| Moon
(M) Class Destroyers. History and photos of the Moon Class
destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched 1915 - 1916, including HMS Mons,
HMS Maenad, HMS Moresby, HMS Marmion, HMS Mary Rose, HMS Mounsey, HMS
Nepean, HMS Obedient, HMS Obdurate, HMS Oracle, HMS Orpheus, HMS Ossory,
HMS Nicator, HMS Orcadia, HMS Plover, and many more. |
| HMS Mons |
1st May 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Marne |
29th May 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Mystic |
26th June 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Maenad |
10th August 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Manners |
15th June 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Mandate |
27th April 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Magic |
10th September 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Moresby |
20th November 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Marmion |
28th May 1915 |
Sunk after colliding with another vessel on
21st October 1917. |
| HMS Martial |
1st July 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Mary Rose |
8th October 1915 |
Sunk on 17th October 1917 by German
cruisers Brummer and Bremse. |
| HMS Menace |
9th November 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| HMS Michael |
19th May 1915 |
One of four Thornycroft specials. Sold for
scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Milbrook |
12th July 1915 |
One of four Thornycroft specials. Sold for
scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Minion |
11th September 1915 |
One of four Thornycroft specials. Sold for
scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Munster |
24th November 1915 |
One of four Thornycroft specials. Sold for
scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Moon |
23rd April 1915 |
One of four Yarrow specials. Sold for
scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Morning Star |
26th June 1915 |
One of four Yarrow specials. Sold for
scrapping in December 1921. |
| HMS Mounsey |
11th September 1915 |
One of four Yarrow specials. Sold for
scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Musketeer |
12th November 1915 |
One of four Yarrow specials. Sold for
scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Mameluke |
14th August 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Marvel |
7th October 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Mischief |
12th October 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Mindful |
24th August 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Nonsuch |
8th December 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Negro |
8th March 1915 |
Sunk after colliding with HMS Hoste in the
North Sea on 21st December 1916. Depth charges from Hoste exploded and
blew out her hull plating, this accident cost many lives. |
| HMS Nessus |
24th August 1915 |
Sunk after colliding with HMS Amphitrite in
the North Sea on 8th September 1918. |
| HMS Nepean |
22nd January 1916 |
One of two Thornycroft specials. Sold for
scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Nereus |
24th February 1916 |
One of two Thornycroft specials. Sold for
scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Nerissa |
9th February 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Noble |
25th November 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Nizam |
6th April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Nomad |
7th February 1916 |
Sunk on 31st May 1916 at Battle of Jutland. |
| HMS Nonpareil |
16th May 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Norman |
20th March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Northesk |
5th July 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS North Star |
9th November 1916 |
Sunk on 23rd April 1918 at Zeebrugge. |
| HMS Nugent |
23rd January 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Obedient |
6th November 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Obdurate |
21st November 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Onslaught |
4th December 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Onslow |
15th February 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Opal |
11th September 1916 |
Wrecked on 21st January 1918. |
| HMS Ophelia |
13th October 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Opportune |
20th November 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in December 1923. |
| HMS Oracle |
23rd December 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Orestes |
21st March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Orford |
19th April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Orpheus |
17th June 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1921. |
| HMS Octavia |
21st June 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Ossory |
9th October 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Nestor |
9th October 1915 |
Sunk on 31st May 1916 at Battle of Jutland. |
| HMS Napier |
27th November 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Narborough |
2nd March 1916 |
Wrecked on 12th January 1918. |
| HMS Narwhal |
30th December 1915 |
Collided with another vessel in 1919 and
broken for scrap in 1920. |
| HMS Nicator |
3rd February 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Norseman |
15th August 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Oberon |
29th September 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Observer |
1st May 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Offa |
7th June 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Orcadia |
26th July 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Oriana |
23rd September 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Oriole |
31st July 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Osiris |
28th September 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Paladin |
27th March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Parthian |
3rd July 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Partridge |
4th March 1916 |
Sunk on 12th December 1917 by gunfire from
German destroyers. |
| HMS Pasley |
15th April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Patrician |
5th June 1916 |
Transferred to Canadian Navy in 1920
subsequently scrapped in 1929. |
| HMS Patriot |
20th April 1916 |
Transferred to Canadian Navy in 1920
subsequently scrapped in 1929. |
| HMS Plucky |
21st April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Portia |
10th August 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Pheasant |
23rd October 1916 |
Mined on 1st March 1917. |
| HMS Phoebe |
20th November 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Pigeon |
3rd March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Plover |
3rd March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Penn |
8th April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Peregrine |
29th May 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Pelican |
18th March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Pellew |
8th May 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Petard |
24th March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Peyton |
2nd May 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Prince |
26th July 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Pylades |
28th October 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Medina |
8th March 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Medway |
19th April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Rapid |
15th July 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in April 1927. |
| HMS Ready |
26th August 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in July 1926. |
| HMS Relentless |
15th April 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1926. |
| HMS Rival |
14th June 1916 |
Sold for scrapping in July 1926. |
| HMS
Mons |
HMS Mons, July 1919.
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| HMS
Mystic |
HMS Mystic, 1915.
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HMS Mystic, aground with SS Oriana, 1918.
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| HMS
Martial |
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| HMS
Menace |
Engineers of HMS Menace, Christmas 1917.
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| HMS
Michael |
The Launch of HMS Michael in 1915.
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| HMS
Milbrook |
HMS Milbrook, 1915.
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| HMS
Moon |
HMS Moon, 1917.
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HMS Moon, 1918.
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| HMS
Morning Star |
HMS Morning Star, 1915.
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| HMS
Mounsey |
HMS Mounsey, laid up, 1920.
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| HMS
Nepean |
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| HMS
Nizam |
HMS Nizam, June 1917.
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| HMS
Northesk |
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HMS Northesk, 1916.
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| HMS
Nugent |
HMS Nugent, 1917.
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| HMS
Obdurate |
HMS Obdurate.
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The photo alleged to be of HMS Stonghold (an
Admiralty S class destroyer) is almost certainly not of her - the photo
is of an Admiralty R or possbily an M. The pennant number (H50)
was certainly used by Stronghold from about 1920 on; but pennants were
changed frequently before that. It seems H50 was applied to
HMS Obdurate, a Repeat Admiralty M class, late in WW1 - that may well be
who the "Stronghold" photo is actually of. My records suggest
that H50 was applied to Stronghold on commissioning (ie in early 1919);
as Obdurate was broken up in 1921 she presumably surrendered the H50
pennant at one of the general pennant number changes (around Sep/Nov
1918, then again in Sep/Nov 1919); although if she was a minelayer, they
changed numbers more frequently than other ships - see for example
Valhalla, 5 changes between Jan 1918 and Nov 1919)
--- Information from Steve Pearson.
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| HMS
Opal |
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HMS Opal, 1916.
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| HMS
Oracle |
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| HMS
Orestes |
HMS Orestes, 1917.
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| HMS
Orpheus |
HMS Orpheus, 1916.
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| HMS
Ossory |
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| HMS
Nicator |
HMS Nicator, 1919.
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| HMS
Observer |
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HMS Observer, 1916.
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| HMS
Offa |
HMS Offa, 1916.
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| HMS
Orcadia |
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HMS Orcadia, 1916.
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| HMS
Oriana |
HMS Oriana, 1919.
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| HMS
Partridge |
HMS Partridge, 1916.
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HMS Partridge, hit by torpedo, December 1917.
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| HMS
Pasley |
HMS Pasley, 1916.
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| HMS
Patrician |
HMS Patrician, 1918.
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| HMS
Patriot |
HMS Patriot, 1916.
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| HMS
Plucky |
HMS Plucky, 1916.
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| HMS
Portia |
HMS Portia, 1916.
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| HMS
Phoebe |
HMS Phoebe, 1917.
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| HMS
Pigeon |
HMS Pigeon, 1916.
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| HMS
Penn |
HMS Penn, 1916.
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| HMS
Pelican |
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| HMS
Pellew |
HMS Pellew, 1916.
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Crew members of HMS Pellew.
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| HMS
Peyton |
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| HMS
Rapid |
HMS Rapid, 1920.
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| HMS
Ready |
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| HMS
Rival |
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