| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Pheasant |
| Ordered | May 1915 |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow |
| Launched | 23 October 1916 |
| Commissioned | December 1916 |
| Fate | Sunk by naval mine, 1 March 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 972 long tons (988 t) (normal) |
| Length | 273 ft 4 in (83.3 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 3 shafts; 1 steam turbine set |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 76 |
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HMS Pheasant was one of 85 Admiralty M-class destroyers built during the First World War for the Royal Navy. She hit and was sunk by a mine in 1917.