ar ▁with ▁less ▁success . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Charles ▁P ize y , ▁later ▁the ▁first ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Tor rid ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁deployment ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁traffic ▁between ▁Port ▁Sa id ▁and ▁Alexand ria ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Ital o - E th iop ian ▁War ▁but ▁was ▁retired ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁host ilities ▁between ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁The ▁destroy er ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁Th os ▁W ▁Ward ▁of ▁She ff ield ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁R MS ▁Maj estic . ▁However , ▁while ▁being ▁to wed ▁to ▁the ▁break ers ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁ship ▁ran ▁a ground ▁onto ▁rocks ▁at ▁T ref us is , ▁Fal mouth . ▁The ▁w reck ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁and ▁scra pped ▁in ▁situ , ▁but ▁remains ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁divers . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁pla que , ▁bearing ▁the ▁mot to , ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Museum . ▁ ▁P enn ant ▁numbers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁on