HMS Shark (1912)

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HMS Shark, launched on 30th July 1912, was an Acasta-class destroyer.

She joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla on completion and served with the Grand Fleet on the outbreak of World War I. In summer 1916 she was at the Humber, moving to Portsmouth later and then in 1917 to Devonport. [1] Sunk on 31st May 1916 at the battle of Jutland, her Captain Cdr L W Jones was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

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  1. ^ http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_before_1900.htm
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