HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. Usk served with the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla, then In 1909-1910 she was assigned to China Station. In July 1914, she deployed with China Squadron to Tsingtao to blockade the German base, until it fell in November 1914. With the fall of Tsingtao she was redeployed to the Mediterranean Fleet in November 1914, to support the Dardanelles campaign. On 25 April 1915, under the command of Lieutenant Commander W. G. C. Maxwell, she supported the landings at ANZAC Cove. 10 February 1916, found her on the Smyrna Patrol, enforcing the blockade of the Turkish coast from Cape Kaba to latitude 38 30 E, 200 nautical miles including Smyrna. At this time she was based at Port Iero on the Island of Mytelene. On 17 and 18 February 1916, she was involved in operations at Khios. She remained in the Mediterranean until the end of the war and was awarded the Battle Honour Dardanelles 1915 - 1916 for her service. On return to home waters she was paid off and scrapped
