completed in October 1916, the ship joined the Grand Fleet, allocated to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla. The flotilla was involved in anti-submarine patrols during June 1917 which, although involving twelves attacks, did not lead to the destruction of any submarines. From 31 October to 2 November 1917, the 15th Flotilla made a sortie into the Kattegat, sinking the German Q-ship K (also known as Kronprinz Wilhelm) on 2 November and nine trawlers. Ready, together with the destroyer leader , and the destroyers , , , and , was awarded a bounty for sinking Konprinz Wilhelm. Ready continued to serve with the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla until the end of the war. When the Grand Fleet was disbanded, Ready was allocated to the defence flotilla at HMNB Portsmouth. However, in 1923, the Navy decided to scrap many of the older destroyers in preparation for the introduction of newer and larger vessels. The destroyer was sold to King to be broken up at Garston, Liverpool on 13 July 1926. Pennant numbers References Citations Bibliography 1916 ships Thornycroft M-class destroyers Ships built in Southampton World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom