Name HMS Tigress Beam 7.8 m (26 ft) Launched 19 February 1912 Weight 782.4 tons Draft 2.7 m | Fate Sold 9 May 1921 Draught 2.7 m (8.9 ft) Length 75 m Displacement 698,500 kg | |
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Builder R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn Class and type Acheron-class destroyer | ||
HMS Tigress was an Acheron-class 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.
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Operational history
HMS Tigress was assigned to the First Destroyer Flotilla, which became part of the Grand Fleet at the outbreak of World War I.
Battle of Dogger Bank
On 24 January 1915, she was present at the Battle of Dogger Bank with the First Destroyer Flotilla.
Mediterranean service
In late 1917 Tigress was sent to join the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, operating in the Mediterranean.
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 HM Ships Raglan, M28, and Lizard. The German ships outgunned 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.
Entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles
Tigress was present at the entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles on 12 November 1918. The Fleet sighted the minarets of Constantinople at 07:00 on 13 November and anchored an hour later. The destroyers maintained an anti-submarine patrol to the west of the anchored fleet.
Disposal
Tigress was sold on 9 May 1921 to Ward of Milford Haven, Wales for breaking.