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Revision as of 23:36, 16 February 2017

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

History

Test Mobilisation of July 1914

The flotilla had the members it would carry through much of the war.[1]

Test Mobilisation
Depot Ship
Thames
Submarines
C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6

By September, 1914, the flotilla would be designated as a component of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla. It would retain this roster until September, 1916.

September, 1916

The flotilla is redesignated as the Fourth Submarine Flotilla — the vessels of that formation based at Dover are now those of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla. The strength is ten submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[2]

Part of the Dover Patrol
Flagship
Arrogant
Depot Ship
Hazard
Submarines
C 15 C 17 C 18 C 19 C 20 C 21
  C 22 C 28 C 30 C 34

This roster would apply untilDecember.[3]

December, 1916

C 20 and C 34 have left for the Sixth Submarine Flotilla, reducing the strength to eight submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[4]

Part of the Dover Patrol
Flagship
Arrogant
Depot Ship
Hazard
Submarines
C 15 C 17 C 18 C 19 C 21 C 22
  C 28 C 30

This roster would persist until February or March, 1917.[5]

March, 1917

C 19, C 21 and C 22 have left for the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, reducing the strength to five submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[6]

Part of the Dover Patrol
Flagship
Arrogant
Depot Ship
Hazard
Submarines
C 15 C 17 C 18 C 28 C 30

This roster would persist until June.[7]

June, 1917

C 24 from the Ninth Submarine Flotilla has swapped places with C 28, retaining the strength at five submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[8]

Part of the Dover Patrol
Flagship
Arrogant
Depot Ship
Hazard
Submarines
C 15 C 17 C 18 C 24 C 30

This roster would persist until February, 1918.[9]

On 3 November, 1917, C 15 sank UC 65 at 50deg 28' N., 0deg 17' E..[10]

February, 1918

The flotilla seems to be disbanded, though Arrogant remains attached directly to the Dover Patrol as a deport ship for submarines. C 15, C 18 and C 30 have gone to the Sixth Submarine Flotilla and C 17 and C 24 to the Portland Local Defence Flotilla.[11]

Disbanded
It would not be re-instituted in the Dreadnought Era

March, 1919

Back as one of six flotillas supporting the Grand Fleet in the post-war navy, the Fifth has a depot ship and fifteen submarines.[12]

Supporting the Grand Fleet
one of six new flotillas
Depot Ship
Titania
Submarines
G 1 G 2 G 3 G 4 G 5 G 6
G 10 G 12 G 13 J 2 J 3 J 4
J 5 J 7 E 45

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). pp. 15, 17.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 15 and Supplements through December.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). pp. 15, 17.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 15 and Supplements through Mar 1917, except a Feb edition was not found.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). p. 15 and the May Supplement.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 15 and Supplements through February.
  10. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
  11. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). pp. 15, 18.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 12.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 287.
  14. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  16. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
  19. ↑ Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
  20. ↑ Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
  21. ↑ Saltren-Willett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/126. f. ?.
  22. ↑ Saltren-Willett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/126. f. ?.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 724.
  24. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  25. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.

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
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