HMS Meteor (1914)

Meteor laid up in 1920
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Meteor
Builder	Thornycroft & Company, Southampton
Laid down	8 May 1913
Launched	24 July 1914
Commissioned	15 September 1914
Fate	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Thornycroft M-class destroyer
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 1 × single QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk.II 2 × twin 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Meteor was a Thornycroft M-class destroyer that served in the British Royal Navy. Meteor saw extensive service throughout World War I, maintaining continuous operations both as a convoy escort and in harbour protection.