the defence of the Irish Coast during December, serving in that capacity into 1918. Having been paid off earlier in the year, the vessel was re-commissioned on 15 December 1919, with a reduced complement. Rosalind subsequently formed part of the local defence flotilla for Portsmouth under the cruiser . However, in 1923, the Navy decided to systematically scrap many of the older destroyers in preparation for the introduction of newer and larger vessels. Rosalind was one of those deemed to have reached the end of life and so was sold to King of Garston, Liverpool, to be broken up on 13 July 1926. Legacy Rosalind was the prototype for not only three similar R class destroyers built by Thornycroft, but also the five destroyers built by the same yard, including two that served with the Royal Canadian Navy. These were termed Modified Rosalinds. The name Rosalind was reused by the Shakespearian-class trawler HMT Rosalind that was a founding member of the Royal East African Navy. Pennant numbers References Citations Bibliography 1916 ships R-class destroyers (1916) Ships built in Southampton World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom Ships built by John I. Thornycroft & Company