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The '''Second Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. | The '''Second Submarine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
− | == | + | ==History== |
− | + | ===Test Mobilisation of July 1914=== | |
+ | The following vessels were known to participate: {{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}} | ||
* {{UK-TB026}} | * {{UK-TB026}} | ||
** {{UK-A5}}, {{UK-A6}}, {{UK-A13}}, {{UK-B1}} | ** {{UK-A5}}, {{UK-A6}}, {{UK-A13}}, {{UK-B1}} | ||
− | ''' | + | ===September, 1914=== |
− | + | The flotilla is a component of the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]], which also has some six organic destroyers and twenty two torpedo boats. Its strength is a depot ship, a torpedo boat and four coastal submarines.{{SMNLSep14|p. 13}} | |
− | + | ||
− | + | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | |
− | + | |- | |
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-A5}}||align=center|{{UK-A6}}||align=center|{{UK-A13}}||align=center|{{UK-B1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster and tasking would apply until December.{{SMNLOct14|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===December, 1914=== | ||
+ | {{UK-A13}} has been dropped for unknown reasons and has been replaced by the more modern coastal submarine, {{UK-W1}}.{{SMNLDec14|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-A5}}||align=center|{{UK-A6}}||align=center|{{UK-B1}}||align=center|{{UK-W1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster and tasking would apply until February or March, 1915.{{SMNLJan15|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1915=== | ||
+ | {{UK-W1}} has left to join the {{UK-SF|6}}.{{SMNLMar15|pp. 16, 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A5}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A6}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster and tasking would apply until September.{{SMNLApr15|p. 16}}{{SMNLMay15|p. 16}}{{SMNLJun15|p. 17}}{{SMNLJul15|p. 17}}{{SMNLAug15|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September, 1915=== | ||
+ | A large surge of foreign-built [["H" Class Submarine (1915)|"H" class submarines]] brings the strength up to the depot ship, a destroyer, and nine coastal submarines.{{SMNLSep15|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A5}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A6}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-H5}}||align=center|{{UK-H6}}||align=center|{{UK-H7}}||align=center|{{UK-H8}}||align=center|{{UK-H9}}||align=center|{{UK-H10}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | The visitors would not remain long. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===October, 1915=== | ||
+ | The new submarines leave to join the {{UK-SF|8}}, reducing strength again to the depot ship, a destroyer, and three coastal submarines.{{SMNLOct15|pp. 13, 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A5}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A6}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===November, 1915=== | ||
+ | {{UK-B5}} has joined from the {{UK-SF|4}}, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and four coastal submarines.{{SMNLNov15|p. 17}}{{SMNLOct15|p. 15}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-A5}}||align=center|{{UK-A6}}||align=center|{{UK-B1}}||align=center|{{UK-B5}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===December, 1915=== | ||
+ | The newly-commissioned {{UK-G1}} has joined, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and five coastal submarines.{{SMNLDec15|p. 17}}{{SMNLNov15|p. 15}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-A5}}||align=center|{{UK-A6}}||align=center|{{UK-B1}}||align=center|{{UK-B5}}||align=center|{{UK-G1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster would apply until February, 1916.{{SMNLJan16|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===February, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-A5}} and {{UK-G1}} have left for undiscovered ends, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and three coastal submarines.{{SMNLFeb16|pp. 17}}{{SMNLNov15|p. 15}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-TB026}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-A6}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B5}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-TB026}} has been booted up to the parent [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]] and {{UK-A6}} has left for undiscovered ends, reducing the strength to one depot ship and two coastal submarines.{{SMNLMar16|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=3 align=center|{{UK-B1}}||colspan=3 align=center|{{UK-B5}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster would apply until August.{{SMNLApr16|p. 17}}{SMNLMay16|p. 17}}{SMNLJun16|p. 17}}{SMNLJul16|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===August, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-S1}} has joined, increasing the strength to one depot ship and three coastal submarines.{{SMNLAug16|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B1}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-B5}}||colspan=2 align=center|{{UK-S1}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September, 1916=== | ||
+ | {{UK-K3}} has joined temporarily, increasing the strength to one depot ship, three coastal submarines, and a steam-powered visitor.{{SMNLSep16|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Portsmouth Defence Flotilla]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Dolphin}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-B1}}||align=center|{{UK-B5}}||align=center|{{UK-S1}}||align=center|{{UK-K3}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster would apply until December, 1916.{{SMNLOct16|p. 17}}{{SMNLNov16|p. 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===December, 1916=== | ||
+ | A change of names with another flotilla is being effected this month. | ||
+ | The flotilla serving with the Portsmouth Defence will be keeping {{UK-Dolphin}}, {{UK-S1}} and {{UK-K3}} while picking up two other coastal submarines and the name {{UK-SF|6}}. It is not clear what has become of {{UK-B1}} and {{UK-B5}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The new Second Submarine Flotilla is resuming the role previously assigned the Sixth, serving with another submarine and a destroyer flotilla under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England:{{SMNLDec16|pp. 16, 17}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under [[Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Parent Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonaventure}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyer''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonetta}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-C7}}||align=center|{{UK-C8}}||align=center|{{UK-C9}}||align=center|{{UK-C10}}||align=center|{{UK-C12}}||align=center|{{UK-C13}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan=2| ||align=center|{{UK-C14}}||align=center|{{UK-C16}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster would apply until February or March, 1917.{{SMNLJan17|p. 16}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1917=== | ||
+ | {{UK-C7}} and {{UK-C16}} are now attached to the {{UK-SF|9}}, reducing strength to six submarines.{{SMNLMar17|p. 16}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under [[Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Parent Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonaventure}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyer''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonetta}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center|{{UK-C8}}||align=center|{{UK-C9}}||align=center|{{UK-C10}}||align=center|{{UK-C12}}||align=center|{{UK-C13}}||align=center|{{UK-C14}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===April, 1917=== | ||
+ | The attrition continues. | ||
+ | {{UK-C8}} and {{UK-C9}} are now transferred to the {{UK-SF|3}}, reducing our strength to four submarines.{{SMNLMar17|p. 16}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under [[Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Parent Ship''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonaventure}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyer''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonetta}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-C10}}||align=center|{{UK-C12}}||align=center|{{UK-C13}}||align=center|{{UK-C14}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster would apply until March, 1918.{{SMNLMay17|p. 16}}{{SMNLJun17|p. 16}}{{SMNLJul17|p. 16}}{{SMNLAug17|p. 16}}{{SMNLSep17|p. 16}}{{SMNLOct17|p. 16}}{{SMNLNov17|p. 16}}{{SMNLDec17|p. 16}}{{SMNLJan18|p. 16}}{{SMNLFeb18|p. 16}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===March, 1918=== | ||
+ | Parent ship {{UK-Bonaventure}} has been dropped, sent down to Gibraltar to act as a depot ship for its submarine flotilla.{{SMNLMar18|pp. 15, 22}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under [[Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England]]''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyer''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonetta}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-C10}}||align=center|{{UK-C12}}||align=center|{{UK-C13}}||align=center|{{UK-C14}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===April, 1918=== | ||
+ | The submarines are now tender to {{UK-Titania}}.{{SMNLApr18|p. 15}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width=75% class="toccolours" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Assigned to [[East Coast Forces]]''', out of Humber | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Destroyer''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Bonetta}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=6|'''Submarines''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||align=center|{{UK-C10}}||align=center|{{UK-C12}}||align=center|{{UK-C13}}||align=center|{{UK-C14}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | This roster would apply until October or November.{{SMNLMay18|p. 15}}{{SMNLJun18|p. 15}}{{SMNLJul18|p. 15}}{{SMNLAug18|p. 15}} | ||
− | + | ===November, 1918=== | |
− | + | The flotilla is apparently disbanded in this month or October. {{UK-Bonetta}} would be moved to the {{UK-SF|14}}, but I see no record of the submarines ever being listed again.{{SMNLNov18|p. 15}} | |
− | |||
− | |||
==Captains (S)== | ==Captains (S)== |
Revision as of 21:46, 29 May 2013
The Second Submarine Flotilla was a formation of submarines of the Royal Navy.
History
Test Mobilisation of July 1914
The following vessels were known to participate: [1]
September, 1914
The flotilla is a component of the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla, which also has some six organic destroyers and twenty two torpedo boats. Its strength is a depot ship, a torpedo boat and four coastal submarines.[2]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | A 13 | B 1 |
This roster and tasking would apply until December.[3]
December, 1914
A 13 has been dropped for unknown reasons and has been replaced by the more modern coastal submarine, W 1.[4]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | B 1 | W 1 |
This roster and tasking would apply until February or March, 1915.[5]
March, 1915
W 1 has left to join the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.[6]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | B 1 |
This roster and tasking would apply until September.[7][8][9][10][11]
September, 1915
A large surge of foreign-built "H" class submarines brings the strength up to the depot ship, a destroyer, and nine coastal submarines.[12]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | B 1 | |||
H 5 | H 6 | H 7 | H 8 | H 9 | H 10 |
The visitors would not remain long.
October, 1915
The new submarines leave to join the Eighth Submarine Flotilla, reducing strength again to the depot ship, a destroyer, and three coastal submarines.[13]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | B 1 |
November, 1915
B 5 has joined from the Fourth Submarine Flotilla, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and four coastal submarines.[14][15]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | B 1 | B 5 |
December, 1915
The newly-commissioned G 1 has joined, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and five coastal submarines.[16][17]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 5 | A 6 | B 1 | B 5 | G 1 |
This roster would apply until February, 1916.[18]
February, 1916
A 5 and G 1 have left for undiscovered ends, bringing the strength to one depot ship, a destroyer, and three coastal submarines.[19][20]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Torpedo Boat | |||||
T.B. 026 | |||||
Submarines | |||||
A 6 | B 1 | B 5 |
March, 1916
T.B. 026 has been booted up to the parent Portsmouth Defence Flotilla and A 6 has left for undiscovered ends, reducing the strength to one depot ship and two coastal submarines.[21]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Submarines | |||||
B 1 | B 5 |
This roster would apply until August.[22]{SMNLMay16|p. 17}}{SMNLJun16|p. 17}}{SMNLJul16|p. 17}}
August, 1916
S 1 has joined, increasing the strength to one depot ship and three coastal submarines.[23]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Submarines | |||||
B 1 | B 5 | S 1 |
September, 1916
K 3 has joined temporarily, increasing the strength to one depot ship, three coastal submarines, and a steam-powered visitor.[24]
Attached to the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla | |||||
Depot Ship | |||||
Dolphin | |||||
Submarines | |||||
B 1 | B 5 | S 1 | K 3 |
This roster would apply until December, 1916.[25][26]
December, 1916
A change of names with another flotilla is being effected this month. The flotilla serving with the Portsmouth Defence will be keeping Dolphin, S 1 and K 3 while picking up two other coastal submarines and the name Sixth Submarine Flotilla. It is not clear what has become of B 1 and B 5.
The new Second Submarine Flotilla is resuming the role previously assigned the Sixth, serving with another submarine and a destroyer flotilla under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England:[27]
Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England | |||||
Parent Ship | |||||
Bonaventure | |||||
Destroyer | |||||
Bonetta | |||||
Submarines | |||||
C 7 | C 8 | C 9 | C 10 | C 12 | C 13 |
C 14 | C 16 |
This roster would apply until February or March, 1917.[28]
March, 1917
C 7 and C 16 are now attached to the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, reducing strength to six submarines.[29]
Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England | |||||
Parent Ship | |||||
Bonaventure | |||||
Destroyer | |||||
Bonetta | |||||
Submarines | |||||
C 8 | C 9 | C 10 | C 12 | C 13 | C 14 |
April, 1917
The attrition continues. C 8 and C 9 are now transferred to the Third Submarine Flotilla, reducing our strength to four submarines.[30]
Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England | |||||
Parent Ship | |||||
Bonaventure | |||||
Destroyer | |||||
Bonetta | |||||
Submarines | |||||
C 10 | C 12 | C 13 | C 14 |
This roster would apply until March, 1918.[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
March, 1918
Parent ship Bonaventure has been dropped, sent down to Gibraltar to act as a depot ship for its submarine flotilla.[41]
Under Rear-Admiral commanding East Coast of England | |||||
Destroyer | |||||
Bonetta | |||||
Submarines | |||||
C 10 | C 12 | C 13 | C 14 |
April, 1918
The submarines are now tender to Titania.[42]
Assigned to East Coast Forces, out of Humber | |||||
Destroyer | |||||
Bonetta | |||||
Submarines | |||||
C 10 | C 12 | C 13 | C 14 |
This roster would apply until October or November.[43][44][45][46]
November, 1918
The flotilla is apparently disbanded in this month or October. Bonetta would be moved to the Fourteenth Submarine Flotilla, but I see no record of the submarines ever being listed again.[47]
Captains (S)
Dates of appointment given:
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). pp. 16, 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1915). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1915). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1915). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). pp. 13, 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). pp. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). pp. 16, 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 15, 22.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 15.
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