HMS Sparrowhawk (1912)

HMS "Sparrowhawk", launched on 12th October 1912, was an "Acasta"-class destroyer.

She joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla on completion and served with the Grand Fleet on the outbreak of World War I. In summer 1916 she was at the Humber, moving to Portsmouth later and then in 1917 to Devonport. She was sunk on 1st June 1916 after a collision with HMS "Broke" at the battle of Jutland. The wrecksite is designated as a "protected place" under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.

References

* http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_before_1900.htm
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/0950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986