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Revision as of 19:10, 16 October 2021

The Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla was a pre-war Royal Navy formation of submarines. It was also referred to as "Section V".[1]

History

When Britain first started organizing its early, coastal submarines into formations, it decided to create just two flotillas, basing them at Portsmouth and at Devonport. They sprang into being about 1904 or so, and involved the original, numbered boats, and soon thereafter "A", "B", "C" and even a few "D" class boats before numbers and the merit of the new weapon demanded moving to several numbered flotillas. The Portsmouth flotilla would, in 1912 or so, become the Second Submarine Flotilla.

April, 1911

The flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats and a "D" class submarine.[2]

Depot Ship
Dolphin
Submarines
A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 D 1

This roster would apply until at least 1 July, 1911, when Arrogant apparently replaced Dolphin.[3]

August, 1912

The flotilla has changed a bit, but is still based at Portsmouth, but it now designated the Second Submarine Flotilla.[4]

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
  3. Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
  4. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 270b.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
  6. Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  7. Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 286.
  9. Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
  10. Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
  11. Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  12. Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.

Bibliography

See Also


British Submarine Flotillas
First Submarine Flotilla | Second Submarine Flotilla | Third Submarine Flotilla | Fourth Submarine Flotilla
Fifth Submarine Flotilla | Sixth Submarine Flotilla | Seventh Submarine Flotilla | Eighth Submarine Flotilla
Ninth Submarine Flotilla | Tenth Submarine Flotilla | Eleventh Submarine Flotilla | Twelfth Submarine Flotilla
Thirteenth Submarine Flotilla | Fourteenth Submarine Flotilla | Fifteenth Submarine Flotilla | Sixteenth Submarine Flotilla
Ambrose's Flotilla | Mediterranean Flotilla | Platypus's Flotilla | Vulcan's Flotilla | Hong Kong Flotilla