HMS Moy was a Laird Type River-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy, representing one of the early 20th-century classes designed for fleet duties. She was ordered under the 1903–1904 Naval Estimates, laid down on 22 March 1904 at Cammell Laird's shipyard in Birkenhead, and launched on 10 November 1904. Completed by June 1905, she initially carried armament typical of the earlier turtleback torpedo boat destroyers, consisting of five 6-pounder guns. However, in 1906, her armament was upgraded, replacing the five 6-pounders with three 12-pounder/8 cwt guns—two mounted abeam at the foc's'le break and one on the quarterdeck, enhancing her firepower. HMS Moy was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet upon commissioning, based at Harwich. She participated in various exercises, notably the live fire and night manoeuvres on 27 April 1908, during which she was present when HMS Attentive rammed and sank HMS Gala, and damaged HMS Ribble. By April 1909, she joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich, remaining until May 1912 when she was displaced by a Beagle-class destroyer. Subsequently, she entered reserve with the 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the Second Fleet. Following a Royal Navy reclassification in 1912, she was designated as an E class destroyer, with the letter ‘E’ painted on her hull. In early 1914, displaced again by newer G-class vessels, HMS Moy joined the 9th Destroyer Flotilla at Chatham, tasked with anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols in the Firth of Forth. During the German raid on Hartlepool on 16 December 1914, she was damaged by shellfire, suffering superficial splinter damage but no casualties. In August 1915, she transferred to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla on the River Humber, where she participated in patrol and counter-mining operations for the remainder of World War I. Decommissioned in 1919, HMS Moy was laid up and subsequently sold for scrapping on 27 May 1919. She did not earn any battle honours but served actively in patrol, anti-submarine, and counter-mining roles during her career, exemplifying the early destroyer design and operational duties of the Royal Navy during the period.

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