instance_of hms ithuriel 
A ___MASK16___ was a warship suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships , typically a small cruiser or a large destroyer ( known as a destroyer leader ). The ___MASK16___ provided space , equipment and staff for the flotilla commodore ( who typically held the ___MASK82___ of captain ), including a wireless room , senior engineering and gunnery officers , and administrative staff to support the officers . They were a feature of navies in the late 19th century and early 20th century . Originally , older light or scout cruisers were often used , but in the early 1900s , the rapidly increasing speed of new destroyer designs meant that such vessels could no longer keep pace with their charges . Accordingly , large destroyer designs were produced for use as leaders . A scout ___MASK70___ was a type of warship of the early 20th Century , which were smaller , faster , more lightly armed and armoured than protected cruisers or light cruisers , but larger than contemporary destroyers . Intended for ___MASK37___ scouting duties and acting as a flotilla leader , a scout ___MASK70___ was typically armed with six to ten destroyer - type guns of 3 - inch ( 76mm ) to 4 . 7 - inch ( 120mm ) calibre , plus two to four torpedo tubes . A ___MASK42___ ( from Spanish , meaning a small " flota " ( ___MASK37___ ) of ships , and this from French " flotte "), or naval ___MASK42___ , is a ___MASK69___ of small warships that ___MASK91___ be part of a larger ___MASK37___ . A ___MASK42___ is usually composed of a homogeneous group of the same class of warship , such as frigates , destroyers , torpedo boats , submarines , gunboats , or minesweepers . Groups of larger warships are usually called squadrons , but similar units of non - capital ships ___MASK91___ be called squadrons in some instances , and flotillas in others . Formations including more than one capital ships , e . g . men - of - war , battleships , and aircraft carriers , typically alongside smaller ships and support craft , are typically called fleets , each portion led by a capital ___MASK77___ being a squadron or task force ( see reference below ). A ___MASK70___ is a type of warship . The ___MASK80___ has been in use for several ___MASK40___ years , and has had different meanings throughout this period . During the ___MASK53___ of Sail , the ___MASK80___ " cruising " referred to certain kinds of missions  independent scouting , commerce protection , or raiding  fulfilled by a frigate or sloop , which were the " cruising warships " of a fleet . In naval ___MASK66___ , a ___MASK75___ is a fast , maneuverable long - endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a ___MASK37___ , convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short - ___MASK92___ attackers . They were originally developed in the late 19th century as a defence against torpedo boats , and by the time of the Russo - Japanese War in 1904 , these " torpedo boat destroyers " ( TBD ) were " large , swift , and powerfully armed torpedo boats designed to destroy other torpedo boats ." Although the term " ___MASK75___ " had been used interchangeably with " TBD " and " torpedo boat ___MASK75___ " by navies since 1892 , the term " torpedo boat ___MASK75___ " had been generally shortened to simply " ___MASK75___ " by nearly all navies by the First World War . HMS Ithuriel was a Marksman - ___MASK23___ ___MASK16___ . Originally to have been named Gabriel , the name was changed before her launch .