- HMS Scorpion (1910)
HMS "Scorpion" was one of sixteen "Beagle"-class destroyers in service with the
Royal Navy in theFirst World War . She was built by FairfieldGovan shipyards on the Clyde and was commissioned onAugust 30 1910 . ["The Times (London)", Wednesday,August 31 1910 , p.5] She was a coal powered ship and as such was obsolete by the end of the First World War and was scrapped in1921 . [ [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/beagle_class.htm Beagle Class Destroyer 1909 - 1910 ] ]The first commander of HMS "Scorpion" was the then
Lieutenant-Commander Andrew Cunningham. Early days in "Scorpion" included theSpithead naval review in1911 that stood out in Cunningham's mind as the zenith of British naval power with twenty-six miles of ships including 42 battleships and 68 destroyers. In1913 the period in home waters came to an end with Scorpion posted to theMediterranean . The early part of the war saw her involved in the chase of the Germanbattlecruiser "Goeben" and theDardanelles Campaign . "Scorpion" was always at the forefront of the action; her role included escorting bombarding ships, covering minesweeping trawlers and, later, acting as a minesweeper herself. [http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/warships/vessel.asp?id=3386]References
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