The 9th Destroyer Flotilla, or Ninth Destroyer Flotilla, was a
military formation
Military organization or military organisation is the structuring of the armed forces of a State (polity), state so as to offer such military capability as a military policy, national defense policy may require. In some countries paramilitary ...
of the British
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
from January 1913 to December 1925 and again in January to July 1940.
History
Established in January 1913 when it was assigned to the
Patrols Command it was based at
Chatham
Chatham may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Canada
* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
* Chatham Sound, British Columbia
* Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi
* Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...
. During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
it remained on Patrolling Duties until 1918. During the
inter-war years it was reassigned to the
Mediterranean Fleet from 1922 to 1925 it placed in the
Atlantic Fleet Reserve and then deactivated. It was reformed during World War II in January 1940 as part of the Home Fleet destroyer flotillas command until July 1940 when it was disbanded.
Administration
Captains (D) afloat, 9th Destroyer Flotilla
Captain (D) afloat is a Royal Navy appointment of an operational commander of a destroyer flotilla or squadron.
References
Sources
* Halpern, Paul (2016). The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929. Cambridge, England: Routledge. .
* Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployments 1900-1914". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
* Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
* 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. .
Destroyer flotillas of the Royal Navy
Military units and formations established in 1913
Military units and formations disestablished in 1940
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