Ships Ordered Under The War Emergency Programme
Four vessels were ordered in September 1914.
- Moon - Begun September 1914, launched 23 April 1915, and completed June 1915. Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
- Morning Star - Begun September 1914, launched 26 June 1915, and completed August 1915. Sold for breaking up 1 December 1921.
- Mounsey - Begun September 1914, launched 11 September 1915, and completed November 1915. Sold for breaking up 8 November 1921.
- Musketeer - Begun September 1914, launched 12 November 1915, and completed December 1915. Sold for breaking up 25 November 1921.
One vessel was ordered in early November 1914.
- Nerissa - Begun November 1914, launched 9 February 1916, and completed March 1916. Sold for breaking up 15 November 1921.
Two vessels were ordered in May 1915.
- Relentless - Begun May 1915, launched 15 April 1916, and completed May 1916. Sold for breaking up 5 November 1926.
- Rival - Begun May 1915, launched 14 June 1916, and completed September 1916. Sold for breaking up 13 July 1926.
Seven destroyers to an amended Yarrow design were ordered in August 1915 and later (see Yarrow Later M-class destroyer).
Read more about this topic: Yarrow M Class Destroyer
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—Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus, 44:14.
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