15th Destroyer Flotilla

15th Destroyer Flotilla (1916–1919), (1939–1945) United Kingdom United Kingdom Flotilla Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton First Last The 15th Destroyer Flotilla, or Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla, was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy from August 1916 to March 1919 and again from September 1939 to May 1945. First World War The flotilla was first established in August 1916 and was attached to the Grand Fleet till March 1918.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914–1918 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1914-1918.htm#3 www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015 20 July 2018 It was then transferred to the Battle Cruiser Force until it was disbanded in March 1919. Second World War At the outset of the war the flotilla was reformed under the Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth from September to October 1939.Hawkins Ian Destroyer: An Anthology of First-hand Accounts of the War at Sea, 1939–1945 2003 Conway Maritime Press London, England 9780851779478 367 enWatson Graham Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45.htm www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 20 July 2018 It was then transferred to the Western Approaches CommandAnderson Roger Charles Carr Laughton Leonard George Perrin William Gordon 15th Destroyer Flotilla which was part of Western Approaches Command. The Mariner's Mirror 2000 86 321 Society for Nautical Research at Plymouth until January 1941.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939–1945 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45.htm www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 20 July 2018 Reassigned once again to Commander-in-Chief, PlymouthEvans A.S. Destroyer down : an account of HM destroyer losses, 1939–1945 2010 Pen & Sword Maritime Barnsley 9781848842700 206 1. publ. https://archive.org/details/destroyerdownacc0000evan/page/206 where it remained until May 1945 before it was dispersed.Watson Graham Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945 https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45.htm www.naval-history.net Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 20 July 2018 Table of assignments Assigned to Dates Notes Grand Fleet April 1916 to March 1918 Battle Cruiser Force March 1918 to March 1919 disbanded Rosyth Command September to October 1939 reformed Western Approaches Command October 1939 to January 1941 at Plymouth Plymouth Command January 1941 to May 1945disbanded Captains (D) 15th Destroyer Flotilla Incomplete list of post holders included:Harley Simon Lovell Tony Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) – The Dreadnought Project http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Fifteenth_Destroyer_Flotilla_(Royal_Navy)#Captains_.28D.29 www.dreadnoughtproject.org Harley and Lovell, 19 April 2018 20 July 2018 en Rank Name Term Notes Captain (D) afloat 15th Destroyer Flotilla 1 Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton 28 August 1916 – November, 1917 later V.Adm.2 Captain Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy November, 1917 – 1 March 1919 later R.Adm.3 Captain Ralph Kerr 31 July 1939 – 18 January 1941 References 2 Sources Anderson, Roger Charles; Carr Laughton, Leonard George; Perrin, William Gordon (2000). "15th Destroyer Flotilla which was part of Western Approaches Command". The Mariner's Mirror. Society for Nautical Research. 86: 321. Evans, A.S. (2010). Destroyer down : an account of HM destroyer losses, 1939–1945 (1. publ. ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime. 9781848842700. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) "Fifteenth (Royal Navy) – The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018. Hawkins, Ian (2003). Destroyer: An Anthology of First-hand Accounts of the War at Sea, 1939–1945. London, England: Conway Maritime Press. 9780851779478. Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, World War One 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. collapsed Category:Destroyer flotillas of the Royal Navy Category:Military units and formations established in 1916 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945