HMS Sparrowhawk (1912)
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HMS Sparrowhawk, launched on 12th October 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. She was sunk on 1st June 1916 after a collision with HMS Broke at the battle of Jutland.
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