HMS Paladin (1916)

HMS Paladin 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 27 March 1916. Paladin took part in the Royal Navy sorties against German minesweepers in 1917, which culminated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight on 17 November, although the destroyer did not engage with any enemy warships during the battle. After the end of the war, the ship was placed in reserve before being decommissioned and sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Paladin.

Paladin in 1916
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Paladin
NamesakePaladin
OrderedFebruary 1915
BuilderScotts, Greenock
Yard number471
Laid downMay 1915
Launched27 March 1916
Completed1 May 1916
FateSold to be broken up on 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 994 long tons (1,010 t) normal
  • 1,025 long tons (1,041 t) full load
Length265 ft (80.8 m)
Beam26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Draught9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 25,000 shp (19,000 kW)
Speed34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Range3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement76
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)
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