Ships of the Royal Navy . t;:«^a» WlSHART. [T/iornycroft Type 2. Note tall funnels). 133 illlS-SMfe. ham ^ft; XlMROI). i;t4 FLOTILLA LEADERS « NIMROD (1914-15 Estimates) built by Denny 1914-15 i( ABDIEL (Emergency War Programme) built by Cammell-Laird 1915-16 Excepting for the Swift and the big destroyers of the Tribal class we had no flotilla leadersin service in 1914. The senior officers flag was usually carried in one of the Scouts as being the onlyships more or less suitable for the duties entailed, but as a class the Scouts were on the slow side, andcould not have led a full speed dash by
Ships of the Royal Navy . t;:«^a» WlSHART. [T/iornycroft Type 2. Note tall funnels). 133 illlS-SMfe. ham ^ft; XlMROI). i;t4 FLOTILLA LEADERS « NIMROD (1914-15 Estimates) built by Denny 1914-15 i( ABDIEL (Emergency War Programme) built by Cammell-Laird 1915-16 Excepting for the Swift and the big destroyers of the Tribal class we had no flotilla leadersin service in 1914. The senior officers flag was usually carried in one of the Scouts as being the onlyships more or less suitable for the duties entailed, but as a class the Scouts were on the slow side, andcould not have led a full speed dash by many knots. The necessity for having a larger and more powerfulship as leader is twofold. For one thing extra accommodation is required for the staff, and secondlythe leader must be able to act as a spear-head or re-inforcement with sufficiently superior gunpower toovercome any likely destroyer opponent. The 1913-14 programme allowed for the construction ofspecial boats which embodied the necessary requirements for the duties of leader, speed equal tothat of the rest of the flotilla, a he
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