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HMS Nimrod

HMS Nimrod was a member of the Marksman class.

Marksman classRoyal NavyWorld War I, Interwar periodVerified subject image
Photograph of British Marksman/Lightfoot class destroyer flotilla leader HMS Nimrod .
Photograph of British Marksman/Lightfoot class destroyer flotilla leader HMS Nimrod .This photograph SP 1289 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-01) · Public domainImage source
ClassMarksman class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardWilliam Denny, Dumbarton
Laid down1914-10-09
Launched1915-04-12
Completed1915-08-25
Recorded statusScrapped

What is known about this ship

HMS Nimrod was a member of the Marksman class.

Service history

Served as a flotilla leader through World War I.

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.

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

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
  2. British Warships 1914–1919 ↗Ian Allan / Naval-History.Net · accessed 2026-09-18
  3. British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World WarSeaforth Publishing
  4. Marksman-class flotilla leader ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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