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''Relentless'' was one of 103 destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|M]] class.
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'''H.M.S. ''Relentless''''' was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Great War]].
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''Relentless'' was one of three "M" class destroyers to form the new {{UK-DF|14}} in May-June, 1916.  She operated with the flotilla as it grew much stronger, working in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] until it was disbanded in February, 1919 at which time she was made a tender to {{UK-Greenwich}} on "miscellaneous service."
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Reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 28 April, 1919.{{NLApr25|p. 263}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 25 June 2018

H.M.S. Relentless (1916)
Pendant Number: G.57 (Sep 1915)
G.69 (Jan 1917)[1]
Builder: Yarrow & Company[2]
Launched: 15 Apr, 1916[3]
Completed: May, 1916[4]
Sold:

H.M.S. Relentless was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

Relentless was one of three "M" class destroyers to form the new Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla in May-June, 1916. She operated with the flotilla as it grew much stronger, working in support of the Grand Fleet until it was disbanded in February, 1919 at which time she was made a tender to Greenwich on "miscellaneous service."

Reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 28 April, 1919.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 80.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 80.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 309.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 263.
  6. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  7. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397j.
  9. ↑ Colville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/231. f. 235.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 891.
  11. ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.
  13. ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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