HMS Peterel (1927)
HMS Peterel was a river gunboat built by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Scotstoun and she was the sixth ship of the Royal Navy to carry the name. Her name used an archaic spelling for consistency with previous Royal Navy Ships of the same name, in contrast to the modern accepted spelling petrel (as in the bird).
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Peterel |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Launched | 18 July 1927 |
| Fate | Sunk in combat, 8 December 1941, Shanghai |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | River gunboat |
| Displacement | 310 tons |
| Length | 177 ft (53.9 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 3.2 ft (1.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Yarrow boilers, steam turbine 2,250 hp |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Complement | 55 |
| Armament | 2×3-inch (76 mm) guns, 8×machine guns |
After completion, she was dismantled and shipped to Hong Kong for re-assembly before being deployed for service on the China station, on the Yang Tse River to provide protection for British commerce and nationals. HMS Peterel was designed and equipped to patrol the upper reaches of the river (she had a shallow draft and her primary armament was a pair of 3-inch guns).
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