HMS Paladin (1916)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Paladin.
HMS Paladin was a Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the previous L-class destroyer, capable of higher speed. Launched on 27 March 1916. Paladin took part in the Royal Navy sorties against German minesweepers in 1917, which culminated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight on 17 November, although the destroyer did not engage with any enemy warships during the battle. After the end of the war, the ship was placed in reserve before being decommissioned and sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921.
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Name | HMS Paladin |
Namesake | Paladin |
Ordered | February 1915 |
Builder | Scotts, Greenock |
Yard number | 471 |
Laid down | May 1915 |
Launched | 27 March 1916 |
Completed | 1 May 1916 |
Fate | Sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921 |
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Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 265 ft (80.8 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.1 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
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Speed | 34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Complement | 76 |
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