HMS Bittern (1897)

HMS Bittern (1897)

HMS Bittern was one of three Avon class destroyers to serve with the Royal Navy. She was launched by Vickers in 1897 and was sunk in a collision in 1918.

References

The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.


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