HMS Tigress (1911)

HMS "Tigress" was an "Acheron" class torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during World War I. She was built under the 1910-11 shipbuilding programme by R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company of Hebburn, was launched on 20 December 1911 and was sold for breaking on 9 May 1921.cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acheron.htm |title=Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Acheron Class|accessdate=2008-06-30]

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History

HMS "Tigress" was assigned to the First Destroyer Flotilla, which became part of the Grand Fleet at the outbreak of World War One.

Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)

On 24 January 1915 she was present at the Battle of Dogger Bank with the First Destroyer Flotilla.

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 "Tigress" was a part, along with HMS "Raglan", "M28" and "Lizard". 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

She was sold on 9 May 1921 to Ward of Milford Haven, Wales for breaking.

References

External links

* [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acheron.htm#HMS%20Tigress Photographs of HMS Tigress at Battleships-Cruisers website]