HMS Gipsy (1897)
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HMS Gipsy (not Gypsy) was a Gipsy-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy
http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/gypsy_class.htm. She was launched by Fairfield on the 9th of March 1897 and served in home waters through World War I
. She destroyed U-48
, a U boat which had foundered on the Goodwin Sands
on 24 November 1917. She was sold off in 1921.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/gypsy_class.htm. She was launched by Fairfield on the 9th of March 1897 and served in home waters through World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. She destroyed U-48
SM U-48
SM U-48 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-48 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
, a U boat which had foundered on the Goodwin Sands
Goodwin Sands
The Goodwin Sands is a 10-mile-long sand bank in the English Channel, lying six miles east off Deal in Kent, England. The Brake Bank lying shorewards is part of the same geological unit. As the shoals lie close to major shipping channels, more than 2,000 ships are believed to have been wrecked...
on 24 November 1917. She was sold off in 1921.