HMS Peyton (1916)
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HMS Peyton 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 preceding L class, capable of higher speed. Launched on 2 May 1916, the vessel served in anti-submarine and escort duties based at Cobh in Ireland. The destroyer attacked the German submarine SM UB-23 and rescued crews from friendly merchant ships that had been sunk. After the end of the war, Peyton was placed in reserve and subsequently broken up on 9 May 1921.
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Name | HMS Peyton |
Namesake | John Peyton |
Ordered | May 1915 |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
Yard number | 1053 |
Laid down | 12 July 1915 |
Launched | 2 May 1916 |
Completed | 29 June 1916 |
Fate | Sold to be broken up 9 May 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
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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 knots (63.0 km/h; 39.1 mph) |
Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 76 |
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