HMS Badger was an Acheron class torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during World War I. She was with the 1st Destroyer Flotilla from 1911–12, before joining the British Grand Fleet in 1914 until 1916. Transferred to the 3rd Battle Squadron, the ship rammed a German U-boat off the Dutch coast, causing great damage to her hull. In May 1921, she was sold for breaking. A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. ... A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to launch torpedoes at larger surface ships. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Italy Russia United States Serbia Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von Hötzendorf Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand... Grand Fleet during WWI Grand Fleet ships in formation During World War I, the British Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ...

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