HMS Pathfinder
Two ships of the
Royal Navy
have borne the name
HMS
Pathfinder
.
HMS
Pathfinder
(1904)
, launched in 1904, was a
scout cruiser
, the
lead ship
of
her class
. She was sunk at the start of
World War I
by
U-21
, becoming the first ship to ever be sunk by a
torpedo
fired by
submarine
.
HMS
Pathfinder
(G10)
, launched in 1941, was a
P-class
destroyer
. She served in
World War II
, sank the German submarines
U-162
and
U-203
, and was rendered a constructive loss by air attack off
Ramree Island
,
Burma
on 11 February 1945, she was finally broken up at Milford Haven in November 1948.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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