&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ships_of_the_Royal_Navy_Pre_1914_RP2433.jpg) HMS Laurel at anchor
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Laurel |
| Builder | J. Samuel White, East Cowes |
| Yard number | 1390 |
| Laid down | 17 August 1912 |
| Launched | 6 May 1913 |
| Decommissioned | 1 November 1921 |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Laforey-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 268 ft 8 in (81.9 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power | 3 White-Forster boilers, 24,500 shp (18,300 kW) |
| Propulsion | Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 29 knots (33.4 mph; 53.7 km/h) |
| Range | 1,720 nmi (3,190 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 73 |
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HMS Laurel was a Laforey-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Launched on 6 May 1913 as HMS Redgauntlet, the ship was renamed on 30 September under an Admiralty order to become one of the first alphabetical class destroyers. On commissioning, the vessel joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla and operated as part of the Harwich Force during the First World War. During Battle of Heligoland Bight, Laurel led a flotilla that pursued German torpedo boats, engaging with G194 and G196, and was damaged in action with the cruiser Mainz. The vessel also played a minor role in the Battles of Dogger Bank, Dover Strait and Jutland. With the cessation of hostilities, the ship was placed in reserve and scrapped on 1 November 1921.