Originally laid down as HMS Marigold by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the vessel was renamed before being launched in 1915.

The ship served during the War as part of the Grand Fleet, mainly on anti-submarine and convoy escort duties from the port of Queenstown.

[3] Marigold was laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 1 January 1915 with the yard number 1455, and launched on 10 September.

A new flotilla of four destroyers, Magic, Narwhal, Parthian and Peyton were allocated to Queenstown in response to provide escort and anti-submarine duties.

[20] On 16 February, it was proposed that the flotilla move to Milford Haven in response to threats in the Bristol Channel, but the need did not transpire and so they remained at Queenstown.

[22] The destroyer then escorted convoys across the Irish Sea, including one of four merchant ships that was redirected from Liverpool to Milford Haven on 28 March due to mines.

[25] On 10 April 1918, the destroyer hit a mine that had been laid by the minelaying submarine SM UC-31 off the Irish coast near to Lough Swilly.

[26] After the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended the war, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of strength and both the number of ships and personnel were culled to save money.