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HMS Spindrift (1918)

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HMS Spindrift was an Admiralty S-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy during the twentieth century. The S class was a development of the R class created during the First World War as a cheaper alternative to the V and W class. Launched in 1918 shortly after Armistice that ended the war With this came a need to reduce the number of ships on active service, In 1920, the destroyer was reduced to reserve at Devonport. Following the signing of the London Naval Treaty in 1930, the destroyer was retired and, in 1934, sold to be broken up.

Spindrift was retired and, on 28 July 1934, the destroyer was sold to Thos. W. Ward of Inverkeithing to be broken up.

Pennant numbers

Penant numbers
Pennant number Date
G21 September 1918
HA7 November 1919
H57 January 1922

References

Citations

  1. "828a SPINDRIFT (Dev)". The Navy List: 866. January 1921. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via National Library of Scotland.
  2. Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 329.
  3. Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 62.
  4. Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 79.
  5. Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 75.

Bibliography

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