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| '''HMS ''Sybille''''' was the a {{sclass2|Yarrow Later M|destroyer|2}}, or Yarrow R-class ] that served in the ] during the ]. The Later M class was an improvement on those of the preceding {{sclass2|Yarrow M|destroyer|4}}, with a narrower ]. ] in 1917, ''Sybille'' joined the ] of the ]. The flotilla was asked with escorting ] across the ]. The destroyer also escorted the ] {{HMS|Erebus|I02|2}} and {{HMS|Terror|I03|2}} in their bombardment of ] in 1917 and took part in a ] in 1917 led by the the ] {{HMS|Montrose|D01|2}}. After the ] that ended the war, the destroyer was initially placed in ] and participated in a ] in 1924, before being sold to be ] in 1926. | '''HMS ''Sybille''''' was the a {{sclass2|Yarrow Later M|destroyer|2}}, or Yarrow R-class ] that served in the ] during the ]. The Later M class was an improvement on those of the preceding {{sclass2|Yarrow M|destroyer|4}}, with a narrower ]. ] in 1917, ''Sybille'' joined the ] of the ]. The flotilla was asked with escorting ] across the ]. The destroyer also escorted the ] {{HMS|Erebus|I02|2}} and {{HMS|Terror|I03|2}} in their bombardment of ] in 1917 and took part in a ] in 1917 led by the the ] {{HMS|Montrose|D01|2}}. After the ] that ended the war, the destroyer was initially placed in ] and participated in a ] in 1924, before being sold to be ] in 1926. | ||
| * {{cite book | last1=Bush | first1=Steve | last2=Warlow | first2=Ben | title=Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries | location=Barnsley | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | year=2021 | isbn=978-1-526793-78-2}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last=Cocker | first=Maurice | title=Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981 | location=London | publisher=Ian Allan | year=1981 | isbn=978-0-71101-075-8 | url=https://archive.org/details/destroyersofroya0000cock}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last1=Colledge | first1=James Joseph | first2=Ben | last2=Warlow | title=Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy | location=London | publisher=Chatham Press | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-93514-907-1 | author-link1=J. J. Colledge}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last=Friedman | first=Norman | title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War | year=2009 | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | location=Barnsley | isbn=978-1-84832-049-9 | author-link=Norman Friedman}} | |||
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HMS Sybille was the a Yarrow Later M-class destroyer, or Yarrow R-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The Later M class was an improvement on those of the preceding Yarrow M class, with a narrower beam. Launched in 1917, Sybille joined the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Harwich Force. The flotilla was asked with escorting convoys across the North Sea. The destroyer also escorted the monitors Erebus and Terror in their bombardment of Ostend in 1917 and took part in a sortie in 1917 led by the the destroyer leader Montrose. After the Armistice that ended the war, the destroyer was initially placed in reserve and participated in a naval review in 1924, before being sold to be broken up in 1926.
- Bush, Steve; Warlow, Ben (2021). Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-526793-78-2.
- Cocker, Maurice (1981). Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-71101-075-8.
- Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Chatham Press. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.