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HMS Lizard was an Acheron-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She is named for the Lizard peninsula in the county of Cornwall in England. and was the twelfth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Pennant numbers
ConstructionLizard was laid down on 1 January 1911 during the building programme of 1910–11 by Cammell Laird and Company of Birkenhead. She was launched on 10 October 1911.[1] She had two funnels, each with red and white funnel bands. Capable of {{convert|28|kn|km/h}}, she carried two {{convert|4|in|mm|0|adj=on}} guns, other smaller guns and 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes and had a complement of 72 men. Operational historyThe Battle of Heligoland BightShe was present with First Destroyer Flotilla on 28 August 1914 at the Battle of Heligoland Bight, led by the light cruiser Fearless.[2] Battle of JutlandLizard took part in the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla. She survived the battle unscathed and with no known casualties. Goeben and Breslau{{main|Battle of Imbros (1918)}}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 Lizard was a part, along with Raglan, M28 and Tigress. 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. Prior to this she had taken part in the 1917, Battle of Jaffa. Otranto BarrageDuring April 1918, as part of the 1918 Naval campaign in the Adriatic, Lizard was deployed to the Corfu division of the Otranto Barrage destroyer patrol.[3] DisposalLizard was sold on 4 November 1921[4] to Rees of Llanelli for breaking.[1]References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s0440000.htm |title="Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers |accessdate=2008-07-01}} {{Acheron class destroyers}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lizard (1911)}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/heligoland-oob.html|title=Battle of Heligoland Bight - Order of Battle (World War 1 Naval Combat website)|accessdate=2009-03-08}} 3. ^{{cite book |last=Halpern |first=Paul G |title=The Battle of the Otranto Straits: Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in World War I |year=2004 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-34379-6}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acheron.htm |title=Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Acheron Class |accessdate=2008-07-01}} 4 : Acheron-class destroyers of the Royal Navy|Ships built in Merseyside|1911 ships|World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom |
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