Seventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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The Seventh Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas.
In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats and River class destroyers. The TBs ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering the enemy 84% of the time, the "Rivers" were 97% likely to endanger the enemy with their 45 18-in Mark VII runs.[1]
Contents
Outbreak of War, August, 1914
Battle of Jutland, June 1916
After Jutland, 1916
Composition
November, 1918:[2]
| Wallington, Captain (D) | ||
| Arab Bat Bullfinch Boyne Crane Dee (detached) Doon Exe Fawn |
Flying Fish Garry Greyhound (paid off) Leopard Locust Mermaid Moy Ness Nith |
Ouse Peterel Quail Star Stour Sylvia Test Waveney |
Captains (D)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 1 July, 1913.[3]
- Captain Robert A. Hornell, D.S.O., 1 October, 1918.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 July, 1913. Issue 40252, col D, pg. 6.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 1009.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
