HMS Parthian (1916)

Sister ship HMS Pasley
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Parthian
Namesake	Parthian
Ordered	February 1915
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Yard number	472
Launched	3 July 1916
Completed	7 September 1916
Decommissioned	8 November 1921
Fate	Sold to be broken up in Germany
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement	994 long tons (1,010 t) normal 1,025 long tons (1,041 t) full load
Length	265 ft (80.8 m)
Beam	26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Draught	9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Propulsion	3 Yarrow boilers 2 Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 25,000 shp (19,000 kW)
Speed	34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Range	3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	76
Armament	3 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns (3×1) 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun (1×1) 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×2)

HMS Parthian 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 3 July 1916, the ship was transferred to the Southwest Approaches during February 1917 to undertake anti-submarine and escort duties initially based from Cobh in Ireland. The vessel attacked a number of German U-boats that were sinking shipping in the area, and was part of the welcome for the first destroyers from the US Navy to serve in Europe during the war. After the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the ship was placed in reserve before being decommissioned and sold to be broken up on 8 November 1921.