HMS Lightfoot

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HMS Lightfoot was a Marksman-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy. Built by J. Samuel White at Cowes, she was laid down on 9 June 1914, launched on 28 May 1915, and commissioned on 29 May 1915. She survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1921.

Design and general characteristics
- Class and type: Marksman-class flotilla leader
- Length: 324 ft 10 in (99.01 m) overall
- Beam: 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
- Draught: 12 ft (3.66 m)
- Displacement: about 1,440 long tons (normal) and 1,700 long tons (full load)
- Propulsion: three Brown-Curtis steam turbines, four Yarrow boilers, four shafts, about 36,000 shp
- Speed: 34 knots
- Range: 4,290 nautical miles at 15 knots
- Complement: around 104 officers and men
- Armament: four 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV guns; two 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" autocannons; two twin 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- Notes: Designed to lead flotillas of smaller destroyers

What she did
- Lightfoot joined the Harwich Force as a leader for destroyer flotillas, taking part in numerous North Sea operations during the war.
- She supported anti-ship and anti-submarine actions, escorted patrols, and served with fleets coordinating attacks on German forces.
- In 1916 she helped in operations against German raiders and assisted in towing and rescue tasks after engagements.
- Lightfoot also served with the Dover Patrol and later with the Grand Fleet, participating in major patrols and raids, including actions connected with Zeppelin raids and the Ostend operations.
- She remained in service through 1918 and, after the war, was placed in reserve.

Fate
- Lightfoot was laid up in reserve in 1919, then reduced to care and maintenance in 1920, and finally sold for scrap in November 1921.