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Its composition in the battle was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, organised as follows{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}} under the commanders given in the ''Official Despatches''. {{UKJutlandOD|pp. 44-5}} | Its composition in the battle was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, organised as follows{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}} under the commanders given in the ''Official Despatches''. {{UKJutlandOD|pp. 44-5}} | ||
* {{UK-Castor|f=t}}, Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|James R. P. Hawksley]] | * {{UK-Castor|f=t}}, Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|James R. P. Hawksley]] | ||
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At 10.5 at night, the Eleventh was five miles from the {{UK-BS|2}}, bearing about Green 169 when it encountered the German battlecruisers. {{UK-Castor}}, {{UK-Marne}} and {{UK-Magic}} exchanged fire at just 2,000 yards and each fired a torpedo and turned away to port. {{UK-Castor}} lost her W/T and was unable to direct the flotilla to attack more generally. Compounding this, some destroyers worried that the battlecruisers were British. | At 10.5 at night, the Eleventh was five miles from the {{UK-BS|2}}, bearing about Green 169 when it encountered the German battlecruisers. {{UK-Castor}}, {{UK-Marne}} and {{UK-Magic}} exchanged fire at just 2,000 yards and each fired a torpedo and turned away to port. {{UK-Castor}} lost her W/T and was unable to direct the flotilla to attack more generally. Compounding this, some destroyers worried that the battlecruisers were British. | ||
| − | At 0.15 a.m., {{UK-Castor}} encountered | + | At 0.15 a.m., {{UK-Castor}} encountered a destroyer on her bow and fired on it with gusto at point blank range. Its disappearance was taken as a sign that it was surely sunk.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 22-23}} |
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Revision as of 15:11, 1 October 2013
The Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.
History
November, 1915
One of five flotillas attached to the Grand Fleet, relying on depot ship Blake.[1]
- light cruiser Castor, leader
- destroyer Kempenfelt, 2nd in command
- Mandate
- Achates
- Manners
- Marmion
- Marne
- Martial
- Michael
- Milbrook
- Mons
- Moon
- Morning Star
- Mounsey
- Mystic
- Ossory
In 1916, it was comprised of M class destroyers whose 104 torpedo test runs in the first half of that year proved 91% probable to endanger the enemy.[2]
Battle of Jutland
- Main article: 11th D.F. at the Battle of Jutland
Its composition in the battle was 14 "M" class destroyers and two leaders, organised as follows[3] under the commanders given in the Official Despatches. [4]
- light cruiser Castor, Commodore (F) James R. P. Hawksley
- destroyer Kempenfelt, Commander Harold E. Sulivan
- Ossory, Commander Harold V. Dundas
- Mystic, Commander Claude F. Allsup
- Moon, Commander (Acting) Willaim D. Irvin
- Morning Star, Lieutenant-Commander Hugh U. Fletcher
- Magic, Lieutenant-Commander Gerald C. Wynter
- Mounsey, Lieutenant-Commander Ralph V. Eyre
- Mandate, Lieutenant-Commander Edward McC. W. Lawrie
- Marne, Lieutenant-Commander George B. Hartford
- Minion, Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. Rawlings
- Manners, Lieutenant-Commander Gerald C. Harrison
- Michael, Lieutenant-Commander Claude L. Bate
- Mons, Lieutenant-Commander Robert Makin
- Martial, Lieutenant-Commander Julian Harrison
- Milbrook, Lieutenant Charles G. Naylor
At 10.5 at night, the Eleventh was five miles from the Second Battle Squadron, bearing about Green 169 when it encountered the German battlecruisers. Castor, Marne and Magic exchanged fire at just 2,000 yards and each fired a torpedo and turned away to port. Castor lost her W/T and was unable to direct the flotilla to attack more generally. Compounding this, some destroyers worried that the battlecruisers were British.
At 0.15 a.m., Castor encountered a destroyer on her bow and fired on it with gusto at point blank range. Its disappearance was taken as a sign that it was surely sunk.[5]
1917
The Flotilla's composition was, in part:[6]
- Kempenfelt G.10 (flagship)
- Marne GO.5 (or G.05 per Dittmar/Colledge)
- Prince G.43
- Marmion
- Morning Star
July, 1918
The Flotilla is one of six attached to the Grand Fleet under overall command of Commodore (F) in Castor. The flotilla is tender to depot ship Blake.[7]
Captains (D)
- Commodore (F) James R. P. Hawksley, in command at the Battle of Jutland.[8]
- Captain (D) Brien Michael Money, in command at the surrender of the High Sea Fleet.[Citation needed]
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915). p. 12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 432.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 44-5.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. caption Photo 20/1.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (July, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
See Also
| 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 | |||
