HMS Redoubt (1916)

After the war, the vessel was transferred to the Home Fleet but was sold on 13 July 1926 to be broken up, part of a large scale disposal of older destroyers by the Navy.

[1] The design was generally similar to the preceding M-class destroyers, but differed in having geared turbines, the central gun mounted on a bandstand and minor changes to improve seakeeping.

A total of 296 long tons (301 t) of fuel oil was carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) due to the enhanced efficiency of the geared machinery.

[3] Armament consisted of three 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV QF guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the second and third funnels.

[2] Redoubt was laid down by William Doxford & Sons at Sunderland on the River Wear and launched on 28 October 1916, entering service during March the following year.

Suddenly, Stork saw the German submarine U-64 submerging and the two destroyers raced to the scene, dropping four depth charges after the fleeing boat.

[7] On 1 June, the vessel formed part of a covering force led by the cruiser Undaunted that protected the monitors Erebus and Terror when they bombarded Ostend.

[9] On 11 August Redoubt, towing H5, was sailing as part of the Harwich Force on a sweep of Heligoland Bight when Zeppelin LZ 100 was spotted.