HMS Flirt, a destroyer built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates, was part of a larger program including 20 destroyers.

She was equipped with triple expansion steam engines and had a top speed of 30 knots. Armed with a QF 12-pounder gun, five 6-pounder guns, and two torpedo tubes, she was laid down in September 1896 and launched in May 1897.

In service, she underwent various assignments and participated in the fleet review for King Edward VII’s coronation. During World War I, she served in anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols but was lost during a German raid in October 1916 off the Belgian coast.

Only a few survivors were rescued.

THE PRINT
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STERLING SILVER 925
The edition comes with a Sterling Silver anchor (with a minimum millesimal fineness of 925) which is not pierced through the print but is available on request.