58:
40:
1259:
Operations continued from
Fremantle in 1945, but up to the end of April enemy vessels proved hard to find. Principal events in addition to the sinking of one merchant ship, a small armed decoy and 29 small coastal craft were as follows:
125:
in 1912. The flotilla brought together the newer, longer range 'overseas' submarines for the purpose of carrying out offensive operations. Composition of the flotilla varied over time. It was disestablished in 1919.
1822:
1817:
1847:
1837:
1311:
825:
Vessels based at
Harwich were transferred to the re-established 9th Submarine Flotilla in August 1916 and only those submarines based at Yarmouth remained in 8th Flotilla
1842:
1832:
1061:
1022:
944:
750:
129:
The flotilla was re-established in 1939 for service in the Second World War. It was disestablished again after the close of hostilities.
1213:
370:
929:
921:
913:
905:
1827:
1216:. Principal events during 1944 in addition to the sinking of three merchant ships and 59 small coastal craft were as follows:
1603:
529:
1099:
arrived on 4 September 1944 and the submarines arrived throughout the month. The
Flotilla was constituted as follows:
1734:
1709:
362:
1581:
Position and
Movements, H.M. Ships, War Vessels and Aircraft, British and Foreign, Parts I. and II., August 1914
1238:
1812:
508:
was lost on a patrol to a billet off
Heligoland, cause and location of loss unknown, on or after 25 November
1501:
817:
were notionally still in the flotilla, but were all on detached service with the
Russian Baltic Fleet.
1522:
1179:
1459:
1223:
1675:
502:
was temporarily attached to the
Flotilla from the Dover Patrol, 17 November until 20 December
1620:
War
Vessels and Aircraft (British and foreign): monthly return showing distribution, Feb 1916
1107:
1596:
Harwich
Submarines in the Great War: The first submarine campaign of the Royal Navy in 1914
1412:
1267:
1202:
1054:
773:
742:
325:
294:
8:
1131:
1123:
1046:
534:
was temporarily attached to the
Flotilla from the French 3e Escadrille, 2 to 16 December
1115:
765:
317:
302:
1634:
Naval Staff Monographs Volume XVII. Home Waters - Part VII. June 1916 to November 1916
1730:
1705:
1599:
1373:
1163:
1147:
473:
1284:
354:
1480:
1212:
The Flotilla carried out patrols against both enemy warships and commerce in the
526:
was temporarily attached to the Flotilla from the Dover Patrol, 2 to 16 December
147:
On 5 August 1914, the Eighth Submarine Flotilla was based at its war station at
1092:
834:
556:
378:
45:
1806:
1389:
1139:
1076:
960:
838:
511:
397:
366:
551:
As at 1 February 1916, the flotilla had grown in size and was based at both
463:
425:
342:
1357:
1349:
1334:
1291:
434:
381:
was commenced. Notable events and organisational changes are as follows:
1329:
left Fremantle on 19 April. The Flotilla was relocated to a new base at
1381:
1365:
1250:
1187:
459:
406:
122:
114:
106:
83:
63:
1397:
1330:
1298:
1235:
1171:
1155:
1088:
1065:
341:
was also notionally part of the flotilla, but was transferred to the
118:
110:
1598:. Warwick: Helion & Company. p. 128-131, 170-172, 323-326.
1341:
arrived on 20 May. The Flotilla was reconstituted there as follows:
428:
400:
358:
102:
73:
1069:
1050:
1007:
999:
991:
983:
975:
897:
811:
804:
727:
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
647:
639:
631:
552:
537:
520:
496:
487:
442:
437:
412:
384:
345:
when war broke out. She re-joined the Flotilla on 23 August 1914
148:
88:
Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific based commands 1939-1945
1823:
Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II
889:
881:
873:
865:
857:
849:
797:
790:
783:
719:
711:
703:
695:
623:
615:
607:
599:
591:
583:
575:
567:
374:
335:
279:
271:
263:
255:
247:
239:
231:
223:
215:
207:
199:
191:
183:
175:
167:
159:
1818:
Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War I
1082:
964:
543:
joined the Flotilla on completion of sea trials, 15 December
493:
joined the Flotilla on completion of sea trials, 5 November
448:
joined the Flotilla on completion of sea trials, 17 October
1315:
963:, but following the suspension of hostilities had moved to
418:
joined the Flotilla on completion of sea trials, 2 October
390:
joined the Flotilla on completion of sea trials, 27 August
1727:
British and Allied Submarine Operations in World War II
1702:
British and Allied Submarine Operations in World War II
959:
As at 1 January 1919 the flotilla remained part of the
1321:
820:
517:
joined the Flotilla from the Dover Patrol, 2 December
1848:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
1838:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
1843:Military units and formations established in 1939
1833:Military units and formations established in 1912
1053:September 1939, disestablished again May 1940. 4
1804:
1037:
546:
954:
833:As at 1 October 1916 the flotilla was based at
828:
142:
1283:returned home for refit and were replaced by
1729:. Gosport: The Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
1704:. Gosport: The Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
1531:Appointed for command of Submarine Flotilla
1510:Appointed for command of Submarine Flotilla
1489:Appointed for command of Submarine Flotilla
1468:Appointed for command of Submarine Flotilla
1266:returned home for refit and was replaced by
1249:returned home for refit and was replaced by
484:was sunk by a mine off Yarmouth, 3 November
1447:Officers Commanding, 8th Submarine Flotilla
1083:Southwest Pacific August 1944 to April 1945
1676:"ORGANISATION OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1939-1945"
377:. The development of a satellite base at
1445:
1256:from 2nd Submarine Flotilla in December
353:The Flotilla carried out patrols in the
1805:
1724:
1699:
1593:
1422:
462:for detached service with the Russian
1779:The National Archives. ADM 196/126/15
1765:The National Archives. ADM 196/43/374
1751:The National Archives. ADM 196/43/208
1725:Hezlet, Arthur (2001). "Chapter 31".
1700:Hezlet, Arthur (2001). "Chapter 29".
1091:in August 1944, for service with the
121:. It was established as part of the
1322:Philippines April to September 1945
1032:
821:Flotilla re-constituted August 1916
348:
13:
1583:. London: Admiralty Records. 1914.
1527:14 November 1918 - 15 January 1919
1502:Sir Leonard Pius Vavasour, Baronet
1464:15 October 1912 - 1 September 1913
137:
14:
1859:
1648:Admiralty Pink List, October 1916
559:. It was constituted as follows:
424:torpedoed and sank the high seas
1506:9 August 1916 - 14 November 1918
1485:1 September 1913 - 9 August 1916
1234:torpedoed and sank the Japanese
967:and was constituted as follows:
151:and was constituted as follows:
56:
38:
1785:
1771:
1757:
1743:
1718:
1693:
472:was sunk by a torpedo fired by
369:and covered the passage of the
1828:Submarine units and formations
1668:
1654:
1640:
1626:
1612:
1587:
1573:
1559:
1545:
1:
1538:
1038:September 1939 to August 1944
547:Organisation in February 1916
1793:The Navy List, December 1918
955:Organisation in January 1919
829:Organisation in October 1916
7:
1662:The Navy List, January 1919
1567:The Navy List February 1919
1312:Special Minesweeper No. 104
371:British Expeditionary Force
143:Organisation in August 1914
10:
1864:
1087:The Flotilla was moved to
363:First Battle of Heligoland
132:
1068:December 1940, moving to
361:. It participated in the
79:
69:
51:
33:
23:
18:
1553:The Navy List July 1913
1481:Arthur Kipling Waistell
1314:ashore with gunfire on
1060:Re-established for the
837:and formed part of the
478:of the Ems, 18 October
396:torpedoed and sank the
1062:North Atlantic Command
1045:Re-established on the
99:8th Submarine Flotilla
19:8th Submarine Flotilla
1795:. London: HMSO. 1918.
1664:. London: HMSO. 1919.
1650:. London: HMSO. 1916.
1636:. London: HMSO. 1927.
1622:. London: HMSO. 1916.
1594:Harris, Mark (2021).
1569:. London: HMSO. 1919.
1555:. London: HMSO. 1913.
433:on 6 October off the
113:and their supporting
1813:Royal Navy flotillas
760:Attached Destroyers
312:Attached Destroyers
27:1912–15 January 1919
1423:Commanding Officers
1310:drove the Japanese
1222:torpedoed and sank
1047:East Indies Station
1523:Robert Ross Turner
1243:, 17 October 1944
1214:South West Pacific
1680:NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
1605:978-1-914059-97-1
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1535:
1228:, 6 October 1944
1042:Service summary:
92:
91:
1855:
1797:
1796:
1789:
1783:
1782:
1775:
1769:
1768:
1761:
1755:
1754:
1747:
1741:
1740:
1722:
1716:
1715:
1697:
1691:
1690:
1688:
1686:
1672:
1666:
1665:
1658:
1652:
1651:
1644:
1638:
1637:
1630:
1624:
1623:
1616:
1610:
1609:
1591:
1585:
1584:
1577:
1571:
1570:
1563:
1557:
1556:
1549:
1427:
1426:
1033:Second World War
466:, 17-18 October
409:on 13 September
355:Heligoland Bight
349:War Service 1914
62:
60:
59:
44:
42:
41:
16:
15:
1863:
1862:
1858:
1857:
1856:
1854:
1853:
1852:
1803:
1802:
1801:
1800:
1791:
1790:
1786:
1777:
1776:
1772:
1763:
1762:
1758:
1749:
1748:
1744:
1737:
1723:
1719:
1712:
1698:
1694:
1684:
1682:
1674:
1673:
1669:
1660:
1659:
1655:
1646:
1645:
1641:
1632:
1631:
1627:
1618:
1617:
1613:
1606:
1592:
1588:
1579:
1578:
1574:
1565:
1564:
1560:
1551:
1550:
1546:
1541:
1425:
1420:
1405:
1324:
1210:
1195:
1085:
1079:February 1944.
1072:December 1943.
1040:
1035:
1030:
1015:
957:
952:
937:
831:
823:
781:
758:
735:
549:
351:
333:
310:
287:
145:
140:
138:First World War
135:
105:of the British
95:
87:
57:
55:
39:
37:
28:
12:
11:
5:
1861:
1851:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1799:
1798:
1784:
1770:
1756:
1742:
1735:
1717:
1710:
1692:
1667:
1653:
1639:
1625:
1611:
1604:
1586:
1572:
1558:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1525:
1520:
1517:
1513:
1512:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1496:
1492:
1491:
1486:
1483:
1478:
1475:
1471:
1470:
1465:
1462:
1457:
1454:
1450:
1449:
1443:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1418:
1409:
1404:
1403:
1395:
1387:
1379:
1371:
1363:
1355:
1346:
1323:
1320:
1209:
1208:
1199:
1194:
1193:
1185:
1177:
1169:
1161:
1153:
1145:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1113:
1104:
1093:U.S. 7th Fleet
1084:
1081:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1019:
1014:
1013:
1005:
997:
989:
981:
972:
956:
953:
951:
950:
941:
936:
935:
927:
919:
911:
903:
895:
887:
879:
871:
863:
855:
846:
830:
827:
822:
819:
780:
779:
771:
762:
757:
756:
748:
739:
734:
733:
725:
717:
709:
701:
693:
685:
677:
669:
661:
653:
645:
637:
629:
621:
613:
605:
597:
589:
581:
573:
564:
548:
545:
350:
347:
332:
331:
323:
314:
309:
308:
300:
291:
286:
285:
277:
269:
261:
253:
245:
237:
229:
221:
213:
205:
197:
189:
181:
173:
165:
156:
144:
141:
139:
136:
134:
131:
109:consisting of
93:
90:
89:
81:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
53:
49:
48:
46:United Kingdom
35:
31:
30:
25:
21:
20:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1860:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1810:
1808:
1794:
1788:
1780:
1774:
1766:
1760:
1752:
1746:
1738:
1736:0-952669-61-7
1732:
1728:
1721:
1713:
1711:0-952669-61-7
1707:
1703:
1696:
1681:
1677:
1671:
1663:
1657:
1649:
1643:
1635:
1629:
1621:
1615:
1607:
1601:
1597:
1590:
1582:
1576:
1568:
1562:
1554:
1548:
1544:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:Commander (S)
1518:
1515:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:Commander (S)
1497:
1494:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1448:
1444:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1428:
1417:
1416:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1380:
1378:
1377:
1372:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1328:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1309:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1289:
1288:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1272:
1271:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1248:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1170:
1168:
1167:
1162:
1160:
1159:
1154:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1080:
1078:
1077:Eastern Fleet
1075:Moved to the
1073:
1071:
1067:
1063:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1043:
1027:
1026:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1004:
1003:
998:
996:
995:
990:
988:
987:
982:
980:
979:
974:
973:
971:
968:
966:
962:
961:Harwich Force
949:
948:
943:
942:
940:
934:
933:
928:
926:
925:
920:
918:
917:
912:
910:
909:
904:
902:
901:
896:
894:
893:
888:
886:
885:
880:
878:
877:
872:
870:
869:
864:
862:
861:
856:
854:
853:
848:
847:
845:
842:
840:
839:Harwich Force
836:
826:
818:
816:
815:
809:
808:
802:
801:
795:
794:
788:
787:
778:
777:
772:
770:
769:
764:
763:
761:
755:
754:
749:
747:
746:
741:
740:
738:
732:
731:
726:
724:
723:
718:
716:
715:
710:
708:
707:
702:
700:
699:
694:
692:
691:
686:
684:
683:
678:
676:
675:
670:
668:
667:
662:
660:
659:
654:
652:
651:
646:
644:
643:
638:
636:
635:
630:
628:
627:
622:
620:
619:
614:
612:
611:
606:
604:
603:
598:
596:
595:
590:
588:
587:
582:
580:
579:
574:
572:
571:
566:
565:
563:
560:
558:
554:
544:
542:
541:
535:
533:
532:
527:
525:
524:
518:
516:
515:
509:
507:
503:
501:
500:
494:
492:
491:
485:
483:
479:
477:
476:
471:
467:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
447:
446:
440:
439:
436:
432:
431:
427:
423:
419:
417:
416:
410:
408:
404:
403:
399:
398:Scout cruiser
395:
391:
389:
388:
382:
380:
376:
372:
368:
367:Cuxhaven Raid
364:
360:
356:
346:
344:
340:
339:
330:
329:
324:
322:
321:
316:
315:
313:
307:
306:
301:
299:
298:
293:
292:
290:
284:
283:
278:
276:
275:
270:
268:
267:
262:
260:
259:
254:
252:
251:
246:
244:
243:
238:
236:
235:
230:
228:
227:
222:
220:
219:
214:
212:
211:
206:
204:
203:
198:
196:
195:
190:
188:
187:
182:
180:
179:
174:
172:
171:
166:
164:
163:
158:
157:
155:
152:
150:
130:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
94:Military unit
85:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
65:
54:
50:
47:
36:
32:
26:
22:
17:
1792:
1787:
1778:
1773:
1764:
1759:
1750:
1745:
1726:
1720:
1701:
1695:
1683:. Retrieved
1679:
1670:
1661:
1656:
1647:
1642:
1633:
1628:
1619:
1614:
1595:
1589:
1580:
1575:
1566:
1561:
1552:
1547:
1530:
1509:
1488:
1467:
1460:Frank Brandt
1446:
1414:
1406:
1399:
1391:
1383:
1375:
1367:
1359:
1351:
1343:
1338:
1326:
1325:
1318:on 13 April
1307:
1306:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1269:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1252:
1246:
1245:
1239:
1231:
1230:
1224:
1219:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1196:
1189:
1181:
1173:
1165:
1157:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1109:
1101:
1096:
1086:
1074:
1059:
1057:submarines.
1044:
1041:
1024:
1016:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
969:
958:
946:
938:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
891:
883:
875:
867:
859:
851:
843:
832:
824:
813:
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1335:Philippines
1273:in January
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562:Submarines
357:and in the
154:Submarines
115:depot ships
1807:Categories
1539:References
1110:Telemachus
460:Baltic Sea
407:Heligoland
123:Home Fleet
119:destroyers
111:submarines
107:Royal Navy
84:Home Fleet
64:Royal Navy
1415:Maidstone
1392:Sea Scout
1339:Maidstone
1331:Subic Bay
1327:Maidstone
1304:in March
1270:Tradewind
1236:minelayer
1205:Maidstone
1142:Sea Rover
1097:Maidstone
1089:Fremantle
1066:Gibraltar
1055:'O' Class
776:Firedrake
745:Maidstone
531:Archimède
405:south of
328:Firedrake
297:Maidstone
86:1912-1919
29:1939-1945
1134:Spiteful
1126:Tantalus
835:Yarmouth
557:Yarmouth
379:Yarmouth
365:and the
359:Kattegat
103:flotilla
74:Flotilla
1360:Supreme
1352:Stygian
1333:in the
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1294:Stygian
1264:Tantivy
1118:Tantivy
1070:Algiers
1051:Colombo
768:Lurcher
553:Harwich
438:estuary
320:Lurcher
305:Adamant
149:Harwich
133:History
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1376:Solent
1368:Selene
1281:Spirit
1277:Sirdar
1253:Spirit
1188:HNLMS
1180:HNLMS
1166:Sirdar
1150:Sturdy
1025:Alecto
947:Alecto
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375:France
101:was a
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1301:Spark
1287:Tudor
1247:Stoic
1225:U-168
1174:Storm
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965:Dover
430:S.116
1731:ISBN
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