HMS Flirt (1897)
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HMS Flirt was a of the three-funnelled "C" type. She was launched by Palmers in 1897 and served in the great war patrolling the Strait of Dover as part of the Dover Patrol
Dover Patrol
The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command of the First World War, notable for its involvement in the Zeebrugge Raid on 22 April 1918. The Dover Patrol formed a discrete unit of the Royal Navy based at Dover and Dunkirk for the duration of the First World War...
. Her service came to an end when on 27 October 1916 during the Battle of Dover Strait
Battle of Dover Strait (1916)
The Battle of Dover Strait that occurred on 26–27 October 1916 was a naval battle of the First World War between Great Britain and the German Empire...
she was torpedoed and sunk by German destroyers.