HMS Petard (1916)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Petard
Builder	William Denny and Brothers
Laid down	5 July 1915
Launched	24 March 1916
Fate	Sold for scrap on 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement	994 long tons (1,010 t) standard 1,042 long tons (1,059 t) full load
Length	269 ft (82 m)
Beam	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught	8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) mean 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) maximum
Propulsion	3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW)
Speed	34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Range	237–298 tons fuel oil
Complement	80
Armament	3 × QF 4 in (100 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX 3 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II 2 × twin 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Petard was an Admiralty M-class destroyer destroyer built by Denny for the Royal Navy, commenced 5 July 1915 and launched on 24 March 1916. She saw service during the First World War. Postwar, she was sold for breaking up on 9 May 1921.