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Officer, Downs Boarding Flotilla" nat="UK"> </div name=fredbot:office0> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{refend}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} {{refend}} {{CatNat|Naval Command|UK}} [[Category:Pages with Offices]]

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