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[Spanish, diminutive of flota, fleet, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti.]
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
Meaning #2:
a fleet of small craft
A flotilla (from Spanish, meaning a flota of small 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 destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, gunboats or minesweepers. Larger warships are grouped in squadrons..
A flotilla is usually commanded by a Rear Admiral, a Commodore or a Captain, depending on the importance of the command. (A Vice Admiral would normally command a squadron.) A flotilla is often divided into two or more divisions, each of which might be commanded by the most senior Commander. A flotilla is often, but not necessarily, a permanent formation.
In modern navies, flotillas have tended to become administrative units. As warships have
grown larger, the term squadron has gradually replaced the term flotilla for
A naval flotilla has no direct equivalent on land, but is, perhaps, the rough equivalent in value of a brigade or regiment.
In the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, a Flotilla is the smallest building block and consists of members at a local level where the majority of the work of the Auxiliary is done. A Flotilla is led by an elected Flotilla Commander assisted by an elected Vice Flotilla Commander assisted by appointed Flotilla Staff Officers as described at the Flotilla Organization page of the U.S. Coast Guard. A Division consists of multiple Flotillas and a District consists of multiple Divisions. Auxiliary Districts are organized along Coast Guard District lines and are administered by a Coast Guard officer (usually a Commander or Captain) who is called the Director of the Auxiliary.
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Nederlands (Dutch)
vloot, groot aantal
Français (French)
n. - flottille
Deutsch (German)
n. - Flottille
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στολίσκος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - flotilha (f) (Náut.)
Русский (Russian)
флотилия мелких судов
Español (Spanish)
n. - flotilla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flottilj
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
小舰队, 小型船队
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小艦隊, 小型船隊
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小艦隊, 小型船隊, 艇隊
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أسطول صغير
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - צי קטן, צי של ספינות קטנות, שייטת משחתות
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