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	Spitfire after having been rammed by the German battleship Nassau during in the Battle of Jutland
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Spitfire
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Launched	23 December 1912
Fate	Sold for scrapping on 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Length	267 ft 6 in (81.53 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion	Yarrow-type water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); 3 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) L/40 Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX; 1 x QF 2-pdr pom-pom Mk. II; 2 x single tubes for 21 in (530 mm) torpedoes

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HMS Spitfire was an Template:Sclass- destroyer of the Royal Navy which took part in the battle of Jutland in 1916.

Construction

She was launched on 23 December 1912 from the Wallsend yard of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson and joined the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.^[1]

Service during First World War

From the beginning of the First World War, Spitfire and her flotilla were attached to the Grand Fleet.^[1]

Battle of Jutland

Amongst the small engagements which happened during the night of 31 May–1 June 1916 during the Battle of Jutland was one between Spitfire and the German battleship Nassau. Spitfire evaded an attempt by Nassau to ram her, but the two ships nevertheless collided and Spitfire was seriously damaged, blast from Nassau's guns demolishing much of her upperworks, but she ripped off a 20 feet (6.1 m) section of the German ship's side plating. Both ships survived to return to port.^[2]

Assistance to the hospital ship Rhodesia

Spitfire helped in the rescue of survivors from the hospital/evacuation ship Rhodesia (formerly the Union Castle liner Galway Castle) which was torpedoed 160 miles off Fastnet by the German submarine U-82 on 12 September 1918.

Disposal

Spitfire was sold to Ward^[3] for scrapping on 9 May 1921.^[1]

Pennant numbers

Pennant Number^[3]	From	To
H41	6 December 1914	1 January 1918
H1A	1 January 1918	Early 1919
H85	Early 1919	9 May 1921

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Destroyers before 1918 at Battleships-Cruisers website". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
^ The Grand Fleet; Warship Design and Development 1906-1922, D K Brown, 1999, Chatham Publishing, ISBN 1-86176-099-X
^ ^a ^b ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 2008-07-01.

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[BC-1] "Destroyers before 1918 at Battleships-Cruisers website". Retrieved 2011-03-18.

[2] The Grand Fleet; Warship Design and Development 1906-1922, D K Brown, 1999, Chatham Publishing, ISBN 1-86176-099-X

[AS-3] ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 2008-07-01.

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-'''HMS ''Spitfire''''' was an [[Acasta class destroyer|''Acasta''-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which took part in the [[battle of Jutland]] in 1916.
+'''HMS ''Spitfire''''' was an {{sclass-|Acasta|destroyer|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which took part in the [[battle of Jutland]] in 1916.
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-|H1A||1 January 1918|||Early 1919
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 ===Battle of Jutland===
-Amongst the small engagements which happened during the night of 31 May&ndash;1 June 1916 during the Battle of Jutland was one between ''Spitfire'' and the [[Germany|German]] [[battleship]] [[SMS Nassau|''Nassau'']]. ''Spitfire'' evaded an attempt by ''Nassau'' to ram her, but the two ships nevertheless collided and ''Spitfire'' was seriously damaged, blast from ''Nassau's'' guns demolishing much of her upperworks, but she ripped off a 20&nbsp;ft (6&nbsp;m) section of the German ship's side plating. Both ships survived to return to port.<ref>''The Grand Fleet; Warship Design and Development 1906-1922'', D K Brown, 1999, Chatham Publishing, ISBN 1-86176-099-X </ref>
+Amongst the small engagements which happened during the night of 31 May&ndash;1 June 1916 during the Battle of Jutland was one between ''Spitfire'' and the [[Germany|German]] [[battleship]] {{SMS|Nassau||2}}. ''Spitfire'' evaded an attempt by ''Nassau'' to ram her, but the two ships nevertheless collided and ''Spitfire'' was seriously damaged, blast from ''Nassau''{{'}}s guns demolishing much of her upperworks, but she ripped off a {{convert|20|ft|m}} section of the German ship's side plating. Both ships survived to return to port.<ref>''The Grand Fleet; Warship Design and Development 1906-1922'', D K Brown, 1999, Chatham Publishing, ISBN 1-86176-099-X </ref>
 ===Assistance to the hospital ship ''Rhodesia''===
-''Spitfire'' helped in the rescue of survivors from the hospital/evacuation ship ''Rhodesia'' (formerly the [[Union Castle Line|Union Castle]] liner ''[[SS Galway Castle (1911)|Galway Castle]]'') which was torpedoed 160 miles off Fastnet by the German submarine [[SM U 82|''U-82'']] on 12 September 1918.
+''Spitfire'' helped in the rescue of survivors from the hospital/evacuation ship ''Rhodesia'' (formerly the [[Union Castle Line|Union Castle]] liner {{ship|SS|Galway Castle|1911|2}}) which was torpedoed 160 miles off Fastnet by the German submarine {{ship|SM|U-82||2}} on 12 September 1918.
 ==Disposal==
 ''Spitfire'' was sold to Ward<ref name=AS/> for scrapping on 9 May 1921.<ref name=BC>{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_before_1900.htm|title=Destroyers before 1918 at Battleships-Cruisers website|accessdate=2011-03-18}}</ref>
+==Pennant numbers==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
+!Pennant Number<ref name=AS>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s0450000.htm|title=''"Arrowsmith" List'': Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers|accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref>||From|||To
+|-
+|H41||6 December 1914&nbsp;&nbsp;|||1 January 1918
+|-
+|H1A||1 January 1918|||Early 1919
+|-
+|H85||Early 1919|||9 May 1921
+|}
 ==References==