4th Destroyer Flotilla
| 4th Destroyer Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Active | August 1909 – August 1941 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Size | Flotilla |
| Commanders | |
| First | Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
| Last | Captain Philip Louis Vian |
The British 4th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from August 1909 to August 1941.
History
In 1907 the Home Fleet had a large formation of destroyers called the Home Fleet Flotilla of destroyers, Between February and June 1909 it was divided to form the 2nd and 4th Destroyer Flotillas. Between 1909 and 1912 it was part of the Home Fleet - 3rd Division at Portsmouth.[1] From 1912 to August 1914 it was re-assigned and operating with the 1st Fleet.[2] At the start of World War One the flotilla was re-assigned to the new Grand Fleet and was engaged at the Battle of Jutland [3] it remained with the GF until September 1916 when it was transfeered to the Humber Force that was receiving shore support from the Humber Station till December 1916. The flotilla was next allocated to the Portsmouth Command until July 1917. After being ordered to leave Portsmouth it was re-ssigned to the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport where it remained till November 1918.[4] Following the end of World War One it was placed back with the Home Fleet until November 1919 when it was re-allocated to the Atlantic Fleet until 1923.[5] Its first posting overseas was with Mediterranean Fleet where it remained until August 1936.[6] Sent back to Home Waters once again it re-joined the Home Fleet in September 1936 and stayed there until March 1939 when it was temporarily disbanded. The flotilla was re-activated in October 1939 using only Tribal Class destroyers and remined in operation until it was formally abolished in August 1941. [7]
Administration
Captains (D) afloat 4th Destroyer Flotilla
Incomplete list of post holders included:[8]
| Rank | Name | Term | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain (D) afloat 4th Destroyer Flotilla | |||||
| 1 | Captain | Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt | 10 August, 1909 – 2 August, 1910 | (later Adm. of the Fleet) | |
| 2 | Captain | Mortimer Silver | 2 August, 1910 – 31 July, 1912 | ||
| 3 | Captain | Wilfred Henderson | 1 May, 1912 – 5 July, 1913 | ||
| 4 | Captain | Raymond Nugent | 8 August, 1912 | ||
| 5 | Captain | Robert Corbett | 5 July, 1913 – 20 August, 1913 | ||
| 6 | Captain | Charles Wintour | 20 August, 1913 – 31 May, 1916 | ||
| 7 | Captain | Charles D. Roper | 1914 | ||
| 8 | Captain | Edward Gladstone | 3 June, 1916 – 7 July, 1916 | ||
| 9 | Captain | Charles D. Roper | 8 June, 1915 – 6 July, 1916 | ||
| 10 | Captain | Percy Withers | 6 July, 1916 – 7 January, 1917 | ||
| 11 | Captain | Arthur E. Wood | 1 September, 1917 – 1 March, 1919 | ||
| 12 | Captain | Dashwood Moir | 21 December, 1920 – 15 January, 1923 | ||
| 13 | Captain | Sidney Bailey | 15 January, 1923 – 15 January, 1925 | (later Adm.) | |
| 14 | Captain | the Hon. Edward Bingham | September, 1923 – 1 October, 1924 | (later R.Adm.) | |
| 15 | Captain | Edmond Mackinnon | 1 October, 1924 – 29 April, 1926 | ||
| 16 | Captain | Cyril Benson | 13 September 1926 – June, 1928[ | ||
| 17 | Captain | Bertram Watson | 31 May, 1928 – April, 1930 | (later V.Adm.) | |
| 18 | Captain | Hugh Rogers | June 1930 – May, 1932 | ||
| 19 | Captain | Gerald Harrison | 29 April, 1932 – 18 October, 1933 | (later R.Adm.) | |
| 20 | Captain | Rhoderick McGrigor | 22 September, 1936 | (later Adm. of the Fleet) | |
| 21 | Captain | George H. Creswell | 1 May, 1939 – 2 January, 1940 | ||
| 22 | Captain | Philip Louis Vian | 1 January, 1940 – 12 July, 1941 | (later Adm. of the Fleet) | |
References
- ^ Hobbs, David (2014). Warships of the Great War Era: A History in Ship Models. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 9781848322127.
- ^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. G. Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Willmott, H. P. (2009). The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922. Bloomington, IN, USA: Indiana University Press. p. 244. ISBN 0253003563.
- ^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual. London, England: William Clowes and Sons, Limited. 1921. p. 5.
- ^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Watson, Dr Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. n Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 18 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
Sources
- Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual. London, England: William Clowes and Sons, Limited. 1921.
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) "Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
- Hobbs, David (2014). Warships of the Great War Era: A History in Ship Models. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322127.
- 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.
- Willmott, H. P. (2009). The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922. Bloomington, IN, USA: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253003563.
