Fifth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)
The Fifth Submarine Flotilla was a formation of submarines of the Royal Navy.
History
Test Mobilisation of July 1914
The flotilla had the members it would carry through much of the war.[1]
| Test Mobilisation | |||||
| Depot Ship | |||||
| Thames | |||||
| Submarines | |||||
| C 1 | C 2 | C 3 | C 4 | C 5 | C 6 |
By September, 1914, the flotilla would be designated as a component of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla. It would retain this roster until September, 1916.
September, 1916
The flotilla is redesignated as the Fourth Submarine Flotilla — the vessels of that formation based at Dover are now those of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla. The strength is ten submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[2]
| Part of the Dover Patrol | |||||
| Flagship | |||||
| Arrogant | |||||
| Depot Ship | |||||
| Hazard | |||||
| Submarines | |||||
| C 15 | C 17 | C 18 | C 19 | C 20 | C 21 |
| C 22 | C 28 | C 30 | C 34 | ||
This roster would apply untilDecember.[3]
December, 1916
C 20 and C 34 have left for the Sixth Submarine Flotilla, reducing the strength to eight submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[4]
| Part of the Dover Patrol | |||||
| Flagship | |||||
| Arrogant | |||||
| Depot Ship | |||||
| Hazard | |||||
| Submarines | |||||
| C 15 | C 17 | C 18 | C 19 | C 21 | C 22 |
| C 28 | C 30 | ||||
This roster would persist until February or March, 1917.[5]
March, 1917
C 19, C 21 and C 22 have left for the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, reducing the strength to five submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[6]
| Part of the Dover Patrol | |||||
| Flagship | |||||
| Arrogant | |||||
| Depot Ship | |||||
| Hazard | |||||
| Submarines | |||||
| C 15 | C 17 | C 18 | C 28 | C 30 | |
This roster would persist until June.[7]
June, 1917
C 24 from the Ninth Submarine Flotilla has swapped places with C 28, retaining the strength at five submarines, a depot ship and a flag ship.[8]
| Part of the Dover Patrol | |||||
| Flagship | |||||
| Arrogant | |||||
| Depot Ship | |||||
| Hazard | |||||
| Submarines | |||||
| C 15 | C 17 | C 18 | C 24 | C 30 | |
This roster would persist until February, 1918.[9]
On 3 November, 1917, C 15 sank UC 65 at 50deg 28' N., 0deg 17' E..[10]
February, 1918
The flotilla seems to be disbanded, though Arrogant remains attached directly to the Dover Patrol as a deport ship for submarines. C 15, C 18 and C 30 have gone to the Sixth Submarine Flotilla and C 17 and C 24 to the Portland Local Defence Flotilla.[11]
| Disbanded | |||||
| It would not be re-instituted in the Dreadnought Era |
In Command
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Stanley L. Willis, 15 October, 1912[12]
- Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 14 January, 1914[13][14] – 10 February, 1915[15]
- Commander George B. Lewis, 10 February, 1915[16]
- Acting Commander Tom K. Triggs, 1 November, 1915[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander George A. Saltren-Willett, September, 1917[18]
- Captain Noel F. Laurence, March, 1919[19][20] – January, 1920[21]
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). pp. 15, 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 15 and Supplements through December.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). pp. 15, 17.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 15 and Supplements through Mar 1917, except a Feb edition was not found.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). p. 15 and the May Supplement.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). pp. 13, 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 15 and Supplements through February.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). pp. 15, 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 287.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 724.
- ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
- ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
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