surface vessels and submarines. Afridi formed part of the escort for the blockships and , which were to be scuttled in the harbour entrance, while monitors bombarded the port with heavy guns. While the attack on Zeebrugge was a partial success, the Ostend part of the operation was a failure, as the blockships missed the entry to the harbour and run aground, so that the port was not blocked. Afridi along with Zubian, Cossack and Viking were all offered for sale at Immingham in November 1919. Afridi was sold for scrapping on 9 December 1919, and was eventually sunk as a target on 9 April 1930. Notes Citations Bibliography External links HMS Afridi Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels Tribal-class destroyers (1905) Ships built on the River Tyne 1907 ships World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth