HMS Plucky was an Admiralty M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 April 1916 by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock. The vessel measured 265 feet (80.8 meters) in overall length, with a beam of 26 feet 8 inches (8.1 meters) and a draught of 9 feet 3 inches (2.8 meters). It displaced approximately 994 long tons (1,010 tons) at normal load, increasing slightly to 1,025 long tons (1,041 tons) at full load. Powered by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis steam turbines rated at 25,000 shaft horsepower, HMS Plucky was capable of reaching a design speed of 34 knots (63 km/h). Its fuel capacity of 296 long tons (301 tons) of fuel oil provided a range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h). The ship’s armament included three 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV QF guns, positioned on the forecastle, aft on a raised platform, and between the middle and aft funnels. It also carried a single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun and was equipped with two twin mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. Constructed under yard number 474, HMS Plucky was the third vessel to bear the name, replacing a previous ship renamed Banterer before the launch. Upon commissioning, the destroyer joined the Grand Fleet’s Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla, primarily based at Plymouth, with a brief deployment from Buncrana, Ireland. During its service in World War I, HMS Plucky was mainly engaged in anti-submarine patrols and convoy escort duties, including operations to counter increased German U-boat activity off Cornwall. Notably, on 20 February 1917, it collided with the collier Mervin off Lizard Point; although the merchant was unharmed, the collision caused damage to HMS Plucky's stern and triggered depth charge explosions, temporarily taking the vessel out of action. Subsequently, she was transferred to the Northern Division, operating out of Buncrana to escort convoys traveling from the United States, Halifax, and Sydney. After the war, HMS Plucky was redeployed to Portsmouth for local defense duties as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla. With the post-war reduction in the Royal Navy, the ship was sold for breaking up on 9 May 1921 to Thos. W. Ward of Briton Ferry.

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