HMS Mystic (1915)
Introduction


* + - * **HMS *Mystic*** was an  which served with the [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") during the [First World War](/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"). The M class was an improvement on the previous , capable of higher speed. The vessel, originally named **HMS *Myrtle*** but renamed before being [launched](/wiki/Ceremonial_ship_launching "Ceremonial ship launching") in 1915, joined the [Grand Fleet](/wiki/Grand_Fleet "Grand Fleet") as part of the [Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla](/wiki/11th_Destroyer_Flotilla "11th Destroyer Flotilla"). The ship was assigned as part of a destroyer screen to protect the British [battleships](/wiki/Dreadnought_battleship "Dreadnought battleship") as they sought to destroy the German [High Seas Fleet](/wiki/High_Seas_Fleet "High Seas Fleet"). During the [Battle of Jutland](/wiki/Battle_of_Jutland "Battle of Jutland") in 1916, the destroyer saw action against German [light cruisers](/wiki/Light_cruiser "Light cruiser") and, as the evening fell, attacked the German battle line, but recorded no hits. During the following year, the vessel took part in a large [anti\-submarine](/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare "Anti-submarine warfare") patrol, but did not see any [German submarines](/wiki/U-boat "U-boat"). Later in the war, the ship was transferred to the [Coast of Ireland Station](/wiki/Coast_of_Ireland_Station "Coast of Ireland Station") at [Buncrana](/wiki/Buncrana "Buncrana") and escorted [convoys](/wiki/Convoys_in_World_War_I "Convoys in World War I") at the start of their journey from ports on the [Clyde](/wiki/River_Clyde "River Clyde") and [Mersey](/wiki/River_Mersey "River Mersey") or at the end of their journey across the [Atlantic Ocean](/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean "Atlantic Ocean"). After the [Armistice in 1918](/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918 "Armistice of 11 November 1918") that marked the end of the First World War, *Mystic* was placed in [reserve](/wiki/Reserve_Fleet_%28United_Kingdom%29 "Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)") before being [decommissioned](/wiki/Ship_decommissioning "Ship decommissioning") and subsequently sold to be [broken up](/wiki/Ship_breaking "Ship breaking") in 1921\.


What type of patrol did HMS Mystic take part in during 1917?