ClassMarksman class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardJ. Samuel White, Cowes
Laid down1914-06-09
Launched1915-05-28
Completed1915-05-29
Recorded statusScrapped
What is known about this ship
HMS Lightfoot was a member of the Marksman class.
Service history
Served as a flotilla leader; later used for director-fire-control trials.
Class context: Marksman class
Marksman class was a wartime naval design associated with the 1914–1918 expansion of fleet capabilities.
Later service and disposition
sold for breaking up.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Marksman class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- British Warships 1914–1919 ↗Ian Allan / Naval-History.Net · accessed 2026-09-18
- British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World WarSeaforth Publishing
- Marksman-class flotilla leader ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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