Hi,
Just some additional info on HMS Maori.
Constructed in 1909, 1035 tons, mined 2 miles NW of the Wielingen Light Vessel, had two 4inch guns and two 21 inch torpedotubes.
She belonged to my surprise to the last F class Destroyers. HMS Crusader, and HMS Maori. There were also some differences between these ships.
Also part of the F class were the HMS Nubian, Viking, Zulu, Amazon, Saracen, Swift, Afridi, Cossack, Ghurka, Mohawk and Tartar.
As mentioned she ran on a mine and while sinking, her crew also opened the valves on the bottom of the ship. Crew left ship in sloops and were to be rescued by HMS Crusader. Both ships were fired at by the Zeebrugge batteries and some planes from the Seeflugstation were also on the way (one of them probably being 209). HMS Crusader went for safer waters and had to leave the crew of HMS Maori. Two fishing vessels from Flanders took the crew on board, amongst them commander Barrow and 88 officers, NCO's and men. Amongst them it seems also some crew of the sloops of HMS Crusader that came to the rescue. The prisoners were transferred to Germany the next day.
Best from Regulus
