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The Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy first created in April, 1916.

In Command

Captain James U. Farie, 25 April, 1916^[1] – April, 1917^[2] (in command at Battle of Jutland^[3])
Captain Hugh J. Tweedie, April, 1917^[4] – November, 1917^[5]
Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton, November, 1917^[6]^[7] – 8 April, 1919^[8]
Captain Francis S. W. de Winton, 1 December, 1939^[9] – 18 January, 1941^[10]
Acting Captain Arthur D. B. James, 20 November, 1940^[11] – 15 February, 1941^[12]
Captain Herbert W. Williams, 22 February, 1941^[13] – 22 February, 1942^[14]
Captain Philip N. Walter, 3 November, 1944^[15] – 27 June, 1945^[16] (vice "Bouchel"[?])

Other Personnel

Gunnery Duties

History

April, 1916

The flotilla appears for the first time in the Supplement to the Monthly Navy List, attached to the Grand Fleet. The flotilla would started with nine newly constructed "M" class destroyers and a depot ship shared another flotilla.^[17]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Moresby	Nepean	Nerissa	Nestor	Nicator	Nomad
Obdurate		Onslow		Pelican

May, 1916

The flotilla gains Champion as a flotilla cruiser, and destroyers Narborough, Nereus, Ophelia and Partridge. Strength is now a cruiser, thirteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.^[18]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa	Nestor
Nicator	Nomad	Obdurate	Onslow	Ophelia	Partridge
Pelican

Battle of Jutland

Main article: Thirteenth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland

Ten destroyers of the Thirteenth under the lead of the light cruiser Champion screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron during the battle, bolstered by two destroyers temporarily detached from the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla. Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.

They were organised as follows:^[19]^[20]

light cruiser Champion, flagship, Captain (D) James U. Farie
- Nestor (lost), Commander E. B. S. Bingham
- Nomad (lost), Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfield
- Narborough, Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Corlett
- Obdurate, Lieutenant-Commander Cecil H. H. Sams
- Petard, Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn C. O. Thomson
- Pelican, Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth A. Beattie
- Nerissa, Lieutenant-Commander Montague G. B. Legge
- Onslow, Lieutenant-Commander John C. Tovey
- Moresby, Lieutenant-Commander Roger V. Alison
- Nicator, Lieutenant Jack E. A. Mocatta
- Termagant, Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbert Patrick Blake (temporarily attached)
- Turbulent, Lieutenant-Commander Dudley Stuart (lost. temporarily attached)

At the same time, Nepean remained in harbour and Paladin, Negro, Nereus, Penn and Penn were in dockyard hands.^[21]

June, 1916

Nestor and Nomad have been removed, owing to their loss at Jutland. Ophelia has left to join the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla and Partridge has disappeared, to appear in the Fourteenth in July.

Gabriel joins as a flotilla leader, as well as new destroyers Negro, Paladin, Penn, Petard and Pigeon.

Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, fourteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.^[22]^[23]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Moresby	Narborough	Negro	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Nicator	Obdurate	Onslow	Paladin	Pelican	Penn
Petard			Pigeon

This roster would apply until August, 1916.^[24]

August, 1916

New destroyers Medway, Oracle, Pasley and Patrician have joined.

Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, eighteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.^[25]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Negro	Nepean	Nereus
Nerissa	Nicator	Obdurate	Onslow	Oracle	Paladin
Pasley	Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon

This roster would apply until October.^[26]

October, 1916

New destroyers Rival and Orpheus have joined. Partridge has gone to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty destroyers and a shared depot ship.^[27]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Negro	Nepean	Nereus
Nerissa	Nicator	Obdurate	Onslow	Oracle	Orpheus
Paladin	Pasley	Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard
Pigeon			Rival

November, 1916

The new flotilla leader Hoste has joined. It appears that Champion and Woolwich are no longer helping out the First Destroyer Flotilla.

The new destroyers Norseman Oriana and Oriole have joined.

Strength is now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-three destroyers and a depot ship.^[28]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel			Hoste
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Negro	Nepean	Nereus
Nerissa	Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Onslow	Oracle
Oriana	Oriole	Orpheus	Paladin	Pasley	Patrician
Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Rival

December, 1916

The new destroyers Octavia, Rosalind, Osiris, Oberon and Pylades have joined. Partridge has departed, to appear in the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla in January.

Strength is now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.^[29]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel			Hoste
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Negro	Nepean	Nereus
Nerissa	Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Oberon	Octavia
Onslow	Oracle	Oriana	Oriole	Orpheus	Osiris
Paladin	Pasley	Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard
Pigeon		Pylades		Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Rosalind

January, 1917

Hoste and Negro have been dropped, having collided together on 21 December.^[30] Rosalind has left to join the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Strength is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-six destroyers and a depot ship.^[31]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Oberon	Octavia	Onslow
Oracle	Oriana	Oriole	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin
Pasley	Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon
Pylades			Rival

This roster applied until April.^[32]

April, 1917

Oriole has been dropped from the Navy List, to reappear here in June.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-five destroyers and a depot ship.^[33]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Oberon	Octavia	Onslow
Oracle	Oriana	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin	Pasley
Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Pylades
Rival

May, 1917

Champion again has a Captain (D) embarked.

Oberon has disappeared from the Navy List without explanation, but would reappear here in August. Meanwhile, the new destroyer Tarpon has joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-five destroyers and a depot ship.^[34]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Octavia	Onslow	Oracle
Oriana	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin	Pasley	Patrician
Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Pylades	Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tarpon

June, 1917

Oriole has returned from two months in oblivion.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-six destroyers and a depot ship.^[35]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Octavia	Onslow	Oracle
Oriana	Oriole	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin	Pasley
Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tarpon

July, 1917

New destroyers Telemachus, Tristram and Tower have joined, as has flotilla leader Valentine.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.^[36]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Nicator	Norseman	Obdurate	Octavia	Onslow	Oracle
Oriana	Oriole	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin	Pasley
Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
	Tarpon	Telemachus	Tristram	Tower

August, 1917

Nicator has moved out to join the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station.

Tarpon has been dropped from the List, not to reappear until March, 1918 with the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla.

Oberon has returned and new destroyer Urchin has arrived.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.^[37]^[38]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Norseman	Obdurate	Oberon	Octavia	Onslow	Oracle
Oriana	Oriole	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin	Pasley
Patrician	Pelican	Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
	Telemachus	Tristram	Tower	Urchin

September, 1917

Pelican has left, to join Second Destroyer Flotilla in October, as has Oracle, to join Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in December.

The new destroyers Umpire, Vanoc and Vimiera have joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty destroyers and a depot ship.^[39]^[40]^[41]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Moresby	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa
Norseman	Obdurate	Oberon	Octavia	Onslow	Oriana
Oriole	Orpheus	Osiris	Paladin	Pasley	Patrician
Penn	Petard	Pigeon	Pylades	Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus	Tower	Tristram	Umpire	Urchin
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc			Vimiera

October, 1917

Moresby has transferred to the Second Destroyer Flotilla and Oriole has to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.

Newly-completed destroyers Ursa, Ursula, Vanquisher, Vehement, Vendetta and Verdun have joined. Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-four destroyers and a depot ship.^[42]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Narborough	Nepean	Nereus	Nerissa	Norseman
Obdurate	Oberon	Octavia	Onslow	Oriana	Orpheus
Osiris	Paladin	Pasley	Patrician	Penn	Petard
Pigeon		Pylades		Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus	Tower	Tristram	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vehement	Vendetta	Verdun	Vimiera

November, 1917

Eight "M"s left in November. Nereus, Oberon, Onslow, Orpheus and Pasley have gone to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, and Narborough and Petard to the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla, and Pigeon would make it down to the Second Destroyer Flotilla by December.

Newly-completed destroyers Ulster and Violent have joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.^[43]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Nepean	Nerissa	Norseman	Obdurate	Octavia
Oriana	Osiris	Paladin	Patrician	Penn	Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus	Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin
Ursa			Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vehement	Vendetta	Verdun	Vimiera
Violent

December, 1917

Newly-completed destroyers Vectis, Venturous. Verulam and Wakeful have joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-two destroyers and a depot ship.^[44]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Nepean	Nerissa	Norseman	Obdurate	Octavia
Oriana	Osiris	Paladin	Patrician	Penn	Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus	Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin
Ursa			Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vectis	Vehement	Vendetta	Venturous
	Verdun	Verulam	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful

January, 1918

Newly-completed destroyer Venetia joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-three destroyers and a depot ship.^[45]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Nepean	Nerissa	Norseman	Obdurate	Octavia
Oriana	Osiris	Paladin	Patrician	Penn	Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus	Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin
Ursa			Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vectis	Vehement	Vendetta	Venetia
Venturous	Verdun	Verulam	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful

February, 1918

"M" class destroyers Norseman, Octavia, Paladin, Patrician, Penn and Pylades transferred to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla as newly-completed destroyers Vega, Vesper and Viceroy joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty destroyers and a depot ship.^[46]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway	Nepean	Nerissa	Obdurate	Oriana	Osiris
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus	Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin
Ursa			Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vectis	Vega	Vehement	Vendetta
Venetia	Venturous	Verdun	Verulam	Vesper	Viceroy
Vimiera			Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful

March, 1918

The flotilla is now expressly attached to the Battle Cruiser Force.

Osiris has gone to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla in exchange for the Patrician while Medway has gone to the Third Destroyer Flotilla.

Venturous and Telemachus have gone to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the East Coast Forces and the new destroyer Winchelsea has joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.^[47]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel			Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Nepean	Nerissa	Obdurate	Oriana	Patrician	Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vectis	Vega	Vehement	Vendetta
Venetia	Verdun	Verulam	Vesper	Viceroy	Vimiera
Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful			Winchelsea

April, 1918

Valkyrie has joined in a paid off condition, coming from the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla. She would remain paid off until July.

Nepean, Nerissa and Obdurate left to join Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in Devonport as Osiris, Paladin and Penn transferred back in from the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.^[48]^[49]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel		Valentine		Valkyrie*
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Oriana	Osiris	Paladin	Patrician	Penn	Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vectis	Vega	Vehement	Vendetta
Venetia	Verdun	Verulam	Vesper	Viceroy	Vimiera
Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful			Winchelsea

May, 1918

Oriana and Rival left to join Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and Osiris, Paladin, Penn went to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Balancing these losses, the new destroyers Vidette, Wessex, Westcott, Westminster and Wolfhound joined.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.^[50]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel		Valentine		Valkyrie*
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc	Vanquisher	Vectis	Vega	Vehement	Vendetta
Venetia	Verdun	Verulam	Vesper	Viceroy	Vidette
Vimiera			Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful	Wessex	Westcott	Westminster	Winchelsea	Wolfhound

June, 1918

Osiris and Paladin returned from a single month with the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla as Vanoc, Vanquisher and Vehement departed to join the fast division of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-seven destroyers and a depot ship.^[51]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel		Valentine		Valkyrie*
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Osiris*		Paladin		Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis	Vega	Vendetta	Venetia	Verdun	Verulam
Vesper	Viceroy	Vidette	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful	Wessex	Westcott	Westminster	Winchelsea	Wolfhound

A flotilla torpedo attack exercise conducted on the 22nd suggests that the flotilla was organized in many divisions, as the Second a Seventh Divisions attacked the British battle cruisers Tiger, Lion and Princess Royal as Tiger conducted a special firing exercise against squadron mates Repulse and Renown. Champion, then stationed off Lion's port bow at 29,000 yards, hoisted "AU 1" to order the attack against Tiger. The meaning of the signal "AU #" is not explained, but perhaps is the same as the "BE #" orders outlined in the Grand Fleet Battle Orders, H.F. 0034/39 — an attack by all four divisions, approaching in two groups, each of two divisions with a gap separating their divisions. In this case, there were eight destroyers, and their torpedoes were fired from 10,000 yards when the enemy formation was inclined 142 degrees to the left. Tiger suffered one certain hit, and she and Lion also suffered a probable hit despite having turned four points away during the time of flight. The torpedoes achieved an overrun of 6,000 yards — a turn of fully 7.5 points away at the time of firing would have been necessary to outrun the torpedoes.^[52]^[53]

July, 1918

Valkyrie is no longer paid off, but Gabriel left to lead the slow division of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla.

The new destroyer Woolston has joined.

Shockingly, Woolwich has left to work with the Third Destroyer Flotilla and the Thirteenth's destroyers are now all tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers.^[54]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine			Valkyrie
"M" class Destroyers
Osiris		Paladin		Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis	Vega	Vendetta	Venetia	Verdun	Verulam
Vesper	Viceroy	Vidette	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful	Wessex	Westcott	Westminster	Winchelsea	Wolfhound
Woolston

August, 1918

Osiris and Paladin have transferred to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

The new destroyers Walpole and Windsor have arrived, and Wessex is paid off.

The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.^[55]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine			Valkyrie
"M" class Destroyers
Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis	Vega	Vendetta	Venetia	Verdun	Verulam
Vesper	Viceroy	Vidette	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful	Walpole	Wessex*	Westcott	Westminster	Winchelsea
Windsor		Wolfhound		Woolston

This roster would apply until some time between September and November.^[56]

Another more detailed source shows that the flotilla would be organized as follows while operating with the Battle Cruiser Force^[57]

light cruiser Champion, flagship
flotilla leader Valentine, half-flotilla leader
flotilla leader Valkyrie, half-flotilla leader
1st Division
- Vimiera
- Vega
- Vectis
- Violent
2nd Division
4th Division
- Verdun
- Viceroy
- Vesper
- Venetia
5th Division
- Wolfhound
- Ursa
- Ursula
- Urchin
6th Division
- Umpire
- Ulster
- Tower
- Tristram
7th Division
Spares
- Windsor
- Whitley
- Woolston
- Walpole
- Paladin
- Patrician
- Osiris

November, 1918

Patrician has left to join the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla and the new destroyer Whitley is slated to arrive "shortly".

The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.^[58]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine			Valkyrie
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis	Vega	Vendetta	Venetia	Verdun	Verulam
Vesper	Viceroy	Vidette	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful	Walpole	Wessex	Westcott	Westminster	Whitley*
	Winchelsea	Windsor	Wolfhound	Woolston

December, 1918

Whitley has arrived.

The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.^[59]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine			Valkyrie
"R" class Destroyers
Tower	Tristram	Ulster	Umpire	Urchin	Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis	Vega	Vendetta	Venetia	Verdun	Verulam
Vesper	Viceroy	Vidette	Vimiera	Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful	Walpole	Wessex	Westcott	Westminster	Whitley
	Winchelsea	Windsor	Wolfhound	Woolston

After so many months of constant change, this roster lasted until March, 1919.^[60]

March, 1919

The massive post-war reorganization of the destroyer flotillas eradicated the Thirteenth and sent its assets to various new purposes.^[61]^[62]

Flotilla is Dis-established

Champion has been relegated to "Miscellaneous" status in port, and in April would wind up in Rosyth.

Fifth Destroyer Flotilla would grab the the seven "R" class destroyers.

The new Second Destroyer Flotilla has taken up flotilla leader Valentine as well as destroyers Vectis, Vega, Venetia, Verulam, Vesper, Vidette, Vimiera, Violent, Walpole Wessex, Westcott, Westminster, Winchelsea, Windsor and Wolfhound.

Third Destroyer Flotilla has snared flotilla leader Valkyrie and destroyers Vendetta, Verdun, Viceroy, Wakeful, Whitley and Woolston.

Drill and Practice

In 1916, sixty-six test runs of the flotilla's 21-in Mark II torpedos in the first half of that year proved 77% probable to endanger the enemy.^[63]

Footnotes

↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 154.
↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 154.
↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/76. f. 76.
↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/76. f. 76.
↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. 136.
↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. 136.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1916). p. 12 and Supplements through August.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 12 and October's Supplement.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 12.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 12 and Supplements through April.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). pp. 12, 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 12, 14, 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). pp. 12, 14.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 12, 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). pp. 12, 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 12, 13.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). pp. 12, 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). pp. 12, 15.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 231, Plate 155.
↑ Golding. Grand Fleet Battle Orders. Destroyer Addendum & Destroyer Diagrams.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 12, 15.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 12.
↑ No Supplements were found for September or October.
↑ Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders, The National Archives. ADM 137/2135.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 12.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 12 and Supplements through March.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). pp. 11, 17.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1919). pp. 12, 20.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.

Bibliography

Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.

British Destroyer Flotillas
First \| Second \| Third \| Fourth \| Fifth \| Sixth \| Seventh \| Eighth \| Ninth \| Tenth
Eleventh \| Twelfth \| Thirteenth \| Fourteenth \| Fifteenth \| Sixteenth \| Seventeenth \| Eighteenth \| Nineteenth
Twentieth \| Twenty-first
Local Defence Flotillas
Clyde \| Devonport \| Devonport & Falmouth \| Falmouth \| Firth of Forth \| Gibraltar
Liverpool \| Mersey \| Newhaven \| Nore \| North Channel \| Milford & Pembroke \| Pembroke
Portland \| Portsmouth \| Queenstown

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 The '''Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]] first created in April, 1916.
-==Captains (D)==
+==In Command==
-* Captain [[James Uchtred Farie|J. U. Farie]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
-* Captain [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton]], November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 756.</ref>{{INF}}
+<div name=fredbot:officecaptD otitle="Captain (D), Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
-* Captain [[Hugh Justin Tweedie]], ?.{{FC}}
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Uchtred Farie|nick=James U. Farie|appt=25 April, 1916<ref>Farie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}} f. 154.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}|end=April, 1917<ref>Farie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}} f. 154.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Justin Tweedie|nick=Hugh J. Tweedie|appt=April, 1917<ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref>|end=November, 1917<ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|nick=Arthur B. S. Dutton|appt=November, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 756}}<ref>Dutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>|end=8 April, 1919<ref>Dutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|nick=Francis S. W. de Winton|appt=1 December, 1939<ref>De Winton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>|end=18 January, 1941<ref>De Winton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Dyke Beauchamp James|nick=Arthur D. B. James|appt=20 November, 1940<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>|end=15 February, 1941<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Wyndham Williams|nick=Herbert W. Williams|appt=22 February, 1941<ref>Williams Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/76.|}} f. 76.</ref>|end=22 February, 1942<ref>Williams Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/76.|}} f. 76.</ref>}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Norman Walter|nick=Philip N. Walter|appt=3 November, 1944<ref>Walter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/136.|D7616486}} f. 136.</ref>|end=27 June, 1945<ref>Walter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/136.|D7616486}} f. 136.</ref>|note=vice "Bouchel"[?]}}
+</div name=fredbot:officecaptD>
+==Other Personnel==
+===Gunnery Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Gunnery Duties, Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFGO>
+<!--
+===Torpedo Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Torpedo Duties, Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFTO>
+===Signal Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFSO otitle="Signal Duties, Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">\
+</div name=fredbot:officeFSO>
+===Wireless Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFWO otitle="Wireless Duties, Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFWO>
+===Navigating Duties===
+<div name=fredbot:officeFNO otitle="Navigating Duties, Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
+</div name=fredbot:officeFNO>
+-->
 ==History==
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 ** {{UK-Nomad}} (lost), {{LCommRN}} [[Paul Whitfield]]
 ** {{UK-Narborough}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Geoffrey Corlett]]
-** {{UK-Obdurate}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cecil H. H. Sams]]
+** {{UK-Obdurate}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|Cecil H. H. Sams]]
-** {{UK-Petard}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Evelyn C. O. Thomson]]
+** {{UK-Petard}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson|Evelyn C. O. Thomson]]
-** {{UK-Pelican}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Kenneth A. Beattie]]
+** {{UK-Pelican}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Kenneth Adair Beattie|Kenneth A. Beattie]]
-** {{UK-Nerissa}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Montague G. B. Legge]]
+** {{UK-Nerissa}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Montague George Bentinck Legge|Montague G. B. Legge]]
 ** {{UK-Onslow}}, {{LCommRN}} [[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]
-** {{UK-Moresby}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Roger V. Alison]]
+** {{UK-Moresby}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Roger Vincent Alison|Roger V. Alison]]
-** {{UK-Nicator}}, {{LieutRN}} [[Jack E. A. Mocatta]]
+** {{UK-Nicator}}, {{LieutRN}} [[Jack Ernest Albert Mocatta|Jack E. A. Mocatta]]
-** {{UK-Termagant}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert P. Blake]] (temporarily attached)
+** {{UK-Termagant}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert Patrick Blake]] (temporarily attached)
 ** {{UK-1Turbulent}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Dudley Stuart]] (lost.  temporarily attached)
@@ Line 109: / Line 144: @@
 ===August, 1916===
-New destroyers {{UK-Medway}}, {{UK-Oracle}}, {{UK-Pasley}} and {{UK-Patrician}} have joined.
+New destroyers {{UK-1Medway}}, {{UK-Oracle}}, {{UK-Pasley}} and {{UK-Patrician}} have joined.
 Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, eighteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.{{SMNLAug16|p. 12}}
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 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}
@@ Line 142: / Line 177: @@
 ===October, 1916===
-New destroyers {{UK-Rival}} and {{UK-Orpheus}} have joined.  {{UK-Partridge}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
+New destroyers {{UK-Rival}} and {{UK-1Orpheus}} have joined.  {{UK-Partridge}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty destroyers and a shared depot ship.{{SMNLOct16|p. 12}}
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 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
@@ Line 199: / Line 234: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 210: / Line 245: @@
 ===December, 1916===
-The new destroyers {{UK-Octavia}}, {{UK-Rosalind}}, {{UK-Osiris}}, {{UK-Oberon}} and {{UK-Pylades}} have joined.
+The new destroyers {{UK-Octavia}}, {{UK-Rosalind}}, {{UK-1Osiris}}, {{UK-1Oberon}} and {{UK-Pylades}} have joined.
 {{UK-Partridge}} has departed, to appear in the {{UK-DF|14}} in January.
@@ Line 233: / Line 268: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
@@ Line 272: / Line 307: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}
@@ Line 308: / Line 343: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
@@ Line 322: / Line 357: @@
 {{UK-Champion}} again has a Captain (D) embarked.
-{{UK-Oberon}} has disappeared from the ''Navy List'' without explanation, but would reappear here in August.
+{{UK-1Oberon}} has disappeared from the ''Navy List'' without explanation, but would reappear here in August.
 Meanwhile, the new {{UK-Tarpon|f=t}} has joined.
@@ Line 345: / Line 380: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 381: / Line 416: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
@@ Line 419: / Line 454: @@
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 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
@@ Line 439: / Line 474: @@
 {{UK-Tarpon}} has been dropped from the List, not to reappear until March, 1918 with the {{UK-DF|20}}.
-{{UK-Oberon}} has returned and new destroyer {{UK-Urchin}} has arrived.
+{{UK-1Oberon}} has returned and new destroyer {{UK-Urchin}} has arrived.
 Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLAug17|pp. 12, 17}}{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}}
@@ Line 461: / Line 496: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
@@ Line 501: / Line 536: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 519: / Line 554: @@
 ===October, 1917===
-{{UK-Moresby}} has transferred to the {{UK-DF|2}} and {{UK-Oriole}} has to the {UK-DF|4}}.
+{{UK-Moresby}} has transferred to the {{UK-DF|2}} and {{UK-Oriole}} has to the {{UK-DF|4}}.
 Newly-completed destroyers {{UK-Ursa}}, {{UK-Ursula}}, {{UK-Vanquisher}}, {{UK-Vehement}}, {{UK-Vendetta}} and {{UK-Verdun}} have joined.
@@ Line 542: / Line 577: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Orpheus}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 562: / Line 597: @@
 ===November, 1917===
-Eight "M"s left in November.  {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-Oberon}}, {{UK-Onslow}}, {{UK-Orpheus}} and {{UK-Pasley}} have gone to the {{UK-DF|4}}, and
+Eight "M"s left in November.  {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-1Oberon}}, {{UK-Onslow}}, {{UK-1Orpheus}} and {{UK-Pasley}} have gone to the {{UK-DF|4}}, and
 {{UK-Narborough}} and {{UK-Petard}} to the {{UK-DF|12}}, and {{UK-Pigeon}} would make it down to the {{UK-DF|2}} by December.
@@ Line 587: / Line 622: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 629: / Line 664: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 645: / Line 680: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}
 |-
-|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
+|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
@@ Line 675: / Line 710: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 691: / Line 726: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
@@ Line 721: / Line 756: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}
+|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
@@ Line 735: / Line 770: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 747: / Line 782: @@
 The flotilla is now expressly attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]].
-{{UK-Osiris}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|14}} in exchange for the {{UK-Patrician}} while {{UK-Medway}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|3}}.
+{{UK-1Osiris}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|14}} in exchange for the {{UK-Patrician}} while {{UK-1Medway}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|3}}.
 {{UK-Venturous}} and {{UK-Telemachus}} have gone to the {{UK-DF|20}}, part of the [[East Coast Forces]] and the new destroyer {{UK-Winchelsea}} has joined.
@@ Line 783: / Line 818: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 795: / Line 830: @@
 {{UK-Valkyrie}} has joined in a paid off condition, coming from the {{UK-DF|10}}.  She would remain paid off until July.
-{{UK-Nepean}}, {{UK-Nerissa}} and {{UK-Obdurate}} left to join {{UK-DF|4}} in Devonport as {{UK-Osiris}}, {{UK-Paladin}} and {{UK-Penn}} transferred back in from the {{UK-DF|14}}.
+{{UK-Nepean}}, {{UK-Nerissa}} and {{UK-Obdurate}} left to join {{UK-DF|4}} in Devonport as {{UK-1Osiris}}, {{UK-Paladin}} and {{UK-Penn}} transferred back in from the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 Flotilla strength is a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLApr18|pp. 12, 17}}{{SMNLMar18|pp. 12, 13}}
@@ Line 817: / Line 852: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
@@ Line 829: / Line 864: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 839: / Line 874: @@
 ===May, 1918===
-{{UK-Oriana}} and {{UK-Rival}} left to join {{UK-DF|4}} and  {{UK-Osiris}}, {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Penn}} went to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
+{{UK-Oriana}} and {{UK-Rival}} left to join {{UK-DF|4}} and  {{UK-1Osiris}}, {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Penn}} went to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 Balancing these losses, the new destroyers {{UK-Vidette}}, {{UK-Wessex}}, {{UK-Westcott}}, {{UK-Westminster}} and {{UK-Wolfhound}} joined.
@@ Line 875: / Line 910: @@
 |align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 881: / Line 916: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
 |}
 ===June, 1918===
-{{UK-Osiris}} and {{UK-Paladin}} returned from a single month with the {{UK-DF|14}} as {{UK-Vanoc}}, {{UK-Vanquisher}} and {{UK-Vehement}} departed to join the fast division of the {{UK-DF|20}}
+{{UK-1Osiris}} and {{UK-Paladin}} returned from a single month with the {{UK-DF|14}} as {{UK-Vanoc}}, {{UK-Vanquisher}} and {{UK-Vehement}} departed to join the fast division of the {{UK-DF|20}}
 Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-seven destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLJun18|pp. 12, 15}}
@@ Line 907: / Line 942: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Patrician}}
+|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Osiris}}*||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Patrician}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
@@ Line 917: / Line 952: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}
+|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 923: / Line 958: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
 |}
+A flotilla torpedo attack exercise conducted on the 22nd suggests that the flotilla was organized in many divisions, as the Second a Seventh Divisions attacked the British battle cruisers {{UK-Tiger}}, {{UK-Lion}} and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} as ''Tiger'' conducted a special firing exercise against squadron mates {{UK-Repulse}} and {{UK-Renown}}.  {{UK-Champion}}, then stationed off {{UK-Lion}}'s port bow at 29,000 yards, hoisted "AU 1" to order the attack against ''Tiger''. The meaning of the signal "AU #" is not explained, but perhaps is the same as the "BE #" orders outlined in the [[Grand Fleet Battle Orders]],  H.F. 0034/39 &mdash; an attack by all four divisions, approaching in two groups, each of two divisions with a gap separating their divisions.  In this case, there were eight destroyers, and their torpedoes were fired from 10,000 yards when the enemy formation was inclined 142 degrees to the left.  ''Tiger'' suffered one certain hit, and she and ''Lion'' also suffered a probable hit despite having turned four points away during the time of flight.  The torpedoes achieved an overrun of 6,000 yards &mdash; a turn of fully 7.5 points away at the time of firing would have been necessary to outrun the torpedoes.{{ARTS1918|p. 231, Plate 155}}{{GoldingGFBOs|Destroyer Addendum & Destroyer Diagrams}}
 ===July, 1918===
@@ Line 949: / Line 986: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Osiris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Patrician}}
+|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Patrician}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
@@ Line 959: / Line 996: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}
+|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 965: / Line 1,002: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolston}}
@@ Line 971: / Line 1,008: @@
 ===August, 1918===
-{{UK-Osiris}} and {{UK-Paladin}} have transferred to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
+{{UK-1Osiris}} and {{UK-Paladin}} have transferred to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 The new destroyers {{UK-Walpole}} and {{UK-Windsor}} have arrived, and {{UK-Wessex}} is paid off.
@@ Line 1,003: / Line 1,040: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}
+|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 1,009: / Line 1,046: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}*||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}*||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}
 |-
 |align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Woolston}}
@@ Line 1,015: / Line 1,052: @@
 This roster would apply until some time between September and November.<ref>No Supplements were found for September or October.</ref>
+Another more detailed source shows that the flotilla would be organized as follows while operating with the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders'', {{TNA|ADM 137/2135}}.</ref>
+* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship
+*  {{UK-Valentine|f=t}}, half-flotilla leader
+*  {{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}}, half-flotilla leader
+* 1st Division
+** {{UK-Vimiera}}
+** {{UK-Vega}}
+** {{UK-Vectis}}
+** {{UK-Violent}}
+* 2nd Division
+** {{UK-Vendetta}}
+** {{UK-Verulam}}
+** {{UK-Wakeful}}
+** {{UK-Westminster}}
+* 4th Division
+** {{UK-Verdun}}
+** {{UK-Viceroy}}
+** {{UK-Vesper}}
+** {{UK-Venetia}}
+* 5th Division
+** {{UK-Wolfhound}}
+** {{UK-Ursa}}
+** {{UK-Ursula}}
+** {{UK-Urchin}}
+* 6th Division
+** {{UK-Umpire}}
+** {{UK-Ulster}}
+** {{UK-Tower}}
+** {{UK-Tristram}}
+* 7th Division
+** {{UK-Vidette}}
+** {{UK-Winchelsea}}
+** {{UK-Westcott}}
+* Spares
+** {{UK-Windsor}}
+** {{UK-Whitley}}
+** {{UK-Woolston}}
+** {{UK-Walpole}}
+** {{UK-Paladin}}
+** {{UK-Patrician}}
+** {{UK-1Osiris}}
 ===November, 1918===
@@ Line 1,043: / Line 1,123: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}
+|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 1,049: / Line 1,129: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Whitley}}*
+|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Whitley}}*
 |-
 |&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Woolston}}
@@ Line 1,081: / Line 1,161: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}
+|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 |-
 |align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
@@ Line 1,087: / Line 1,167: @@
 |align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 |-
-|align=center{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Whitley}}
+|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Whitley}}
 |-
 |&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Woolston}}
@@ Line 1,095: / Line 1,175: @@
 ===March, 1919===
-The massive post-war reorganization of the destroyer flotillas eradicated the Thirteenth and sent its assets to various new purposes.
+The massive post-war reorganization of the destroyer flotillas eradicated the Thirteenth and sent its assets to various new purposes.{{SMNLMar19|pp. 11, 17}}{{SMNLApr19|pp. 12, 20}}
 {|width=75% class=toccolours
@@ Line 1,102: / Line 1,182: @@
 |}
-The new {{UK-DF|2}} has taken up {{UK-Valentine}} as well as destroyers {{UK-Vectis}}, {{UK-Vega}}, {{UK-Venetia}}, {{UK-Verulam}}, {{UK-Vesper}}, {{UK-Vidette}}, {{UK-VImieira}}, {{UK-Violent}}, {{UK-Walpole}} {{UK-Wessex}}, {{UK-Westcott}}, {{UK-Westminster}}, {{UK-Windsor}} and {{UK-Wolfhound}}.  {{UK-DF|3}} has snared {{UK-Valkyrie}} and destroyers {{UK-Vendetta}}, {{UK-Verdun}}, {{UK-Viceroy}}, {{UK-Wakeful}}, {{UK-Whitley}} and {{UK-Woolston}}.
+{{UK-Champion}} has been relegated to "Miscellaneous" status in port, and in April would wind up in Rosyth.
-===July, 1918===
+{{UK-DF|5}} would grab the the seven "R" class destroyers.
-The Flotilla is one of six attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] under overall command of Commodore (F) in {{UK-Castor}}.  The flotilla is tender to depot ship {{UK-Columbine}}.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (July, 1918).  p. 12.</ref>
-*{{UK-Champion|f=t}}, Captain (D)
-*{{UK-Valentine|f=t}}
-*{{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}}
-**{{UK-Osiris}}
-**{{UK-Paladin}}
-**{{UK-Patrician}}
-**{{UK-Tower}}
-**{{UK-Tristram}}
-**{{UK-Ulster}}
-**{{UK-Umpire}}
-**{{UK-Urchin}}
-**{{UK-Ursa}}
-**{{UK-Ursula}}
-**{{UK-Vectis}}
-**{{UK-Vega}}
-**{{UK-Vendetta}}
-**{{UK-Venetia}}
-**{{UK-Verdun}}
-**{{UK-Verulam}}
-**{{UK-Vesper}}
-**{{UK-Viceroy}}
-**{{UK-Vidette}}
-**{{UK-Vimiera}}
-**{{UK-Violent}}
-**{{UK-Wakeful}}
-**{{UK-Wessex}}
-**{{UK-Westcott}}
-**{{UK-Westminster}}
-**{{UK-Winchelsea}}
-**{{UK-Wolfhound}}
-**{{UK-Woolston}}
-===1 August, 1918===
+The new {{UK-DF|2}} has taken up {{UK-Valentine|f=t}} as well as destroyers {{UK-Vectis}}, {{UK-Vega}}, {{UK-Venetia}}, {{UK-Verulam}}, {{UK-Vesper}}, {{UK-Vidette}}, {{UK-Vimiera}}, {{UK-Violent}}, {{UK-Walpole}} {{UK-Wessex}}, {{UK-Westcott}}, {{UK-Westminster}}, {{UK-Winchelsea}}, {{UK-Windsor}} and {{UK-Wolfhound}}.
-While operating with the [[Battle Cruiser Force]], the flotilla was comprised as follows.<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders'', {{TNA|ADM 137/2135}}.</ref>
-* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship
+{{UK-DF|3}} has snared {{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}} and destroyers {{UK-Vendetta}}, {{UK-Verdun}}, {{UK-Viceroy}}, {{UK-Wakeful}}, {{UK-Whitley}} and {{UK-Woolston}}.
-*  {{UK-Valentine|f=t}}, half-flotilla leader
-*  {{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}}, half-flotilla leader
-* 1st Division
-** {{UK-Vimiera}}
-** {{UK-Vega}}
-** {{UK-Vectis}}
-** {{UK-Violent}}
-* 2nd Division
-** {{UK-Vendetta}}
-** {{UK-Verulam}}
-** {{UK-Wakeful}}
-** {{UK-Westminster}}
-* 4th Division
-** {{UK-Verdun}}
-** {{UK-Viceroy}}
-** {{UK-Vesper}}
-** {{UK-Venetia}}
-* 5th Division
-** {{UK-Wolfhound}}
-** {{UK-Ursa}}
-** {{UK-Ursula}}
-** {{UK-Urchin}}
-* 6th Division
-** {{UK-Umpire}}
-** {{UK-Ulster}}
-** {{UK-Tower}}
-** {{UK-Tristram}}
-* 7th Division
-** {{UK-Vidette}}
-** {{UK-Winchelsea}}
-** {{UK-Westcott}}
-* Spares
-** {{UK-Windsor}}
-** {{UK-Whitley}}
-** {{UK-Woolston}}
-** {{UK-Walpole}}
-** {{UK-Paladin}}
-** {{UK-Patrician}}
-** {{UK-Osiris}}
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