war progressed. The ship had a complement of 80 officers and ratings. Construction and career Marigold was laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 1 January 1915 with the yard number 1455, and launched on 10 September. The ship was completed on 8 January 1916 and joined the Grand Fleet. By this time, the ship's name had already been changed to Magic. The vessel was initially deployed as part of the Grand Fleet, joining the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla. On 30 May, the destroyer hsailed with the Grand Fleet to confront the German High Seas Fleet in what would be the Battle of Jutland. Magic was one of fourteen M-class destroyers that were allocated to form part of the screen to protect the battleships of the Fleet. In the ensuing battle, the destroyer fired two torpedoes at the German light cruisers and , one of only two destroyers to use torpedoes in the melee. Both missed. In February 1917, increasing U-boat activity threatened shipping sailing south of Ireland to Britain. A new flotilla of four destroyers, Magic, , and were allocated to Queenstown in response to provide escort and anti-submarine duties. On 16 February, it was proposed that the flotilla move to Milford Haven in response to threats in the Bristol Channel, but the need did not transpire and so they remained at Queenstown. Another move to the Channel was attempted on 1 March, this time only with Magic and Narwhal, but again, the destroyers soon returned to Queenstown. The destroyer then escorted convoys across the Irish Sea, including one of four merchant ships that was redirected from Liverpool to Milford Haven on 28 March due to mines. Other duties including towing damaged ships, including the steamer Dykland, which had been attacked by , on 23 April. On the following day, the vessel picked up the survivors from liner Abosso which had been sunk by the German submarine , subsequently picking up survivors from the schooner Ehrglis and tanker Hektoria over the next week. On 10 April 1918, the destroyer hit a mine that had been laid by the minelaying submarine off the Irish coast near to Lough Swilly. 25 people died, but the ship was successfully repaired and returned to service. After the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended the war, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of strength