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The '''Eighth Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  
The '''Eighth Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  


==Composition==


'''Test Mobilisation of July 1914'''{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
==History==
* ''Maidstone''  
 
* ''Adamant''
===Test Mobilisation of July, 1914===
** {{UK-D1}}, {{UK-D2}}, {{UK-D3}}, {{UK-D4}}, {{UK-D5}}, {{UK-D6}}, {{UK-D7}}, {{UK-D8}}
The flotilla was comprised of two depot ships and seventeen modern submarines.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
** {{UK-E1}}, {{UK-E2}}, {{UK-E3}}, {{UK-E4}}, {{UK-E5}}, {{UK-E6}}, {{UK-E7}}, {{UK-E8}}, {{UK-E9}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Test Mobilisation'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Adamant}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D2}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D5}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E2}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E3}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E4}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E5}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E6}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E7}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E8}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E9}}
|}
 
===September, 1914===
The flotilla, which has been further bolstered by the arrival of {{UK-E10}} and a pair of modern destroyers, is one of five flotillas assigned to the forces covering Home and Atlantic Waters. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and eighteen submarines.{{SMNLSep14|p. 14}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Serving in [[Home and Atlantic Waters]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Adamant}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D2}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D5}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E3}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E10}}
|-
|}
 
===October, 1914===
The flotilla continues to grow with the arrival of three more new "E" class boats.  The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.{{SMNLOct14|p. 14}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Serving in [[Home and Atlantic Waters]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Adamant}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D2}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D5}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E3}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E10}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E11}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E12}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-E15}}
|-
|}
 
This roster would apply until November or December.{{SMNLOct14|p. 14 and December.  No Supplement was published for November}}
 
===December, 1914===
{{UK-D5}} has been removed, as she was mined on 3 November.  {{UK-E3}} has also been removed, having been torpedoed on 18 October.  {{UK-E13}} and {{UK-E14}} have joined. 
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.{{SMNLOct14|p. 14}}{{Conways1906|p. 87}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Serving in [[Home and Atlantic Waters]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Adamant}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D2}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-D6}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-D7}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E10}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E11}}||align=center|{{UK-E12}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E14}}||align=center|{{UK-E15}}
|-
|}
 
===January, 1915===
{{UK-S1}} has joined, coming from the {{UK-SF|4}}.  The flotilla is so large that {{UK-Alecto}} has been brought in from the {{UK-SF|10}}.
The strength is three depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-two submarines.{{SMNLJan15|p. 14}}{SMNLDec15|p. 14}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Serving in [[Home and Atlantic Waters]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Adamant}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D2}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-D6}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-D7}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
| ||align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E10}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E11}}||align=center|{{UK-E12}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E14}}||align=center|{{UK-E15}}
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|{{UK-S1}}
|-
|}
 
This roster would apply until February or March.<ref>No Supplement was found for February.</ref>
 
===March, 1915===
{{UK-D2}} and {{UK-E10}} have been removed, as they were lost on 25 November and 18 January, respectively.
{{UK-E16}} has arrived, seemingly new in service.  The strength is three depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.{{SMNLJan15|p. 14}}{SMNLDec15|p. 14}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Serving in [[Home and Atlantic Waters]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Adamant}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E11}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E12}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E14}}||align=center|{{UK-E15}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|{{UK-S1}}
|-
|}
 
===April, 1915===
The flotilla is now part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]], along with a light cruiser squadron and two destroyer flotillas.
{{UK-Adamant}} has left and taken {{UK-E11}}, {{UK-E14}} and {{UK-E15}} with her to the Mediterranean Fleet's Submarine Flotilla.
{{UK-E16}} has arrived, seemingly new in service.  The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and eighteen submarines.{{SMNLApr15|pp. 13, 19}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E12}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|{{UK-S1}}
|-
|}
 
This roster would apply until June.{{SMNLMay15|p. 13}}
 
===June, 1915===
{{UK-E17}}, {{UK-V1}} and {{UK-S2}} have joined.  None seem to appear in previous Supplements to the Monthly Navy List.
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.{{SMNLJun15|p. 13}}{{SMNLMay15|p. }}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E2}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E7}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E12}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-S1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-S2}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-V1}}
|-
|}
 
===July, 1915===
{{UK-E2}}, {{UK-E7}} and {{UK-E12}} have transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet's Submarine Flotilla.  {{UK-E18}} and {{UK-F1}} have joined, seemingly new to the Navy List.
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty submarines.{{SMNLJul15|pp. 13, 20}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D1}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}||align=center|{{UK-E18}}
|-
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-F1}}||align=center|{{UK-S1}}||align=center|{{UK-S2}}||align=center|{{UK-V1}}
|-
|}
 
===August, 1915===
The churn continues.  {{UK-C33}} and {{UK-C34}} have joined from {{UK-SF|4}} in exchange for {{UK-D1}} and {{UK-D6}} which have gone there,
{{UK-E19}} has joined, seemingly newly commissioned.
 
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.{{SMNLAug15|pp. 13, 15}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-C33}}||align=center|{{UK-C34}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E13}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}||align=center|{{UK-E18}}||align=center|{{UK-E19}}
|-
|&nbsp;|| align=center|{{UK-F1}}|| align=center|{{UK-S1}}||align=center|{{UK-S2}}||align=center|{{UK-V1}}
|-
|}
 
===September, 1915===
{{UK-C33}} has been removed, lost on 4 August. {{UK-E13}} has also been removed for undiscovered ends. 
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and nineteen submarines.{{SMNLSep15|pp. 13,}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-C34}}||align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}||align=center|{{UK-E18}}||align=center|{{UK-E19}}
|-
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-F1}}|| align=center|{{UK-S1}}||align=center|{{UK-S2}}||align=center|{{UK-V1}}
|-
|}
 
===October, 1915===
{{UK-C34}}, {{UK-S1}} and {{UK-S2}} have dropped for undiscovered ends.
{{UK-D6}} has returned from the {{UK-SF|4}}, and six "H" class submarines have joined from the {{UK-SF|2}}.
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-three submarines.{{SMNLOct15|p. 13}}{{SMNLSep15|pp. 15, 17}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E9}}||align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}||align=center|{{UK-E18}}||align=center|{{UK-E19}}
|-
|colspan=3 align=center|{{UK-F1}}||colspan=3 align=center|{{UK-V1}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-H5}}||align=center|{{UK-H6}}||align=center|{{UK-H7}}||align=center|{{UK-H8}}||align=center|{{UK-H9}}||align=center|{{UK-H10}}
|-
|}
 
===November, 1915===
{{UK-V2}} has joined.  {{UK-E25}} and {{UK-E29}} have joined.
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-six submarines.{{SMNLOct15|p. 13}}{{SMNLSep15|pp. 15, 17}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}||align=center|{{UK-E18}}||align=center|{{UK-E19}}||align=center|{{UK-E25}}||align=center|{{UK-E29}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-F1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-V1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-V2}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-H5}}||align=center|{{UK-H6}}||align=center|{{UK-H7}}||align=center|{{UK-H8}}||align=center|{{UK-H9}}||align=center|{{UK-H10}}
|-
|}
 
===December, 1915===
{{UK-E25}} has left, replaced by {{UK-E22}}.
The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-six submarines.{{SMNLDec15|p. 13}}{{SMNLSep15|pp. 15, 17}}
 
{|width=75% class="toccolours"
|-
| style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]]'''
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ships'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Maidstone}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Alecto}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyers'''
|-
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Firedrake}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Lurcher}}
|-
|align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines'''
|-
|align=center|{{UK-D3}}||align=center|{{UK-D4}}||align=center|{{UK-D6}}||align=center|{{UK-D7}}||align=center|{{UK-D8}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E1}}||align=center|{{UK-E4}}||align=center|{{UK-E5}}||align=center|{{UK-E6}}||align=center|{{UK-E8}}||align=center|{{UK-E9}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-E16}}||align=center|{{UK-E17}}||align=center|{{UK-E18}}||align=center|{{UK-E19}}||align=center|{{UK-E25}}||align=center|{{UK-E29}}
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-F1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-V1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-V2}}
|-
|align=center|{{UK-H5}}||align=center|{{UK-H6}}||align=center|{{UK-H7}}||align=center|{{UK-H8}}||align=center|{{UK-H9}}||align=center|{{UK-H10}}
|-
|}


'''November, 1915'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1915).  p. 13.</ref>
<br>Operating as part of the [[Harwich Force]], comprised of four sections with their own depot ships, along with minesweeping gunboats ''Seagull'' and ''Spanker''.
* ''Maidstone''
** {{UK-D3}}, {{UK-D4}}, {{UK-D6}}, {{UK-D7}}, {{UK-D8}}, {{UK-E1}}, {{UK-E4}}, {{UK-E5}}
* {{UK-Lurcher}}
** {{UK-E6}}, {{UK-E8}}, {{UK-E9}}, {{UK-E16}}, {{UK-E17}}, {{UK-E18}}, {{UK-E19}}
* {{UK-Firedrake}}
** {{UK-E25}}, {{UK-E29}}, {{UK-F1}}, {{UK-V1}}, {{UK-V2}}
* ''Alecto''
** {{UK-H5}}, {{UK-H6}},  {{UK-H7}}, {{UK-H8}}, {{UK-H9}}, {{UK-H10}}


==Captains (S)==
==Captains (S)==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 20:10, 3 June 2013

The Eighth Submarine Flotilla was a formation of submarines of the Royal Navy.


History

Test Mobilisation of July, 1914

The flotilla was comprised of two depot ships and seventeen modern submarines.[1]

Test Mobilisation
Depot Ships
Maidstone Adamant
Submarines
  D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4
  D 5 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 2 E 3
E 4 E 5 E 6
E 7 E 8 E 9

September, 1914

The flotilla, which has been further bolstered by the arrival of E 10 and a pair of modern destroyers, is one of five flotillas assigned to the forces covering Home and Atlantic Waters. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and eighteen submarines.[2]

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Depot Ships
Maidstone Adamant
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
  D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4
  D 5 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 10

October, 1914

The flotilla continues to grow with the arrival of three more new "E" class boats. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.[3]

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Depot Ships
Maidstone Adamant
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
  D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4
  D 5 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 10
E 11 E 12 E 15

This roster would apply until November or December.[4]

December, 1914

D 5 has been removed, as she was mined on 3 November. E 3 has also been removed, having been torpedoed on 18 October. E 13 and E 14 have joined. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.[5][6]

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Depot Ships
Maidstone Adamant
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
  D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4
D 6 D 7 D 8
  E 1 E 2 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 10
E 11 E 12 E 13 E 14 E 15

January, 1915

S 1 has joined, coming from the Fourth Submarine Flotilla. The flotilla is so large that Alecto has been brought in from the Tenth Submarine Flotilla. The strength is three depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-two submarines.[7]{SMNLDec15|p. 14}}

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Depot Ships
Maidstone Adamant Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
  D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4
D 6 D 7 D 8
  E 1 E 2 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 10
E 11 E 12 E 13 E 14 E 15
S 1

This roster would apply until February or March.[8]

March, 1915

D 2 and E 10 have been removed, as they were lost on 25 November and 18 January, respectively. E 16 has arrived, seemingly new in service. The strength is three depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.[9]{SMNLDec15|p. 14}}

Serving in Home and Atlantic Waters
Depot Ships
Maidstone Adamant Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 1 D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
  E 1 E 2 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 11
E 12 E 13 E 14 E 15 E 16
S 1

April, 1915

The flotilla is now part of the Harwich Striking Force, along with a light cruiser squadron and two destroyer flotillas. Adamant has left and taken E 11, E 14 and E 15 with her to the Mediterranean Fleet's Submarine Flotilla. E 16 has arrived, seemingly new in service. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and eighteen submarines.[10]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 1 D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 2 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 7
E 8 E 9 E 12 E 13 E 16
S 1

This roster would apply until June.[11]

June, 1915

E 17, V 1 and S 2 have joined. None seem to appear in previous Supplements to the Monthly Navy List. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.[12][13]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 1 D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 2 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 7
E 8 E 9 E 12 E 13 E 16 E 17
S 1 S 2 V 1

July, 1915

E 2, E 7 and E 12 have transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet's Submarine Flotilla. E 18 and F 1 have joined, seemingly new to the Navy List. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty submarines.[14]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 1 D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8
E 9 E 13 E 16 E 17 E 18
  F 1 S 1 S 2 V 1

August, 1915

The churn continues. C 33 and C 34 have joined from Fourth Submarine Flotilla in exchange for D 1 and D 6 which have gone there, E 19 has joined, seemingly newly commissioned.

The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-one submarines.[15]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
C 33 C 34 D 3 D 4 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8
E 9 E 13 E 16 E 17 E 18 E 19
  F 1 S 1 S 2 V 1

September, 1915

C 33 has been removed, lost on 4 August. E 13 has also been removed for undiscovered ends. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and nineteen submarines.[16]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
C 34 D 3 D 4 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8
E 9 E 16 E 17 E 18 E 19
  F 1 S 1 S 2 V 1

October, 1915

C 34, S 1 and S 2 have dropped for undiscovered ends. D 6 has returned from the Fourth Submarine Flotilla, and six "H" class submarines have joined from the Second Submarine Flotilla. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-three submarines.[17][18]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8
E 9 E 16 E 17 E 18 E 19
F 1 V 1
H 5 H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10

November, 1915

V 2 has joined. E 25 and E 29 have joined. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-six submarines.[19][20]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8 E 9
E 16 E 17 E 18 E 19 E 25 E 29
F 1 V 1 V 2
H 5 H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10

December, 1915

E 25 has left, replaced by E 22. The strength is two depot ships, two destroyers and twenty-six submarines.[21][22]

Part of the Harwich Striking Force
Depot Ships
Maidstone Alecto
Destroyers
Firedrake Lurcher
Submarines
D 3 D 4 D 6 D 7 D 8
E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8 E 9
E 16 E 17 E 18 E 19 E 25 E 29
F 1 V 1 V 2
H 5 H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10


Captains (S)

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 14.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 14.
  4. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 14 and December. No Supplement was published for November.
  5. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 14.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  7. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 14.
  8. No Supplement was found for February.
  9. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 14.
  10. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1915). pp. 13, 19.
  11. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 13.
  12. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1915). p. 13.
  13. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. .
  14. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1915). pp. 13, 20.
  15. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). pp. 13, 15.
  16. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). pp. 13,.
  17. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 13.
  18. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). pp. 15, 17.
  19. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 13.
  20. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). pp. 15, 17.
  21. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 13.
  22. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). pp. 15, 17.

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