| HMS Patriot (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Class and type: | Thornycroft M class destroyer |
| Name: | HMS Patriot |
| Builder: | Thornycroft & Company, Southampton |
| Launched: | 20 April 1916 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Canada in September 1920 |
| Career (Canada) |  |
| Name: | HMCS Patriot |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Acquired: | September 1920 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,004 tons |
| Length: | 274 ft (84 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Brown-Curtis steam turbines 26,500 shp 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 255 tons of oil |
| Complement: | 78 |
| Armament: |
3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk.IX |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Patriot.
HMS Patriot was a Thornycroft M class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy.
Built by Thornycroft & Company, Southampton, she was launched on the 20th April 1916.
HMS Patriot saw extensive service throughout the First World War. She maintained continuous operations both as a convoy escort, and in harbour protection. At the end of the war, she was deemed surplus and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and was renamed HMCS Patriot. She was transferred to Halifax in late 1920 along with her sister ship HMS Patrician and the cruiser HMS Aurora.
References[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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