Warship suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships
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Dubrovnik, a large destroyer design built as a flotilla leader
A flotilla leader was a warship of late 19th century and early 20th century navies suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships, typically a small cruiser or a large destroyer (known as a destroyer leader). The flotilla leader provided space, equipment and staff for the flotilla commodore (who typically held the rank of captain), including a wireless room, senior engineering and gunnery officers, and administrative staff to support the officers. Originally, older light or scout cruisers were often used, but in the early 1900s, the rapidly increasing speed of new destroyer designs meant that such vessels could no longer keep pace with their charges. Accordingly, large destroyer designs were produced for use as leaders.
As destroyers changed from specialized anti-torpedo boat vessels that operated in squadrons to larger multi-purpose ships that operated alone or as leaders of groups of smaller vessels, and as command and control techniques improved (and the technology became more readily available), the need for specialized flotilla leaders decreased and their functions were adopted by all destroyers. The last specialized flotilla leader to be built for the Royal Navy was HMS Inglefield, launched in 1936. Subsequent leaders used the same design as the private ships of the class, with minor detailed changes to suit them to their role. In the Royal Navy, the flotilla leader and commanding officer were known as Captain (D). In the Royal Navy, flotilla leaders and divisional leaders could be identified by particular coloured bands painted on their funnels.
A flotillaleader was a warship of late 19th century and early 20th century navies suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships...
after Scottish historical leaders[citation needed]. The function of a leader was to carry the flag staff of a destroyer flotilla, therefore they were enlarged...
33°34′02″E / 32.64113°N 33.56727°E / 32.64113; 33.56727 The Gaza Freedom Flotilla was a small fleet of ships organized in 2010 by the Free Gaza Movement...
World War. Designed as a flotillaleader to the J-class destroyers, who were intended to make up the 7th Destroyer Flotilla, Jervis was the sister ship...
before 1948). Historically, naval ships flew a flag that identified a flotilla or type of vessel. For example, the Royal Navy used a red burgee for torpedo...
4th Destroyer Flotilla Captain Charles John Wintour † HMS Tipperary (sunk 1 June) (flotillaleader): Capt Wintour † First half-flotilla / 4th D.F. HMS Spitfire:...
Trafalgar in 1805. Rotherham was completed in 1942 and equipped as a flotillaleader, having slightly reduced armament to allow for the increased complement...
64113; 33.56727 The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international...
and Spragge - were cancelled. The function of a leader was to carry the flag staff of a destroyer flotilla, therefore they were enlarged to carry additional...
comprising the 2nd and 6th Auxiliary Mine Sweeper Half-Flotillas, the 12th and 14th Torpedo Boat Half-Flotillas, Barrier Breaking Division IV and light cruisers...
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"M" monitors 24 and 26, two destroyer flotillaleaders, Botha and Faulknor, eight destroyers from the 6th Flotilla, Lochinvar, Landrail, Lydiard, Mentor...
contemporary destroyers. Intended for fleet scouting duties and acting as a flotillaleader, a scout cruiser was typically armed with six to ten destroyer-type...
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