[1] She was the 6th vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name Hardy and the third to receive battle honours.

Vessels were powered by 2-shaft, oil-fired turbines and had a fuel capacity of 199 tons of oil.

[1] During the war Hardy was part of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, a component of the British Grand Fleet.

[4] On 16 December 1914, HMS Hardy saw action in the Dogger Bank area in the early stages of the German raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.

It incurred significant damage and had to limp back to port under escort from HMS Spitfire.