HMS Grenville was a Parker-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy, launched on 17 June 1916 by Cammell Laird and completed by 11 October 1916. The vessel measured approximately 325 feet in overall length, with a beam of 31 feet 9 inches and a draught of 12 feet, displacing between 1,660 and 1,673 long tons normally, and around 1,900 long tons at full load. Powered by four Yarrow boilers and three Parsons steam turbines rated at 36,000 shaft horsepower, she achieved a top speed of 34 knots. Her fuel capacity of 515 long tons of oil provided a range of roughly 4,290 nautical miles at 15 knots. Her armament comprised four QF 4-inch Mk IV guns arranged along the centerline, with the forward pair superfiring, enabling effective broadside and forward fire. She was also equipped with two 2-pounder "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns and two twin 21-inch torpedo tubes. The ship's crew numbered 116 officers and men, and she carried an initial anti-submarine armament of two Type D depth charges, which increased over time. HMS Grenville served primarily with the Grand Fleet, joining the 15th Destroyer Flotilla at Scapa Flow. Her notable wartime activities included leading operations such as patrols off the River Maas during the German naval encounters and participating in the interception of German torpedo boats in January 1917. She famously survived a torpedo attack from a German submarine in January 1917, which narrowly missed her. She also escorted convoys and supported fleet movements, including escorting the German High Seas Fleet to internment at Scapa Flow in November 1918. Following the war, Grenville was involved in the British intervention in the Russian Civil War, operating in the Baltic from December 1919 to February 1920. She was placed into reserve in 1920, briefly recommissioned for trials and maneuvers throughout the 1920s, and ultimately sold for scrap in December 1931. Her service marked her as a notable example of the Parker-class flotilla leaders, contributing to Royal Navy operations during and immediately after World War I.

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