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| '''HMS ''Observer''''' was a Repeat {{sclass2|Admiralty M|destroyer}} that served in the ] during the ]. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding {{sclass2|L|destroyer|4||1913}}, capable of higher speed. ''Observer'' had a largely uneventful war. Joining the ] of the ] in 1916, the vessel was soon involved in an exercise that involved most of the ]s of the ] and ] but did not take part in any fleet actions with Germany. In 1917, the destroyer was a participant in ] and ] patrols, but, once again, the ship did not engage any enemy warships. After the ] that ended the war, ''Observer'' was initially put in ] and then sold in 1921 to be ]. | '''HMS ''Observer''''' was a Repeat {{sclass2|Admiralty M|destroyer}} that served in the ] during the ]. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding {{sclass2|L|destroyer|4||1913}}, capable of higher speed. ''Observer'' had a largely uneventful war. Joining the ] of the ] in 1916, the vessel was soon involved in an exercise that involved most of the ]s of the ] and ] but did not take part in any fleet actions with Germany. In 1917, the destroyer was a participant in ] and ] patrols, but, once again, the ship did not engage any enemy warships. After the ] that ended the war, ''Observer'' was initially put in ] and then sold in 1921 to be ]. | ||
| * {{cite book | last1=Bush | first1=Steve | last2=Warlow | first2=Ben | title=Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries | location=Barnsley | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | year=2021 | isbn=978-1-526793-78-2}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last1=Colledge | first1=James Joseph | first2=Ben | last2=Warlow | title=Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy | location=London | publisher=Chatham Press | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-93514-907-1 | author-link1=J. J. Colledge}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last=Friedman | first=Norman | title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War | year=2009 | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | location=Barnsley | isbn=978-1-84832-049-9 | author-link=Norman Friedman}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last1=Manning | first1=Thomas Davys | last2=Walker | first2=Charles Frederick |title=British Warship Names | location=London | publisher=Putnam | year=1959 | oclc=780274698 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5jfAAAAMAAJ}} | |||
Revision as of 18:24, 16 November 2024
HMS Observer was a Repeat Admiralty M-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding L class, capable of higher speed. Observer had a largely uneventful war. Joining the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet in 1916, the vessel was soon involved in an exercise that involved most of the dreadnoughts of the First and Third Battle Squadrons but did not take part in any fleet actions with Germany. In 1917, the destroyer was a participant in anti-ship and anti-submarine patrols, but, once again, the ship did not engage any enemy warships. After the Armistice that ended the war, Observer was initially put in reserve and then sold in 1921 to be broken up.
- Bush, Steve; Warlow, Ben (2021). Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-526793-78-2.
- Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Chatham Press. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Manning, Thomas Davys; Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. OCLC 780274698.