Composition of Flotilla's both home and abroad.

Official document of composition of Flotillas both at home and abroad including remarks on which are being repaired and a key to indicate which are being trained and to be fitted with silent engines or torpedo engines.

Administrative / biographical background
A flotilla (from Spanish, meaning a small flota (fleet) of ships, and this from French flotte), or naval flotilla, is a formation of small warships that may be part of a larger fleet. A flotilla is usually composed of a homogeneous group of the same class of warship, such as frigates, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, gunboats, or minesweepers. Groups of larger warships are usually called squadrons, but similar units of non-capital ships may be called squadrons in some instances, and flotillas in others. Formations including more than one capital ships, e.g. men-of-war, battleships, and aircraft carriers, typically alongside smaller ships and support craft, are typically called fleets, each portion led by a capital ship being a squadron or task force.

Record Details

Item reference: ADL/Z/48/2
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder
Date made: 1943-04-25 - 1945-04-06
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London