Starfish in military history. Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name "HMS Starfish": an A-class destroyer launched in 1894; an R-class destroyer launched in 1916; and an S-class submarine launched in 1933 and lost in 1940. In the World War II, Starfish sites were large-scale night-time decoys created during The Blitz to simulate burning British cities. Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States on 9 July 1962. Starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are
HMS Starfish (1916) "Starfish" had transferred to the Gunnery School at the Nore, and in March was supporting the torpedo school at the Nore, while by November she had transferred to the Nore Local Defence Flotilla. On 21 April 1928, "Starfish" was sold for scrap to Alloa of Charlestown. HMS Starfish (1916) HMS "Starfish" was an destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 27 September 1916 and sold to be broken up on 21 April 1928. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie of Hebburn Tyne. "Starfish" was one of ten destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in December 1915