HMS Louis (1913)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Louis and HMS Talisman.


Career (United Kingdom)
HMS Louis stranded at Suvla Bay.
Name:	HMS Louis
Namesake:	Sir Thomas Louis
Builder:	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Launched:	30 December 1913
Fate:	Wrecked 31 October 1915
General characteristics
Class and type:	Laforey-class destroyer

HMS Louis was a Royal Navy Laforey-class. She saw action during the First World War in the Dardanelles campaign, during which she was wrecked in Suvla Bay on 31 October 1915. Laid down as Talisman, the ship was renamed on 30 September 1913 to Louis before being launched.

Career

Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan (Yard No 491) and launched 30 December 1913, she was wrecked in Suvla Bay on 31 October 1915 during the Dardanelles campaign. The wreck was destroyed by Ottoman coastal artillery.^[1]

Notes

↑ Colledge, et al. (2010), p.235.

References

Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2010) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy (4th ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.

Laforey-class (L-class) destroyers

Laertes Laforey Lance Landrail Lark Lassoo Laurel Laverock Lawford Legion Lennox Leonidas Liberty Linnet Llewellyn Lochinvar Lookout Louis Loyal Lucifer Lydiard Lysander

Preceded by: Acasta class Followed by: Admiralty M class List of destroyers of the Royal Navy

British naval ship classes of the First World War

Aircraft/Seaplane carriers	Anne^S^V Argus^S^V Ark Royal^S Ben-my-Chree^S^V Campania^S^V Empress^S^V Engadine^S^V Furious^M Manxman^S^V Nairana^S^V Pegasus^S^V Raven II^S^V Riviera^S^V Vindex^S^V Vindictive^S^V

Dreadnought battleships	Dreadnought^S Bellerophon St. Vincent Neptune^S Colossus Orion King George V Erin^S Agincourt^S Iron Duke Canada^S Queen Elizabeth Revenge

Pre-dreadnought battleships	Royal Sovereign Majestic Canopus Formidable Duncan King Edward VII Swiftsure Lord Nelson

Battlecruisers	Invincible Indefatigable Lion Queen Mary^S Tiger^S Renown Courageous Admiral^S^C Incomparable^X

Armoured cruisers	Cressy Drake Monmouth Devonshire Duke of Edinburgh Warrior Minotaur

Heavy cruisers	Hawkins

Light cruisers	Town^G Arethusa C^{G, C} Danae^C Emerald^A

Protected cruisers	Apollo Astraea Eclipse Blake Pearl Edgar Powerful Diadem Arrogant Pelorus Highflyer Challenger Topaze

Scout cruisers	Adventure Forward Pathfinder Sentinel Boadicea Blonde Active

Destroyer flotilla leaders	Swift^S Faulknor Marksman Parker Admiralty (or Scott)^C Thornycroft (or Shakespeare)^C

Destroyers	A^G B^G C^G D^G E^G F Cricket^G G H I K L Admiralty M Hawthorn M Thornycroft M Yarrow M Yarrow Later M R^G S^{G, C} Talisman V and W^{G, C}

Monitors	Marshal Ney Abercrombie Lord Clive Humber Gorgon M15 M29 Erebus

Minesweepers	Flower Racecourse Hunt 24^C

Gunboats	Fly Insect

Submarines	A B C D E F G H^C J K L^C M^C R^C Swordfish^S V

A All completed after the war C One or more completed after the war G Grouping of several classes M converted from Courageous class S Single ship of class V Conversions X Cancelled