10th Destroyer Flotilla

July 2026 April 2022 10th Destroyer Flotilla 1914–1919, 1940–1941, 1944–1945 United Kingdom United Kingdom Flotilla Battle of Jutland, Battle of Calabria, Battle of Cape Matapan, Battle of Ushant First Last The British 10th Destroyer Flotilla, or Tenth Destroyer Flotilla, was a military formation of the Royal Navy from March from 1914 to 1919. It was reformed on an ad hoc basis from 1940 to 1941 and finally from 1944 to 1945. History First created in March 1914 it was later assigned to the Harwich Striking Force later renamed Harwich Force in April 1915. The flotilla took part in the Battle of Jutland, (31 May – 1 June 1916)Sutherland Jonathan Canwell Diane The Battle of Jutland 2007 Pen & Sword Maritime Barnsley 9781844155293 54 after Jutland it remained with the Harwich Force until it was disbanded in April 1919.Harley Simon Lovell Tony Tenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Tenth_Destroyer_Flotilla_(Royal_Navy) www.dreadnoughtproject.org Harley and Lovell, 1 May 2018 10 July 2018 en The flotilla was reactivated again during World War Two but each time this was a temporary arrangement. It reformed as part of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1 June 1940 to 1 July 1941 before being de-mobilised.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45.htm#2 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 It was reformed for the last time as part of the Plymouth CommandTent James Foster E-boat alert : defending the Normandy invasion fleet 1996 Naval Inst. Press Annapolis, Md. 9781557508058 114 in April 1944 it was primarily known for its part in the Battle of Ushant (9 June 1944)Hinsley F. H. Thomas Edward Eastaway Ransom C. F. G. Knight R. C. Simkins C. A. G. British Intelligence in the Second World War: Volume 3 1988 Cambridge University Press Cambridge, England 9780521351966 162 https://books.google.com/books?id=OMsOIZeMPW8C&q=10th+destroyer+flotilla+battle+of+ushant&pg=PA162 en it remained active until 1 December 1944 it was abolished in 1945. Administration Captains (D) afloat, 10th Destroyer Flotilla Captain (D) afloat is a Royal Navy appointment of an operational commander of a destroyer flotilla or squadron.Whitby Michael Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard 2011 UBC Press Vancouver, Canada 9780774840378 Abbrev: XV https://books.google.com/books?id=4mIXtaqcAvgC&q=Captain+%28D%29+is+an+appointment+of+a+commander+of+a+destroyer+flotilla+or+squadron.&pg=PR13 en Post holders included: Captain Wilmot S. Nicholson, 11 November 1914 – 1 December 1916 Captain Colin K. MacLean, 17 October 1917 – 1 March 1919 Flotilla disbanded till 1940 then abolished 1941 until reformed in 1944 until 1945 Captain Hector Waller, 1940–1941Goldrick J. V. P. James Goldrick 2002 Waller, Hector Macdonald (Hec) (1900–1942) Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University Captain Basil Jones, 1944–1945Whitby Michael Matters of the Channel Night: The 10th Destroyer Flotilla 's Victory Off Ile De Batz, 9 June 1944 http://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1117&context=cmh Directorate of Heritage and History, Department of National Defence (Canada), 23 January 2012 10 July 2018 6 References Sources Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) "Tenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Hinsley, F. H.; Thomas, Edward Eastaway; Ransom, C. F. G.; Knight, R. C.; Simkins, C. A. G. (1988). British Intelligence in the Second World War: Volume 3. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. 978-0-52-135196-6. Sutherland, Jonathan; Canwell, Diane (2007). The Battle of Jutland (New ed. ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime. 978-1-84-415529-3. Tent, James Foster (1996). E-boat alert : defending the Normandy invasion fleet. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Inst. Press. 978-1-55-750805-8. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Whitby, Michael (2011). Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard. Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press. 978-0-77-484037-8. Whitby, Michael. (2012) "Matters of the Channel Night: The 10th Destroyer Flotilla's Victory Off Ile De Batz, 9 June 1944". Directorate of Heritage and History, Department of National Defence (Canada). External links The Scrap Iron Flotilla - Australian Destroyers in the Mediterranean collapsed Category:Destroyer flotillas of the Royal Navy Category:Military units and formations established in 1914 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:Military units and formations established in 1940 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1941 Category:Military units and formations established in 1944