World War I
During World War I Erebus bombarded German naval forces based at the Belgian ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge.
On 28 October 1917, she was damaged by a remote controlled German FL-boat, and suffered the loss of 50 feet (15 m) of anti-torpedo bulge.
In 1919 Erebus took part in the British Invasion of Russia providing gunfire support in the White Sea and in the Baltic Sea.
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