HMS Grasshopper was a Beagle-class (or G-class) destroyer of the British Royal Navy, constructed by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at their Govan yard between 1909 and 1910. Launched on 23 November 1909 and completed in July 1910, she measured approximately 271 feet (82.6 meters) in length, with a beam of 27.7 feet (8.4 meters) and a draught of 8 feet 8 inches (2.6 meters). Displacing around 923 long tons (938 metric tons) at normal load, the vessel was powered by five Yarrow boilers feeding direct-drive Parsons steam turbines, which drove three propeller shafts. Her machinery was rated at 12,000 shaft horsepower, enabling her to reach a design speed of 27 knots (about 31 mph or 50 km/h). Her armament comprised one BL 4-inch naval gun Mk VIII and three QF 12-pounder 12 cwt guns, complemented by two 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes with two spare torpedoes. The crew consisted of approximately 96 officers and men. She was laid down on 17 April 1909 (Yard number 464) and, after sea trials, achieved a speed slightly exceeding her design speed at 27.04 knots. Initially assigned to the 1st and 2nd Destroyer Flotillas, HMS Grasshopper was later transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in October 1913, becoming part of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla. During World War I, she participated in key naval operations, including the search for the German ships Goeben and Breslau, the Dardanelles campaign, and the Gallipoli landings. Notably, she supported the landings at S Beach on Cape Helles and was involved in the evacuation of troops from Gallipoli in January 1916. Throughout her wartime service, Grasshopper also performed escort duties, including rescuing survivors from the troopship Tuscania after it was torpedoed in February 1918. She transferred between various flotillas, including the 4th and 2nd Destroyer Flotillas, before returning to the 4th at Devonport. After the war, she was decommissioned and sold for scrap on 1 November 1921. Her service record highlights her role in major Mediterranean operations and her contribution to Royal Navy efforts during the First World War.

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