14th Destroyer Flotilla explained
Unit Name: | 14th Destroyer Flotilla |
Dates: | (1916-1919), (1940-1944) |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Size: | Flotilla |
Battle Honours: |
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Commander1: | Captain Charles D. Roper |
Commander1 Label: | First |
Commander2 Label: | Last |
The14th Destroyer Flotilla, or Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla, was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy from April 1916 to 11 February 1919 and again from 1 June 1940 to January 1944.
History
World War One
The flotilla was first established in April 1916 and operated with the Grand Fleet until November 1918.[1] It was disbanded on 11 February 1919.[2]
Second World War
The flotilla was reformed 1 January 1940 allocated to the Mediterranean Fleet until 28 January 1943.[3] It was part of Force C at the Battle of Cape Matapan, 27 to 29 March 1941.[4] [5] The Flotilla was engaged at Battle of the Tarigo Convoy on 16 April 1941. It took part in the Second Battle of Sirte, (22 March 1942).[6] It was next transferred to the Levant Command then at Alexandria until 2 July 1943.[7] Reassigned back to the Mediterranean Fleet 1 October 1943. It was next operating with Force H[8] where it remained until January 1944 then was de-established.[9]
Operational deployments
Assigned to | Dates | Notes |
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| April 1916 to February 1919 | disbanded |
| 1 June 1940 to 28 January 1943 | reformed |
| 29 January 1943 to 2 July 1943 | initially based at Alexandria |
| 3 July to 1 October 1943 | |
| 1 October 1943 to January 1944 | disbanded |
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Administration
Captains (D) afloat 14th Destroyer Flotilla
Incomplete list of post holders included:[10]
| Rank | Name | Term | Notes |
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Captain (D) afloat 14th Destroyer Flotilla |
1 | Captain | Charles D. Roper | 6 July 1916 – 28 August 1916 | |
2 | Captain | Walter L. Allen | 30 July 1916 – 5 August 1916 | |
3 | Captain | Harry R. Godfrey | March 1917 – 11 February 1919 | later V.Adm. |
4 | Captain | | 14 July 1940 - 19 March 1942 | CO, HMS Jervis & Captain (D) 14th Destroyer Flotilla [11] |
5 | Captain | | 19 March 1942 - August 1942 | |
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Sources
- DiGiulian, Tony. "Orders of Battle - Battle of Cape Matapan - Battles of the Mediterranean - World War II - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com.
- Grehan, John; Mace, Martin (2014). The War at Sea in the Mediterranean 1940-1944. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. .
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) "Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - M". www.unithistories.com. Houterman and Kloppes.
- Titterton, G. A. (2002). The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: November 1940-December 1941. London, England: Psychology Press. .
- 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.
- 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. .
Notes and References
- Web site: Watson . Graham . Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918 . www.naval-history.net . Gordon Smith, 27 October 2015 . 19 July 2018.
- Web site: Harley . Simon . Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell, 19 April 2018 . 19 July 2018 . en.
- Web site: Watson . Graham . Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945 . www.naval-history.net . Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 . 19 July 2018.
- Book: Titterton . G. A. . The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: November 1940-December 1941 . 2002 . Psychology Press . London, England . 9780714652054 . 236 . en.
- Web site: DiGiulian . Tony . Orders of Battle - Battle of Cape Matapan - Battles of the Mediterranean - World War II - NavWeaps . www.navweaps.com . 19 July 2018 . en.
- Book: Grehan . John . Mace . Martin . The War at Sea in the Mediterranean 1940-1944 . 2014 . Pen and Sword . Barnsley, England . 9781473837362 . 184 . en.
- Web site: Watson . Graham . Royal Navy Organization in World War 2, 1939-1945 . www.naval-history.net . Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 . 19 July 2018.
- USNI Proceedings . United States Naval Institute Proceedings . December 1943 . 69 . 1636 . United States Naval Institute.
- Web site: Watson . Graham . Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945 . www.naval-history.net . Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015 . 19 July 2018.
- Web site: Harley . Simon . Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell, 19 April 2018 . 19 July 2018 . en.
- Web site: Houterman . J.N. . Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - M . www.unithistories.com . Houterman and Kloppes . 19 July 2018.