The15th Destroyer Flotilla, or Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla, was a naval formation of the British

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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

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till March 1918. It was then transferred to the

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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 The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOSNI) was a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It was based at HM Naval Base Clyde, and the holder of the post was the Royal Navy’s senior officer in Scotland. The post of FOS ...

from September to October 1939. It was then transferred to the

Western Approaches Command Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches was the commander of a major operational command of the Royal Navy during World War II. The admiral commanding, and his forces, sometimes informally known as 'Western Approaches Command,' were responsibl ...

at Plymouth until January 1941. Reassigned once again to

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where it remained until May 1945 before it was dispersed.

Table of assignments

Captains (D) 15th Destroyer Flotilla

Incomplete list of post holders included:

References

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. . * 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. . * 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. {{Destroyer flotillas of the Royal Navy, state=collapsed Destroyer flotillas of the Royal Navy Military units and formations established in 1916 Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945