HMS Jed was a Thornycroft type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the (River) Jed Water in southern Scotland
She was laid down on 27 Feb 1903 at the Thornycroft shipyard at She was completed on 10 January 1905. Pre-War After commissioning she was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet at Harwich. 27 Apr 1908 the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres. During which HMS Attentive rammed and sank HMS Gala and damaged HMS Ribble. In 1909/10 she was assigned to the China Station. First World War In Jul 1914, she was on the China Station, based at Hong Kong, tendered to HMS Triumph. She deployed with the China Squadron to Tsingtao to blockade the German base. On 24 Nov 1914, after the Japanese declaration of war, she returned to Hong Kong. With the fall of Tsingtao and the sinking of the SMS Emden, she was redeployed to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Fleet in November 1914, accompanying HMS Triumph, to support the Dardanelles campaign. On 18 Mar 1915, in conjunction with HMS Chelmer and HMS Colne, she assisted with the rescue of the crew of the battleship HMS Ocean after she struck a mine in the Dardanelles. Arriving at Skyros on 14 Apr 1915 with HMS Wear and HMS Kennet. Upon the arrival of the transports on 16 April, the three ships pursued the Turkish torpedo boat Demir Hissar, which was attacking the transport SS Manitou at Tribouki. The torpedo boat was driven ashore and destroyed. On 25 Apr 1915, she supported the landings at ANZAC Cove as part of the 3rd Div’s feint attack on Bulair. In May 1915, she was in the Gulf of Xeros as a wireless relay for submarines operating in the Dardanelles, principally HMS E11. Dec 1915 found her on the Smyrna Patrol, blockading the Turkish coast from Cape Kaba to latitude 38o30’E, 200 nautical miles including Smyrna. At this time, she was based at Port Iero. From 1 to 7 January 1916, she participated in the roundup of enemy agents in Mytelene. She remained in the Mediterranean until the end of the war.
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