Royal Navy — Cruiser
1923
SS Patroclus (1923)
- Length
- 152.03 m (498.8 ft)
- Beam
- 18.99 m (62.3 ft)
- Speed
- 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h, 17.8 mph)
Service
- as Patroclus? — 4 November 1940430 days of the war
SS Patroclus (1923)
Particulars
- Name
- SS Patroclus
- Pennant / hull number
- 1923
- Namesake
- Patroclus
- Builder
- Scotts Shilbuilding & Eng Co
- Launched
- 17 March 1923
- Fate
- Sunk by torpedoes 4 November 1940
By torpedo (1940) - Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Length
- 152.03 m (498.8 ft)
- Beam
- 18.99 m (62.3 ft)
- Speed
- 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h, 17.8 mph)
SS Patroclus was a cruiser, operated by the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number 1923. She was named for Patroclus. She was built by Scotts Shilbuilding & Eng Co. She was launched on 17 March 1923.
She measured 152.0 m (499 ft) long with a beam of 19.0 m (62 ft). Her designed speed was 15.5 knots.
She was in commission for 430 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 4 November 1940 by torpedo, at 53°43′N 14°41′W. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × steam turbines; twin screws
- Armament
- as armed merchant cruiser:
- 6 × BL 6-inch Mk XII guns
- 2 × QF 3-inch 20 cwt AA guns
Sources
- Facts harvested from SS Patroclus (1923) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.