954:
60:
543:
846:
33:
1015:
520:
298:
s guns demolishing much of her upperworks, but she ripped off a 20 feet (6.1 m) section of the German ship's side plating. Both ships survived to return to port.
991:
933:
1030:
1020:
513:
179:
85:
263:
Amongst the small engagements which happened during the night of 31 May–1 June 1916 during the Battle of
Jutland was one between
450:
1010:
902:
984:
506:
895:
953:
977:
235:
She was launched on 23 December 1912 from the
Wallsend yard of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson and joined the
236:
32:
321:
886:
192:
673:
621:
615:
595:
589:
529:
210:
186:
120:
827:
801:
749:
743:
712:
667:
634:
628:
821:
795:
706:
569:
563:
1025:
865:
859:
775:
769:
422:
762:
756:
736:
730:
647:
641:
788:
782:
608:
602:
446:
317:
224:
961:
814:
808:
582:
576:
686:
680:
498:
851:
699:
693:
1004:
344:
20:
252:
548:
274:
271:
220:
41:
493:
216:
126:
465:
89:
922:
Names beginning with "K" were assigned in
September 1913, but never used
327:
268:
326:) which was torpedoed 160 miles off Fastnet by the German submarine
312:
helped in the rescue of survivors from the hospital/evacuation ship
960:
This article about a specific destroyer of the United
Kingdom is a
502:
494:
Battle of
Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Spitfire Crew List
443:
The Grand Fleet; Warship Design and
Development 1906-1922
423:"Destroyers before 1918 at Battleships-Cruisers website"
287:
to ram her, but the two ships nevertheless collided and
965:
160:
Yarrow-type water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines
842:
723:
556:
539:
40:after having been rammed by the German battleship
985:
514:
8:
1016:World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
934:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
470:: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers"
247:From the beginning of the First World War,
180:QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) L/40 Mark IV guns
992:
978:
553:
521:
507:
499:
347:shipbreakers for scrapping on 9 May 1921.
354:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
445:, D K Brown, 1999, Chatham Publishing,
409:
251:and her flotilla were attached to the
27:
56:
7:
950:
948:
460:
458:
417:
415:
413:
168:29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
136:267 ft 6 in (81.53 m)
86:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
964:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
291:was seriously damaged, blast from
152:10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
14:
952:
844:
541:
302:Assistance to the hospital ship
107:Sold for scrapping on 9 May 1921
58:
31:
1031:United Kingdom destroyer stubs
533:-class (or K-class) destroyers
243:Service during First World War
1:
1021:Ships built on the River Tyne
223:. Spitfire took part in the
46:during the Battle of Jutland
372:6 December 1914
1047:
947:
18:
929:
915:
881:
724:Builders' Special K class
237:Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
111:
51:
30:
1011:Acasta-class destroyers
187:QF 2-pdr pom-pom Mk. II
144:27 ft (8.2 m)
112:General characteristics
861:Alexandrino de Alencar
332:on 12 September 1918.
16:Acasta-class destroyer
283:evaded an attempt by
191:2 × single tubes for
182:, mounting P Mk. IX
973:
972:
942:
941:
838:
837:
557:Admiralty K class
468:"Arrowsmith" List
401:
400:
259:Battle of Jutland
225:battle of Jutland
201:
200:
1038:
994:
987:
980:
956:
949:
850:
848:
847:
554:
547:
545:
544:
523:
516:
509:
500:
481:
480:
478:
476:
462:
453:
440:
434:
433:
431:
429:
419:
355:
297:
193:21 inch (533 mm)
99:23 December 1912
66:
63:
62:
61:
35:
28:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1001:
1000:
999:
998:
945:
943:
938:
925:
911:
877:
845:
843:
834:
719:
542:
540:
535:
527:
490:
485:
484:
474:
472:
464:
463:
456:
441:
437:
427:
425:
421:
420:
411:
406:
375:1 January 1918
353:
351:Pennant numbers
338:
307:
295:
261:
245:
233:
64:
59:
57:
47:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1044:
1042:
1034:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1003:
1002:
997:
996:
989:
982:
974:
971:
970:
957:
940:
939:
937:
936:
930:
927:
926:
924:
923:
920:
916:
913:
912:
910:
909:
892:
882:
879:
878:
876:
875:
856:
854:
852:Brazilian Navy
840:
839:
836:
835:
833:
832:
819:
806:
793:
780:
767:
754:
741:
727:
725:
721:
720:
718:
717:
704:
691:
678:
665:
652:
639:
626:
613:
600:
587:
574:
560:
558:
551:
537:
536:
528:
526:
525:
518:
511:
503:
497:
496:
489:
488:External links
486:
483:
482:
454:
435:
408:
407:
405:
402:
399:
398:
395:
392:
388:
387:
384:
383:1 January 1918
381:
377:
376:
373:
370:
366:
365:
362:
359:
358:Pennant Number
352:
349:
337:
334:
316:(formerly the
306:
300:
260:
257:
244:
241:
232:
229:
199:
198:
197:
196:
189:
183:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
118:
117:Class and type
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
83:
79:
78:
72:
68:
67:
65:United Kingdom
54:
53:
49:
48:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1043:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1006:
995:
990:
988:
983:
981:
976:
975:
969:
967:
963:
958:
955:
951:
946:
935:
932:
931:
928:
921:
918:
917:
914:
907:
905:
904:Marcílio Dias
900:
898:
894:Followed by:
893:
891:
889:
885:Preceded by:
884:
883:
880:
873:
869:
868:
863:
862:
858:
857:
855:
853:
841:
831:
830:
825:
824:
820:
818:
817:
812:
811:
807:
805:
804:
799:
798:
794:
792:
791:
786:
785:
781:
779:
778:
773:
772:
768:
766:
765:
760:
759:
755:
753:
752:
747:
746:
742:
740:
739:
734:
733:
729:
728:
726:
722:
716:
715:
710:
709:
705:
703:
702:
697:
696:
692:
690:
689:
684:
683:
679:
677:
676:
671:
670:
666:
664:
663:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
645:
644:
640:
638:
637:
632:
631:
627:
625:
624:
619:
618:
614:
612:
611:
606:
605:
601:
599:
598:
593:
592:
588:
586:
585:
580:
579:
575:
573:
572:
567:
566:
562:
561:
559:
555:
552:
550:
538:
534:
532:
524:
519:
517:
512:
510:
505:
504:
501:
495:
492:
491:
487:
471:
469:
461:
459:
455:
452:
451:1-86176-099-X
448:
444:
439:
436:
424:
418:
416:
414:
410:
403:
396:
393:
390:
389:
385:
382:
379:
378:
374:
371:
368:
367:
363:
360:
357:
356:
350:
348:
346:
345:Thos. W. Ward
342:
335:
333:
331:
330:
325:
324:
323:Galway Castle
319:
315:
311:
305:
301:
299:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
277:
273:
270:
266:
258:
256:
254:
250:
242:
240:
238:
230:
228:
226:
222:
218:
215:
213:
208:
207:
194:
190:
188:
184:
181:
177:
176:
175:
172:
171:
167:
164:
163:
159:
156:
155:
151:
148:
147:
143:
140:
139:
135:
132:
131:
128:
125:
123:
119:
116:
115:
110:
106:
103:
102:
98:
95:
94:
91:
87:
84:
81:
80:
77:
73:
70:
69:
55:
50:
45:
44:
39:
34:
29:
26:
22:
966:expanding it
959:
944:
903:
896:
887:
871:
866:
860:
828:
822:
815:
809:
802:
796:
789:
783:
776:
770:
763:
757:
750:
744:
737:
731:
713:
707:
700:
694:
687:
681:
674:
668:
661:
660:
655:
654:
648:
642:
635:
629:
622:
616:
609:
603:
596:
590:
583:
577:
570:
564:
530:
473:. Retrieved
467:
442:
438:
426:. Retrieved
343:was sold to
340:
339:
328:
322:
318:Union Castle
313:
309:
308:
303:
292:
288:
284:
280:
275:
264:
262:
248:
246:
234:
231:Construction
211:
205:
203:
202:
121:
75:
42:
37:
25:
21:HMS Spitfire
901:(British);
617:Sparrowhawk
591:Christopher
397:9 May 1921
386:Early 1919
253:Grand Fleet
1026:1912 ships
1005:Categories
777:Kennington
636:Kingfisher
630:Cockatrice
549:Royal Navy
404:References
394:Early 1919
272:battleship
221:Royal Navy
157:Propulsion
675:Kittiwake
623:Kingsmill
565:Ambuscade
227:in 1916.
217:destroyer
195:torpedoes
127:destroyer
908:(Brazil)
872:Porpoise
867:Maranhão
829:Kingston
771:Porpoise
656:Spitfire
428:18 March
341:Spitfire
336:Disposal
314:Rhodesia
310:Spitfire
304:Rhodesia
289:Spitfire
281:Spitfire
267:and the
265:Spitfire
249:Spitfire
206:Spitfire
173:Armament
96:Launched
90:Wallsend
76:Spitfire
38:Spitfire
897:Laforey
888:Acheron
803:Kinsale
758:Fortune
751:Kenwulf
745:Garland
732:Paragon
714:Keitloa
669:Contest
643:Achates
584:Kestrel
219:of the
209:was an
149:Draught
82:Builder
52:History
849:
823:Victor
816:Kelpie
790:Kenric
784:Ardent
764:Kismet
738:Kelpie
701:Killer
688:Koodoo
662:Keppel
649:Knight
604:Acasta
546:
531:Acasta
475:1 July
449:
320:liner
293:Nassau
285:Nassau
276:Nassau
269:German
214:-class
212:Acasta
133:Length
124:-class
122:Acasta
43:Nassau
906:class
899:class
890:class
810:Hardy
797:Unity
708:Midge
578:Shark
571:Keith
296:'
165:Speed
962:stub
870:(ex-
682:Lynx
610:King
597:Kite
477:2008
447:ISBN
430:2011
361:From
329:U-82
204:HMS
185:1 ×
178:3 ×
141:Beam
104:Fate
74:HMS
71:Name
695:Owl
391:H85
380:H1A
369:H41
364:To
1007::
864:/
826:/
813:/
800:/
787:/
774:/
761:/
748:/
735:/
711:/
698:/
685:/
672:/
659:/
646:/
633:/
620:/
607:/
594:/
581:/
568:/
457:^
412:^
279:.
255:.
239:.
88:,
993:e
986:t
979:v
968:.
919:N
874:)
522:e
515:t
508:v
479:.
466:"
432:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
