HMS Peregrine (1916)
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Peregrine |
| Namesake | Peregrine falcon |
| Ordered | May 1915 |
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 448 |
| Laid down | 9 June 1915 |
| Launched | 29 May 1916 |
| Completed | 10 July 1916 |
| Out of service | 5 November 1921 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 273 ft 8 in (83.4 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63.0 km/h; 39.1 mph) |
| Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 76 |
| Armament |
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HMS Peregrine was a Admiralty M-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the preceding L class, capable of higher speed. Launched on 29 May 1916, the vessel served with the Grand Fleet, focusing on anti-submarine warfare. In 1917, the destroyer was involved in the search for UC-65 after the submarine had sunk the protected cruiser Ariadne. In 1918, the ship participated in one of the final sorties of the war, although this did not lead to a confrontation with the German High Seas Fleet. After the Armistice that ended the war, the destroyer was placed in reserve and subsequently sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921.