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In mid-1913, ''Brisk'' was serving in the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 287}}
 
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On 2 October 1917 while escorting Atlantic Convoy HH.24, ''Brisk'' struck a mine in the North Channel that had been laid by {{DE-U79}}.  Thirty-one of her crew were killed, but ''Brisk'' remained afloat. The same U-Boat torpedoed and sank the {{UK-Drake|f=t}} the same day.{{KindellROH2|p. 406}}
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On 2 October 1917 while escorting Atlantic Convoy HH.24, ''Brisk'' entered Rathlin Sound and struck a mine that had been laid by {{DE-U79}}.  Thirty-one of her crew were killed, but ''Brisk'' remained afloat was towed into Lough Foyle by two trawlers. The same U-Boat torpedoed and sank the {{UK-Drake|f=t}} the same day.{{KindellROH2|p. 406}}{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 162}}
  
 
''Brisk'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 735}}
 
''Brisk'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 735}}

Revision as of 14:34, 7 December 2021

H.M.S. Brisk (1910)
Pendant Number: H.11 (1914)
H.70 (Sep 1915)
H.22 (Jan-Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown & Company[2]
Launched: 20 Sep, 1910[3]
Completed: Jun, 1911[4]
Sold: Nov, 1921[5]

H.M.S. Brisk was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.

Service

In mid-1913, Brisk was serving in the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

On 2 October 1917 while escorting Atlantic Convoy HH.24, Brisk entered Rathlin Sound and struck a mine that had been laid by U 79. Thirty-one of her crew were killed, but Brisk remained afloat was towed into Lough Foyle by two trawlers. The same U-Boat torpedoed and sank the armoured cruiser Drake the same day.[7][8]

Brisk was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
  7. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 406.
  8. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 162.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 735.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
  12. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321. Eyre's next command states October
  13. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321.
  14. ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391x.
  16. ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 745.
  18. ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 745.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 745.

Bibliography


Acorn Class Destroyer
Acorn Alarm Brisk Sheldrake Staunch
Cameleon Comet Goldfinch Nemesis Nereide
Nymphe Fury Hope Larne Lyra
Martin Minstrel Redpole Rifleman Ruby
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