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From March 1909 to May 1912 the formation was part of the Nore Division, 3rd Division Home Fleet.[1] In May 1912, the Home Fleet was split into the First Fleet, with ships in full commission, and the Second and Third Fleets, composed of ships partly manned and laid up in reserve respectively. The 3rd Destroyer Flotilla remained part of the First Fleet until July 1914.[1]On the outbreak of the First World War, the First Fleet became the Grand Fleet, and the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla joined the newly formed Harwich Force.[2] In the summer of 1915 it was renumbered the 9th Destroyer Flotilla.[3] It was reformed again from  March 1918 as part of the Grand Fleet till November 1918.[4]After the War the Flotilla joined the Atlantic Fleet, forming part of that organisation from December 1918 until August 1923. It was then allocated to the Mediterranean Fleet until 1926 when it was temporarily assigned to the China Station until 1927. It returned to the Mediterranean until 1938.[5] By the beginning of World War Two in September 1939 it was still in the Mediterranean Fleet. It was re-allocated to the Home Fleet in October 1939 to November 1944 under the command of the Rear-Admiral, Destroyer Flotillas Home Fleet.[6] The flotilla was sent back to join the Mediterranean Fleet in November 1944.Throughout this period the term Flotilla had applied to a tactical unit. In 1951, instead, three specific Flag Officers, Flotillas, were created responsible for escorts up to cruisers for the Eastern, Home and Mediterranean fleets. The previous destroyer flotillas were redesignated squadrons,[7] and thus the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla became the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in July 1951.Operational deployments[edit]Flotilla commander[edit]The commander of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla held the title of Captain (Destroyers), or ‘Captain (D)’. Those officers included (incomplete list):[8][9]RankNameTermNotesCaptain (D) afloat 3rd Destroyer Flotilla1CaptainGodfrey M. Paine2 June, 1909 1 May, 19122CaptainRobert K. Arbuthnot1 May, 1912  \u2013 31 July, 1912(later R. Adm)3CaptainErnest S. Carey1 July, 1912 \u2013 3 April, 19134CaptainCecil H. Fox3 April, 1913 \u2013 26 October, 19145CaptainFrancis G. St. John26 October, 1914 – 15 August, 19176CaptainHarold E. Sulivan15 August, 1917 \u2013 1 March, 19197CaptainFrank F. Rose7 July, 1921\u2013 6 July, 19238CaptainRafe G. Rowley-Conwy1 March, 1919 \u2013 7 July, 1919(later R. Adm)9CaptainFrancis Alexander Waddilove Buller7 July, 1919 \u2013 7 July, 1921(later R. Adm)10CaptainFrank F. Rose7 July, 1921\u2013 6 July, 192311CaptainHumphrey T. WalwynJuly, 1923 \u2013 October, 1923(later V.Adm)12CaptainJohn C. Hodgson6 July, 1923 \u2013 20 October, 192313CaptainDashwood F. Moir20 October, 1923  \u2013 January, 192514CaptainCharles G. Ramsey15 January, 1925 \u2013 January, 1927(later Adm.)15CaptainCyril G. Sedgwick16 October, 1928 \u2013 21 June, 193016CaptainRoderick B. T. Miles21 June, 1930 – 22 July, 193517CaptainGeoffrey J. A. Miles22 July, 1935 \u2013 25 May, 1937(later Adm.)18CaptainArthur G. Talbot25 May, 1937 \u2013 7 November, 1939Flotilla is re-established November 1944 no Captain (D) till December 1945.19CaptainWilliam H. SelbyDecember 1945 \u2013 194720CaptainLaurence G. DurlacherJanuary 1948-July 195021CaptainPeter DawnayJuly 1950 \u2013 July 1951Composition 1945 to 1951[edit]Included: [10], Mediterranean Fleet 19453rd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet 19463rd Destroyer FlotillaHMS Troubridge (Leader)HMS VenusHMS VerulamHMS ViragoHMS VolageHMS Brissenden, Mediterranean Fleet 19473rd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet  19483rd Destroyer FlotillaHMS Troubridge (Leader)HMS VenusHMS VerulamHMS ViragoHMS Volage, Mediterranean Fleet  19493rd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet  19503rd Destroyer FlotillaHMS Saintes (Leader)HMS ArmadaHMS GravelinesHMS Vigo, Mediterranean Fleet 19513rd Destroyer FlotillaHMS Saintes (Leader)HMS ArmadaHMS GravelinesHMS VigoReferences[edit]^ a b Watson, Graham (8 August 2015). “From Imperial Policeman to North Sea Battle Fleet: The Evolution of British Naval Deployment 1900\u20131914”. Royal Navy, “Pax Britannica”, 1815-1914. www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 9 July 2018.^ Manning 1961, p.\u00a025^ Manning 1961, p.\u00a026^ Watson, Graham (8 August 2015). “Organisation of the Royal Navy 1914-1918: 6. List of Squadrons and Flotillas 1914-1918”. World War 1 at Sea. www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 9 July 2018.^ Watson, Dr Graham. “Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1919-1939”. www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.^ Watson, Dr Graham. “Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945”. www.naval-history.net. n Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.^ Watson, Dr Graham. “Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947-2013: FLOTILLAS AND SQUADRONS 1947-1971”. www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. “Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) – The Dreadnought Project”. www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.^ Mackie, Colin. “Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865” (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, July 2018. pp.\u00a0224\u2013226. Retrieved 10 July 2018.^ Watson, Dr Graham. “Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947-2013: Fleet Organization 1947 to 1954”. www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.Sources[edit]Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. London: Putnam.Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2018) “Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) – The Dreadnought Project”. www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1900-1914″. www.naval-history.net. G. Smith.Watson, Dr Graham. (2015) “Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 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. 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