HMS Pheasant (1916)

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

HMS Pheasant was a Royal Navy Admiralty M-class destroyer constructed and then operational in the First World War. She hit and was sunk by a mine in 1917.

The vessel was built at Fairfield Shipyard on the Clyde and launched on the 23 October 1916.^[1]

Sinking

On the morning of the 1 March 1917 the destroyer was taken part in a standard patrol of the Orkney areas. She departed Scapa Flow to patrol west of the anchorage and contacted a mine. The destroyer sank with the loss of 88 lives.^[2] The wreck lies roughly E-W, in 82m depth of water at N58 52.07 W3 27.41 and was found by divers from the Army Sub-Aqua Club on 13 May 1996.^[3]

References

↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Conway Maritime Press, 1997. p. 80.
↑ "HMS Pheasant". WreckSite. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
↑ "HMS Pheasant". Canmore. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

M-class destroyers

Royal Navy

Admiralty M class	Murray Myngs Matchless Milne Morris Moorsom Negro Mandate Mons Michael Marmion Marne Mystic Martial Milbrook Prince Pylades Maenad Mameluke Mindful Nessus Magic Minion Opal Manners Marvel Mary Rose Ossory Mischief Menace Moresby Opportune Munster Noble Napier Onslaught Nonsuch Nestor Oracle Narwhal Nepean Nicator Nomad Onslow Nereus Narborough Pigeon Plover Partridge Medina Pelican Norman Orestes Petard Paladin Nizam Penn Pasley Medway Orford Plucky Observer Peyton Pellew Nonpareil Peregrine Offa Orpheus Octavia Parthian Northesk Oriole Portia Norseman Osiris Oberon Orcadia Oriana Ophelia Pheasant Obedient North Star Phoebe Obdurate Nugent

Hawthorn M class	Mentor Mansfield

Thornycroft M class	Meteor Mastiff Patriot Patrician Rapid Ready

Yarrow M class	Miranda Minos Manley Moon Morning Star Mounsey Musketeer Nerissa Relentless Rival

Yarrow Later M class	Sabrina Strongbow Surprise Sybille Truculent Tyrant Ulleswater

Royal Canadian Navy

Thornycroft M class	Patriot Patrician

Preceded by: Laforey class
Followed by: R class

List of destroyers of the Royal Navy

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