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| '''HMS ''Offa''''' 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. A member of the ] of the ] from 1916, ''Offa'' had a largely uneventful war. Soon after joining the flotilla, the vessel participated 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, ''Offa'' was initially put in ] and then sold in 1921 to be ]. | '''HMS ''Offa''''' 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. A member of the ] of the ] from 1916, ''Offa'' had a largely uneventful war. Soon after joining the flotilla, the vessel participated 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, ''Offa'' 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 03:34, 7 December 2024
HMS Offa 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. A member of the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet from 1916, Offa had a largely uneventful war. Soon after joining the flotilla, the vessel participated 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, Offa 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.