assigned to the Portsmouth instructional flotilla. In May 1902 the ship struck a rock off Kildorney, and had to be towed by her sister ship Bullfinch to Queenstown. She was deemed fit for sea, and the following day was towed by the service vessel to her home-port Portsmouth, where she was docked for repairs. In 1910, Dove formed part of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla at Devonport. On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance. As a three-funneled destroyer with a contract speed of 30 knots, Dove was assigned to the C class. The class letters were painted on the hull below the bridge area and on a funnel. In 1912, it was decided to allocate older destroyers to dedicated Patrol Flotillas, with Dove being allocated to the Seventh Flotilla, based at Devonport. World War I In July 1914 Dove was in active commission in the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport tendered to the destroyer depot ship . In November 1914 Dove was one of 29 destroyers transferred to Scapa Flow for local patrols around the base of the Grand Fleet. By March, Dove had transferred to the North Channel Patrol Flotilla, based at Larne in the north of Ireland. On 24 April 1916, the Easter Rising against British rule broke out in Ireland. As a response, two Infantry Brigades were ordered from Liverpool to Dublin to reinforce the British forces, with Dove taking part in escorting the transports carrying these troops. By November 1918 she had been redeployed to the Devonport Local Flotilla based out of Liverpool. In 1919 Dove was paid off and laid-up in reserve awaiting disposal. She was sold on 27 January 1920 to Maden and McKee of Porthcawl for breaking. Pennant numbers References Bibliography Ships built on the Humber 1898 ships C-class destroyers (1913) World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom