HMS Ulleswater (1917) explained

HMS Ulleswater (or Ullswater) was an Yarrow Later M-class destroyer which fought in the First World War as part of the Royal Navy.^{[1] [2]}

She was ordered and laid down in 1916 at Yarrow Shipbuilders, being completed and launched on 4 August 1917.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In April 1918, the ship was assigned to 'Outer Patrol off Zeebrugge' during the Zeebrugge Raid.

On 15 August 1918, she was sunk by German submarine ^[4] or ^{[1] [2] [5]} in the North Sea. Five sailors were reported to have died.^[6]

There is a painting of the sinking by the war artist Charles Pears in the Imperial War Museum.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HMS Ullswater . The Dreadnought Project . 25 November 2022.
2. Book: Randall, Ian . 1997 . Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921 . Conway Maritime . 81 . 978-0851772455.
3. Web site: Destroyers – World War 1 . Harwich and Dover Court. 25 November 2022.
4. Web site: HMS Ulleswater . Uboat.net . 25 November 2012.
5. Book: Rower, R.P.P . 2022 . A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War. DigiCat . 143.
6. Web site: HMS Ulleswater (F83) (+1918) . Wrecksite . 25 November 2022.
7. Web site: A Destroyer Torpedoed. HMS Ullswater . IWM . 25 November 2022.