10th Submarine Flotilla | |
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Active | 1915 — 1918; January 1941 — March 1943 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Role | Submarine |
Size | Flotilla |
Garrison/HQ | HMS Talbot, Manoel Island, Malta |
Nickname(s) | "The Fighting 10th" |
Engagements | Battle of the Mediterranean |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Captain George Walter Gillow Simpson RN |
The 10th Submarine Flotilla was a Royal Navy submarine formation during World War I and during World War II
In January 1915 it was based on the Humber but by January 1917 it had relocated to the Tees.[1]
During the Second World War it was formed at Malta in January 1941[2] and comprised Royal Navy and Polish Naval Force submarines assigned to the British Mediterranean Fleet based in Malta from early 1941.[3]