HMS Lizard (1911)

HMS Lizard (1911)

HMS "Lizard" was an "Acheron" class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She is named for the Lizard peninsula in the county of Cornwall in England. and was the twelfth ship of the Royal Navyto bear the name.

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History

"Lizard" was laid down on the 1 January 1911 during the building programme of 1910-11 by Cammell Laird and Company of Birkenhead. She was launched on the 10 October 1911. She had two funnels each with red and white funnel bands. Capable of 28 knots, she carried two convert|4|in|mm|0|sing=on guns, other smaller guns and 21 inch torpedo tubes and had a complement of 72 men.

ervice

Battle of Jutland

"Lizard" took part in the Battle of Jutland. She was part of the 1st Destroyer Flotilla and survived the battle unscathed and with no known casualties.

Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau

On 19 January 1918 the two German-Turkish ships SMS "Breslau" and "Goeben" passed through the Dardanelles to the Aegean. The two ships were shadowed by a Royal Navy flotilla that was stationed there to intercept them, of which "Lizard" was a part, along with "Raglan", "M28" and "Tigress". The German ships out-gunned their opposition, sinking the two monitors, "M28" and "Raglan", but subsequently ran into a minefield. "Breslau" struck a mine and sank immediately, with the loss of 330 men. "Goeben" was damaged but managed to escape.

Disposal

"Lizard" was sold on 4 November 1921cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acheron.htm |title=Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Acheron Class|accessdate=2008-07-01] to Rees of Llanelli for breaking.

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