479:, they managed to successfully report the German's strength and course before being ordered to pull back and take up station ahead of the British line as Beatty's battlecruisers came into gun range of the German ships. At about 09:20, German destroyers appeared to be preparing a torpedo attack, and the British destroyers were ordered ahead of the line in order to prevent such an attack. Only the M-class destroyers had sufficient speed to respond and slowly draw ahead of the British battlecruisers, but no attack by German destroyers followed. Later, at about 11:00, an emergency turn to avoid a non-existent German submarine and misinterpretation of signals from
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470:. On sighting the British, Hipper ordered his ships to head south-east to escape the British, who set off in pursuit. Being the fastest destroyers available to the British, the seven M-class were sent ahead to report the strength of the German forces. Although briefly forced to turn away by fire from the
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sailed with the
Harwich force in its attempt to engage the German battlecruisers. On the night of 23/24 July 1916, eight destroyers and two light cruiser of the Harwich force set out on a patrol to protect shipping passing between Britain and the Netherlands from German attack, with the force being
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was detached from the group to search another trawler, but the source of the signals was not identified. The operation continued, despite the knowledge from radio intercepts that a force of German destroyers (II Torpedo-Boat
Flotilla) was at sea. At about 8:45 pm five patrolling German destroyers
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which was tasked with laying a minefield on the Arum Bank. On the afternoon of16 August, the force encountered groups of neutral and German trawlers., and detected suspicious radio signals which appeared to come from the vicinity. One German trawler was sunk by the destroyer
307:, had a requirement for faster destroyers than those built in previous years, in order to match reported German ships. They hoped for a speed of 36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h), but otherwise, the requirements were similar to those that gave rise to the previous year's
371:, which drove two propeller shafts. The machinery was rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW), giving a speed of 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h). The uptakes from the boilers were routed to individual funnels, giving a total of four funnels.
711:. The force encountered no German surface forces, although a submarine, which quickly dived away, was sighted near the North Hinder light vessel. On 16 August 1915, two divisions of the 10th Flotilla, 8 destroyers in total, with
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568:, were sent to reinforce the patrol, but shortly after the two groups of destroyers met up, the force was recalled as radio intercepts indicated that German battlecruisers were about to sortie.
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to the Middle East on the initial part of their journey, with two destroyers per transport. After the 13th
Division had all left, the 10th Flotilla continued on escort duties based at
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The ships were armed with three 4-inch (102 mm) QF Mk 4 guns, together with two 2-pounder pom-pom anti-aircraft autocannons. Two twin 21-inch (533mm torpedo tubes were fitted.
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Destroyer Flotilla sailing with the Harwich Force. The British and German Forces met on the morning of 24 January in the
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took part in a sweep of four light cruisers and four destroyers of the
Harwich Force against German torpedo-boats and trawlers that were believed to be patrolling off
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British destroyers (most of which had not spotted the German ships and thought that
520:. The force ran into thick fog just as the seaplanes were due to be launched, causing the operation to be abandoned, and the destroyer
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had struck a mine) following. The German force also turned away, and
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751:by a German torpedo fired from the destroyer
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1869:Dittmar, F. J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972).
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1034:and badly damaged the torpedo boat
893:and four destroyers on patrol near
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901:on the night of 20/21 April 1917.
233:4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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669:was being chased and fired on by
249:Hawthorn Leslie M-class destroyer
122:Hawthorn Leslie M-class destroyer
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899:attacked the Dover Barrage again
773:made it safely back to Harwich.
607:escorted the former ocean liner
526:collided with the light cruiser
180:27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
41:
2127:Terry, C. Sanford, ed. (1919).
1892:. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
512:on an attempted raid against a
1839:. London: Hutchinson & Co.
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1873:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
1091:was in reserve at Devonport.
356: inches (3.264 m).
1861:Naval Operations: Volume III
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871:and torpedoing and damaging
2103:. London: Studio Editions.
1858:Corbett, Julian S. (1923).
1743:, pp. 394–395, 397–401
1289:Dittmar & Colledge 1972
301:First Lord of the Admiralty
230:1 × 2-pounder (40 mm) guns
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
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2133:. Oxford University Press.
1963:Massie, Robert K. (2007).
1948:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth.
1901:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth.
1871:British Warships 1914–1919
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993:went to the assistance of
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1897:Friedman, Norman (2009).
1888:Dorling, Taprell (1932).
812:led another division off
362:Yarrow water-tube boilers
271:. She formed part of the
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1850:Naval Operations: Vol II
1835:Bacon, Reginald (1919).
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682:Frederick Daniel Parslow
499:firing three torpedoes.
412:and could reinforce the
227:3 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
150:27 ft (8.23 m)
2118:Newbolt, Henry (1928).
1820:. May 1919. p. 17.
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439:, commanded by Admiral
291:Design and construction
263:between 1913 and 1915,
113:General characteristics
332:between perpendiculars
279:and then later in the
196:Parsons steam turbines
172: in (3.26 m)
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853:On 18 February 1917,
776:On 25 December 1915,
468:Battle of Dogger Bank
277:Battle of Dogger Bank
2969:Yarrow Later M class
2099:Moore, John (1990).
1944:Karau, Mark (2014).
1099:ship breaking yard.
963:ramming and sinking
703:On 4–5 August 1915,
514:German radio station
384:on 9 July 1913, was
3052:Thornycroft M class
3043:Royal Canadian Navy
2831:Thornycroft M class
1803:, pp. 129, 132
941:on the north side.
822:bombarded Lowestoft
591:. On 2 July 1915,
2169:M-class destroyers
1845:Corbett, Julian S.
1791:, pp. 186–192
1767:, pp. 138–139
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1719:, pp. 271–278
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1559:The London Gazette
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1471:, pp. 107–109
1459:, pp. 216–217
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1399:, pp. 389–390
1339:, pp. 375–380
1123:1914–January 1918
863:launched an attack
627:Empress of Britain
613:, on passage from
610:Empress of Britain
585:Gallipoli campaign
299:, prompted by the
267:served during the
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2194:Admiralty M class
1974:978-0-099-52378-9
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1937:The Merchant Navy
1908:978-1-84832-049-9
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759:Princess Margaret
745:Princess Margaret
718:Princess Margaret
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663:Anglo-Californian
451:Reginald Tyrwhitt
416:or forces in the
305:Winston Churchill
297:British Admiralty
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2059:
2052:
2046:
2039:
2033:
2026:
2020:
2013:
2007:
2000:
1994:
1987:
1981:
1975:
1962:
1956:
1943:
1934:
1928:
1915:
1909:
1896:
1887:
1881:
1868:
1857:
1843:
1834:
1831:
1826:
1825:
1812:
1811:
1807:
1799:
1795:
1787:
1783:
1775:
1771:
1763:
1759:
1751:
1747:
1739:
1735:
1727:
1723:
1715:
1711:
1703:
1699:
1691:
1687:
1679:
1675:
1667:
1663:
1655:
1651:
1643:
1639:
1631:
1627:
1619:
1615:
1607:
1603:
1595:
1591:
1583:
1579:
1571:
1567:
1552:
1551:
1547:
1539:
1535:
1527:
1523:
1515:
1511:
1503:
1499:
1491:
1487:
1479:
1475:
1467:
1463:
1455:
1451:
1443:
1439:
1431:
1427:
1419:
1415:
1407:
1403:
1395:
1391:
1383:
1379:
1371:
1367:
1359:
1355:
1347:
1343:
1335:
1331:
1323:
1319:
1311:
1307:
1299:
1295:
1287:
1278:
1270:
1266:
1258:
1254:
1246:
1242:
1234:
1225:
1217:
1210:
1202:
1198:
1190:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1172:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1148:
1105:
1103:Pennant numbers
1085:
851:
677:
418:English Channel
399:
394:
352:
348:
345:
343:
321:Hawthorn Leslie
293:
283:as part of the
281:English Channel
269:First World War
261:Hawthorn Leslie
255:. Built by the
251:of the British
177:Installed power
168:
164:
161:
159:
71:Hawthorn Leslie
47:
42:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3153:
3151:
3143:
3142:
3137:
3132:
3122:
3121:
3115:
3114:
3112:
3111:
3105:
3102:
3101:
3099:
3098:
3092:
3082:
3079:
3078:
3075:
3074:
3072:
3071:
3064:
3056:
3054:
3045:
3031:
3030:
3027:
3026:
3024:
3023:
3016:
3009:
3002:
2995:
2988:
2981:
2973:
2971:
2965:
2964:
2962:
2961:
2954:
2947:
2940:
2933:
2926:
2919:
2912:
2905:
2898:
2890:
2888:
2886:Yarrow M class
2882:
2881:
2879:
2878:
2871:
2864:
2857:
2850:
2843:
2835:
2833:
2827:
2826:
2824:
2823:
2816:
2808:
2806:
2800:
2799:
2797:
2796:
2789:
2782:
2775:
2768:
2761:
2754:
2747:
2740:
2733:
2726:
2719:
2712:
2705:
2698:
2689:
2682:
2675:
2668:
2661:
2654:
2647:
2640:
2633:
2626:
2619:
2612:
2605:
2598:
2591:
2584:
2577:
2570:
2563:
2556:
2549:
2542:
2535:
2528:
2521:
2514:
2507:
2500:
2493:
2486:
2479:
2472:
2465:
2458:
2451:
2444:
2437:
2430:
2423:
2416:
2409:
2402:
2395:
2388:
2381:
2374:
2367:
2360:
2353:
2346:
2339:
2332:
2325:
2318:
2311:
2304:
2297:
2290:
2283:
2276:
2269:
2262:
2255:
2248:
2241:
2234:
2227:
2220:
2213:
2206:
2198:
2196:
2187:
2173:
2172:
2167:
2165:
2164:
2157:
2150:
2142:
2136:
2135:
2124:
2115:
2109:
2096:
2083:
2070:
2057:
2044:
2031:
2018:
2005:
1992:
1979:
1973:
1960:
1954:
1941:
1932:
1926:
1913:
1907:
1894:
1885:
1879:
1866:
1855:
1841:
1830:
1827:
1824:
1823:
1805:
1793:
1781:
1769:
1757:
1745:
1733:
1721:
1709:
1697:
1685:
1673:
1661:
1649:
1637:
1625:
1613:
1601:
1589:
1577:
1565:
1545:
1533:
1531:, pp. 5–6
1521:
1509:
1497:
1485:
1473:
1461:
1449:
1437:
1425:
1413:
1401:
1389:
1377:
1365:
1353:
1341:
1329:
1317:
1305:
1293:
1276:
1264:
1252:
1240:
1223:
1208:
1196:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1124:
1121:
1117:
1116:
1113:
1111:Pennant number
1104:
1101:
1084:
1081:
1051:Capitaine Mehl
850:
847:
686:Victoria Cross
398:
395:
393:
390:
369:steam turbines
292:
289:
237:
236:
235:
234:
231:
228:
223:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
201:
200:
197:
194:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
137:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
119:
118:Class and type
115:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
92:21 August 1914
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
68:
64:
63:
57:
53:
52:
49:United Kingdom
37:
36:
32:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3152:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3127:
3125:
3110:
3107:
3106:
3103:
3097:
3094:Followed by:
3093:
3091:
3089:
3085:Preceded by:
3084:
3083:
3080:
3070:
3069:
3065:
3063:
3062:
3058:
3057:
3055:
3053:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3032:
3022:
3021:
3017:
3015:
3014:
3010:
3008:
3007:
3003:
3001:
3000:
2996:
2994:
2993:
2989:
2987:
2986:
2982:
2980:
2979:
2975:
2974:
2972:
2970:
2966:
2960:
2959:
2955:
2953:
2952:
2948:
2946:
2945:
2941:
2939:
2938:
2934:
2932:
2931:
2927:
2925:
2924:
2920:
2918:
2917:
2913:
2911:
2910:
2906:
2904:
2903:
2899:
2897:
2896:
2892:
2891:
2889:
2887:
2883:
2877:
2876:
2872:
2870:
2869:
2865:
2863:
2862:
2858:
2856:
2855:
2851:
2849:
2848:
2844:
2842:
2841:
2837:
2836:
2834:
2832:
2828:
2822:
2821:
2817:
2815:
2814:
2810:
2809:
2807:
2805:
2801:
2795:
2794:
2790:
2788:
2787:
2783:
2781:
2780:
2776:
2774:
2773:
2769:
2767:
2766:
2762:
2760:
2759:
2755:
2753:
2752:
2748:
2746:
2745:
2741:
2739:
2738:
2734:
2732:
2731:
2727:
2725:
2724:
2720:
2718:
2717:
2713:
2711:
2710:
2706:
2704:
2703:
2699:
2697:
2695:
2690:
2688:
2687:
2683:
2681:
2680:
2676:
2674:
2673:
2669:
2667:
2666:
2662:
2660:
2659:
2655:
2653:
2652:
2648:
2646:
2645:
2641:
2639:
2638:
2634:
2632:
2631:
2627:
2625:
2624:
2620:
2618:
2617:
2613:
2611:
2610:
2606:
2604:
2603:
2599:
2597:
2596:
2592:
2590:
2589:
2585:
2583:
2582:
2578:
2576:
2575:
2571:
2569:
2568:
2564:
2562:
2561:
2557:
2555:
2554:
2550:
2548:
2547:
2543:
2541:
2540:
2536:
2534:
2533:
2529:
2527:
2526:
2522:
2520:
2519:
2515:
2513:
2512:
2508:
2506:
2505:
2501:
2499:
2498:
2494:
2492:
2491:
2487:
2485:
2484:
2480:
2478:
2477:
2473:
2471:
2470:
2466:
2464:
2463:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2452:
2450:
2449:
2445:
2443:
2442:
2438:
2436:
2435:
2431:
2429:
2428:
2424:
2422:
2421:
2417:
2415:
2414:
2410:
2408:
2407:
2403:
2401:
2400:
2396:
2394:
2393:
2389:
2387:
2386:
2382:
2380:
2379:
2375:
2373:
2372:
2368:
2366:
2365:
2361:
2359:
2358:
2354:
2352:
2351:
2347:
2345:
2344:
2340:
2338:
2337:
2333:
2331:
2330:
2326:
2324:
2323:
2319:
2317:
2316:
2312:
2310:
2309:
2305:
2303:
2302:
2298:
2296:
2295:
2291:
2289:
2288:
2284:
2282:
2281:
2277:
2275:
2274:
2270:
2268:
2267:
2263:
2261:
2260:
2256:
2254:
2253:
2249:
2247:
2246:
2242:
2240:
2239:
2235:
2233:
2232:
2228:
2226:
2225:
2221:
2219:
2218:
2214:
2212:
2211:
2207:
2205:
2204:
2200:
2199:
2197:
2195:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2174:
2170:
2163:
2158:
2156:
2151:
2149:
2144:
2143:
2140:
2132:
2131:
2125:
2121:
2116:
2112:
2110:1-85170-378-0
2106:
2102:
2097:
2090:
2089:
2084:
2077:
2076:
2071:
2064:
2063:
2058:
2051:
2050:
2045:
2038:
2037:
2032:
2025:
2024:
2019:
2012:
2011:
2006:
1999:
1998:
1993:
1986:
1985:
1980:
1976:
1970:
1966:
1961:
1957:
1951:
1947:
1942:
1938:
1933:
1929:
1927:0-85177-245-5
1923:
1919:
1914:
1910:
1904:
1900:
1895:
1891:
1886:
1882:
1880:0-7110-0380-7
1876:
1872:
1867:
1863:
1862:
1856:
1852:
1851:
1846:
1842:
1838:
1833:
1832:
1828:
1819:
1818:The Navy List
1815:
1809:
1806:
1802:
1797:
1794:
1790:
1785:
1782:
1779:, p. 455
1778:
1773:
1770:
1766:
1761:
1758:
1755:, p. 123
1754:
1749:
1746:
1742:
1737:
1734:
1730:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1713:
1710:
1706:
1701:
1698:
1695:, p. 629
1694:
1689:
1686:
1682:
1677:
1674:
1670:
1665:
1662:
1658:
1653:
1650:
1646:
1641:
1638:
1634:
1629:
1626:
1622:
1617:
1614:
1610:
1605:
1602:
1599:, p. 127
1598:
1593:
1590:
1586:
1581:
1578:
1575:, p. 135
1574:
1569:
1566:
1561:
1560:
1555:
1549:
1546:
1542:
1537:
1534:
1530:
1525:
1522:
1518:
1513:
1510:
1506:
1501:
1498:
1494:
1489:
1486:
1483:, p. 217
1482:
1477:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1462:
1458:
1453:
1450:
1447:, p. 225
1446:
1441:
1438:
1434:
1429:
1426:
1422:
1417:
1414:
1410:
1405:
1402:
1398:
1393:
1390:
1386:
1381:
1378:
1374:
1369:
1366:
1363:, p. 385
1362:
1357:
1354:
1351:, p. 223
1350:
1345:
1342:
1338:
1333:
1330:
1326:
1321:
1318:
1315:, p. 138
1314:
1313:Friedman 2009
1309:
1306:
1302:
1297:
1294:
1290:
1285:
1283:
1281:
1277:
1274:, p. 308
1273:
1272:Friedman 2009
1268:
1265:
1261:
1260:Friedman 2009
1256:
1253:
1250:, p. 135
1249:
1248:Friedman 2009
1244:
1241:
1237:
1232:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1221:, p. 296
1220:
1219:Friedman 2009
1215:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1204:Friedman 2009
1200:
1197:
1193:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1175:
1155:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1097:Milford Haven
1094:
1090:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1033:
1032:
1027:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1004:
1000:
996:
992:
991:
986:
985:
980:
976:
972:
968:
967:
962:
958:
957:
952:
948:
944:
940:
939:
934:
933:
928:
927:
922:
921:
916:
915:
910:
909:
904:
900:
896:
892:
888:
884:
880:
876:
875:
870:
869:
864:
860:
856:
848:
846:
844:
843:
838:
837:
832:
827:
823:
819:
815:
811:
810:
805:
801:
796:
794:
793:
788:
787:
783:
779:
774:
772:
768:
764:
760:
756:
755:
750:
746:
742:
738:
733:
732:
727:
726:
720:
719:
714:
710:
706:
701:
699:
695:
691:
687:
683:
676:
672:
668:
664:
660:
656:
652:
648:
647:
642:
638:
634:
633:
628:
624:
620:
616:
612:
611:
606:
605:
600:
599:
594:
590:
589:12th Division
586:
582:
578:
577:13th Division
574:
569:
567:
563:
562:
557:
556:
551:
550:
545:
544:
539:
535:
531:
530:
525:
524:
519:
515:
511:
510:
504:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
460:
456:
455:light cruiser
452:
448:
447:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
421:
420:as required.
419:
415:
411:
407:
406:Harwich Force
403:
397:Harwich Force
396:
391:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
372:
370:
367:
364:fed steam to
363:
359:
341:
337:
333:
329:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
290:
288:
286:
282:
278:
274:
273:Harwich Force
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
245:
232:
229:
226:
225:
224:
221:
220:
216:
213:
212:
208:
205:
204:
198:
195:
193:
189:
188:
187:
184:
183:
179:
176:
175:
157:
154:
153:
149:
146:
145:
142:
138:
135:
134:
130:
127:
126:
123:
120:
117:
116:
111:
108:Sold May 1921
107:
104:
103:
99:
96:
95:
91:
88:
87:
83:
80:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
65:
62:
58:
55:
54:
50:
38:
33:
29:
26:
22:
3087:
3067:
3060:
3019:
3012:
3005:
2998:
2991:
2984:
2977:
2957:
2950:
2943:
2936:
2929:
2923:Morning Star
2922:
2915:
2908:
2901:
2894:
2874:
2867:
2860:
2853:
2846:
2839:
2819:
2812:
2811:
2792:
2785:
2778:
2771:
2764:
2757:
2750:
2743:
2736:
2729:
2722:
2715:
2708:
2701:
2693:
2685:
2678:
2671:
2664:
2657:
2650:
2643:
2636:
2629:
2622:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2594:
2587:
2580:
2573:
2566:
2559:
2552:
2545:
2538:
2531:
2524:
2517:
2510:
2503:
2496:
2489:
2482:
2475:
2468:
2461:
2454:
2447:
2440:
2433:
2426:
2419:
2412:
2405:
2398:
2391:
2384:
2377:
2370:
2363:
2356:
2349:
2342:
2335:
2328:
2321:
2314:
2307:
2300:
2293:
2286:
2279:
2272:
2265:
2258:
2251:
2244:
2237:
2230:
2223:
2216:
2209:
2202:
2129:
2119:
2100:
2087:
2074:
2061:
2048:
2035:
2022:
2009:
1996:
1983:
1964:
1945:
1936:
1917:
1898:
1889:
1870:
1860:
1849:
1836:
1829:Bibliography
1817:
1808:
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128:Displacement
100:January 1915
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1633:Massie 2007
1554:"No. 31354"
1421:Massie 2007
1397:Massie 2007
1361:Massie 2007
1337:Massie 2007
953:torpedoing
857:joined the
453:aboard the
429:Dogger Bank
414:Grand Fleet
404:joined the
158:10 ft
84:9 July 1913
3135:1914 ships
3124:Categories
3020:Ulleswater
2951:Relentless
2772:North Star
2518:Narborough
2185:Royal Navy
1801:Terry 1919
1789:Karau 2014
1777:Bacon 1919
1765:Karau 2014
1693:Bacon 1919
1681:Karau 2014
842:Canterbury
696:drove off
317:Thonycroft
253:Royal Navy
214:Complement
190:4× Yarrow
185:Propulsion
21:HMS Mentor
3068:Patrician
3006:Truculent
2985:Strongbow
2937:Musketeer
2861:Patrician
2820:Mansfield
2696: (2)
2692:HMS
2658:Peregrine
2651:Nonpareil
2539:Partridge
2448:Onslaught
2420:Opportune
2385:Mary Rose
2217:Matchless
1541:Hurd 1924
1176:Citations
914:Matchless
879:the Downs
874:Llewellyn
836:Carysfort
814:Lowestoft
651:Aquitania
637:Aquitania
632:Aquitania
615:Liverpool
581:Devonport
573:Avonmouth
529:Undaunted
518:Norddeich
410:North Sea
382:laid down
334:, with a
97:Completed
81:Laid down
2992:Surprise
2786:Obdurate
2765:Obedient
2758:Pheasant
2716:Norseman
2694:Northesk
2686:Parthian
2630:Observer
2399:Mischief
2329:Mameluke
2301:Milbrook
1847:(1921).
1083:Disposal
883:Ramsgate
555:Leonidas
534:Landrail
523:Landrail
459:Arethusa
386:launched
257:Tyneside
222:Armament
199:2 shafts
89:Launched
3096:R class
3088:Laforey
3061:Patriot
2999:Sybille
2978:Sabrina
2944:Nerissa
2930:Mounsey
2895:Miranda
2854:Patriot
2847:Mastiff
2751:Ophelia
2737:Orcadia
2679:Octavia
2672:Orpheus
2581:Paladin
2567:Orestes
2553:Pelican
2490:Nicator
2476:Narwhal
2455:Nonsuch
2427:Munster
2413:Moresby
2371:Manners
2336:Mindful
2315:Pylades
2294:Martial
2273:Marmion
2266:Michael
2252:Mandate
2238:Moorsom
1163:⁄
990:Lucifer
984:Lydiard
868:Paragon
725:Miranda
694:Miranda
659:Miranda
649:missed
623:Miranda
604:Miranda
561:Lucifer
549:Liberty
509:Empress
501:Blücher
495:, with
493:Blücher
485:Blücher
476:Blücher
443:aboard
433:Room 40
392:Service
366:Parsons
351:⁄
340:draught
309:L-class
192:boilers
167:⁄
155:Draught
75:Hebburn
67:Builder
35:History
3040:
3013:Tyrant
2840:Meteor
2813:Mentor
2793:Nugent
2779:Phoebe
2744:Oriana
2730:Oberon
2723:Osiris
2709:Portia
2702:Oriole
2644:Pellew
2637:Peyton
2623:Plucky
2616:Orford
2609:Medway
2602:Pasley
2574:Petard
2560:Norman
2546:Medina
2532:Plover
2525:Pigeon
2511:Nereus
2504:Onslow
2483:Nepean
2469:Oracle
2462:Nestor
2441:Napier
2406:Menace
2392:Ossory
2378:Marvel
2357:Minion
2343:Nessus
2322:Maenad
2308:Prince
2287:Mystic
2231:Morris
2203:Murray
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1115:Dates
1093:Mentor
1089:Mentor
1077:Mentor
1073:Bruges
1069:Ostend
1042:Mentor
1026:Ostend
1021:Terror
1015:Erebus
1010:Mentor
979:Mentor
926:Amazon
920:Morris
908:Nugent
903:Mentor
887:Mentor
855:Mentor
831:Meteor
826:Mentor
809:Murray
806:while
804:Cromer
800:Mentor
786:Nimrod
782:leader
778:Mentor
771:Mentor
767:Mentor
763:Mentor
741:Mentor
731:Medusa
728:while
713:Mentor
705:Mentor
690:Mentor
655:Mentor
619:Mentor
593:Mentor
587:, the
566:Mentor
543:Laurel
538:Mentor
497:Mentor
489:Mentor
464:Mentor
441:Beatty
437:Rosyth
402:Mentor
378:Mentor
313:Yarrow
265:Mentor
247:was a
244:Mentor
136:Length
61:Mentor
3090:class
2958:Rival
2909:Manly
2902:Minos
2875:Ready
2868:Rapid
2588:Nizam
2497:Nomad
2434:Noble
2350:Magic
2280:Marne
2245:Negro
2224:Milne
2210:Myngs
2092:(PDF)
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2027:(PDF)
2014:(PDF)
2001:(PDF)
1988:(PDF)
1146:Notes
1057:Magon
1046:Botha
1031:UC-70
1003:Botha
995:Botha
971:Botha
961:Botha
951:Swift
947:Botha
943:Swift
938:Swift
932:Broke
678:'
625:left
598:Manly
206:Speed
2916:Moon
2665:Offa
2595:Penn
2364:Opal
2259:Mons
2105:ISBN
1969:ISBN
1950:ISBN
1922:ISBN
1903:ISBN
1875:ISBN
1067:and
1054:and
1018:and
987:and
959:and
945:and
935:and
923:and
895:Deal
792:U-24
698:U-39
692:and
675:U-39
671:U-39
657:and
646:U-39
621:and
601:and
558:and
481:Lion
446:Lion
336:beam
319:and
242:HMS
147:Beam
105:Fate
59:HMS
56:Name
1136:D54
1128:H77
1120:H6A
1037:G41
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