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HMS Nomad, built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, and launched on 7 February 1916, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfield and briefly served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. She was sunk on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland by gunfire from Admiral Hipper's battlecruiser squadron. 72 survivors (including Whitfield) were rescued from the sea by the Germans and became prisoners-of-war.

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  • HMS Nomad, built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, and launched on 7 February 1916, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfield and briefly served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. She was sunk on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland by gunfire from Admiral Hipper's battlecruiser squadron. 72 survivors (including Whitfield) were rescued from the sea by the Germans and became prisoners-of-war.
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  • HMS Nomad, built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, and launched on 7 February 1916, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfield and briefly served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. She was sunk on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland by gunfire from Admiral Hipper's battlecruiser squadron. 72 survivors (including Whitfield) were rescued from the sea by the Germans and became prisoners-of-war. She was depicted in a book called Prisoner of War, by Martin Booth, serving as the protagonist's ship. The wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. The wreck of HMS Nomad was found by accident in 2001 by a dive team including marine archaeologist Innes McCartney. The ship's bell can be seen on display at the Jutland shipwreck museum.
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