Original sentence: The first Lance was a destroyer launched at Thornycroft in 1914, and fired the first British shot of World War I on 5 August 1914 when she intercepted the German Konigin Luise.The second Lance was a L and M class destroyer launched in 1940 and sunk by aircraft at Malta on 9 April 1942
Edited sentence: The first HMS Lance (1914) was a destroyer launched at Thornycroft in 1914, and fired the first British shot of World War I on 5 August 1914 when she intercepted the German Konigin Luise.The second HMS Lance (G87) was a L and M class destroyer launched in 1940 and sunk by aircraft at Malta on 9 April 1942