HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser

Royal Navy - HMS Forward, a Forward-class Scout Cruiser. Forward was built by Fairfield's S.B. and E. at Govan, in 1904. The ship was in reserve for most of the first decade of her existence. After the beginning of the First World War in August 1914, she was assigned to coastal defence duties on the East Coast of England. Forward was present when the Germans bombarded Hartlepool, in mid-December 1914, but played no significant role in the battle. The ship was sent to the Mediterranean in mid-1915 and was then assigned to the Aegean Sea a year later, together with her sister ship, Foresight, and remained there until the end of the war. After returning home in 1919, she was sold for scrap in 1921

Aegean Assigned Bombarded Decade Duties Foresight Govan Hartlepool Remained Returning Scrap Significant

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