1st Destroyer Flotilla
| 1st Destroyer Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1907; formal July 1909 – July 1940 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Size | Flotilla |
| Commanders | |
| First | Commodore Edward F. B. Charlton |
| Last | Captain Augustine W. S. Agar |
The 1st Destroyer Flotilla also styled as First Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy from 1909 to 1940
History
First established in 1907 the when it was attached to the Channel Fleet until 1909. In March 1909 it was transferred to the 1st Division of the Home Fleet. On 27 July 1909 it was place under the command of Commodore Edward F. B. Charlton until 1910. From May 1912 to July 1914 the flotilla was allocated to the First Fleet of the Home Fleets. In August 1914 it was grouped with two other flotilla's to form the Harwich Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Grand Fleet till November 1916. The flotilla was next assigned to the Harwich Force where it remained until April 1917. From May 1917 until December 1918 it was in the Portsmouth Command.[1][2] After World War One the flotilla was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet from April 1919 to 1924. In 1925 it was re-designated 5th Destroyer Flotilla and assigned to its first overseas station as part of the Mediterranean Fleet until 1932.[3] It was renamed back to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla still with the Med Fleet until August 1938.[4] At the beginning of World War Two in September 1939 the flotilla was placed under the command of the Rear-Admiral, Destroyer Flotillas Mediterranean Fleet where it remained until July 1940 when it was disbanded.[5]
Administration
Captains (D) 1st Destroyer Flotilla
Post holders included:[6]
- Commodore Edward F. B. Charlton, 27 July, 1909 – after 27 June, 1910
- Captain Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, 29 November, 1910 – 1 May, 1912
- Captain Arthur R. Hulbert, 10 May, 1912 – 12 January, 1913
- Captain Thomas L. Shelford, 20 January, 1913
- Captain William F. Blunt, 25 April, 1913 – 25 July, 1915 (later R.Adm)
- Captain Charles D. Roper, 27 July, 1915 – 8 June, 1916
- Captain Brien M. Money, 1 March, 1919 – 4 April, 1919
- Captain George W. McO. Campbell, 4 April, 1919 – 1 December, 1920 (later V. Adm)
- Captain Arthur K. Betty, 1 December, 1920 – 19 December, 1922
- Captain Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 19 December, 1922 – 1 July, 1924
- Captain Kenneth MacLeod, 1 July, 1924 – 1 April, 1925
- Captain James V. Creagh, 7 July, 1925 – October, 1927
- Captain John H. K. Clegg, 11 October, 1927 – 7 December, 1929
- Captain Alan R. Dewar, 16 November, 1929 – 10 December, 1931 (later R.Adm)
- Captain Edward B. Cloete, 10 December, 1931 – December, 1932
- Captain Charles F. Harris, 12 December, 1932
- Captain Charles M. Blackman, 18 May, 1936
- Captain Augustine W. S. Agar, 25 June, 1940 – 13 July, 1940
References
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Sources
- Halpern, Paul (2016). The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929. Cambridge, England: Routledge. ISBN 9781317024163.
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) "First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
- Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. G. Smith.
- Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
- Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
