als " ▁were ▁a ▁little ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁but ▁carried ▁the ▁same ▁arm ament . ▁L urch er , ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were , ▁however , ▁distinct ive ▁in ▁appearance ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 ▁kn ots ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁class . ▁They ▁all ▁exceed ed ▁their ▁contract ▁speed , ▁L urch er ▁making ▁over ▁; ▁she ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁One ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁L urch er ▁and ▁F ired ra ke ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Sub marine ▁Fl ot illa ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁Roger ▁Key es , ▁and ▁were ▁based ▁at ▁Park eston ▁Qu ay , ▁Har wich . ▁Both ▁ships ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁esc ort ing , ▁to wing ▁and ▁exer cis ing ▁with ▁sub mar ines ▁of ▁their ▁fl ot illa , ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁notable ▁episodes ▁are ▁detailed ▁below : ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hel ig ol and ▁B ight ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Key es ▁ho isted ▁his ▁broad ▁p enn ant ▁in ▁L urch er , ▁leading ▁F ired ra ke , ▁two ▁D - class ▁and ▁six ▁E - class ▁sub mar ines ▁east wards ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁Also ▁at ▁sea ▁were ▁the ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁Regin ald ▁T yr wh itt . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁place ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Se