HMS Ursa was a Royal Navy destroyer built during the First World War. She was launched in 1917 and served with the Grand Fleet until the end of the conflict. The vessel was subsequently placed in reserve, re‑commissioned briefly during the inter‑war period, and eventually sold for scrap.
Design and construction
- Class: Admiralty R‑class destroyer (sometimes grouped with the related "Admiralty Modified R‑class")
- Builder: John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
- Laid down: 1916
- Launched: 1917 (exact launch date varies between sources)
- Completed: 1917
Service history
- Assigned to the Grand Fleet, HMS Ursa performed convoy escort and anti‑submarine patrols in the North Sea during the final year of World War I.
- Following the armistice, she was transferred to the Home Fleet and later placed in reserve at Portsmouth.
- The destroyer was briefly recommissioned in the early 1920s for training duties before returning to reserve status.
Disposal
- HMS Ursa was sold for scrap in the mid‑1930s (commonly cited as 1936) and subsequently broken up.
Notes
- The ship’s operational record is limited, reflecting her relatively short active service period and the routine nature of destroyer duties in the latter stages of the war.
- Sources such as Jane’s Fighting Ships (1919 edition) and the Royal Navy’s ship‑building registers provide the primary data for HMS Ursa’s specifications and service timeline.
