 The majority of the destroyers of the Harwich Force, including "Laforey", were not fast enough to keep up with the battlecruisers.Only seven destroyers of the M class were fast enough to engage the German warships.On 1 May 1915, the old destroyer was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine near the Goodwin Sands, and "Laforey" together with three sister ships (, and ) were dispatched to search for the submarine, as were four naval trawlers.