HMS Goldfinch (1910)

HMS Goldfinch (1910)

HMS "Goldfinch" was an Acorn class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1910. She was wrecked in fog on Start Point, Sanday Island, Orkneys on the night of 18-19 February 1915. She was broken up for scrap in April 1919.

References

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title = Acorn Class
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url = http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acorn_class.htm
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accessdate = 2008-01-28

External links

* [http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/imagelibrary/picture/number1464.asp Photo of HMS "Goldfinch"]
* [http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/imagelibrary/picture/number1708.asp Bow/forefoot of HMS "Goldfinch" on Start Point]


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