HMS Ossory was an Admiralty M-class destroyer constructed for the Royal Navy during World War I. Built by John Brown & Company on the River Clyde, she was laid down on November 23, 1914, launched on October 9, 1915, and completed by November of the same year. The vessel measured approximately 273 feet 4 inches (83.3 meters) in length, with a beam of 26 feet 8 inches (8.1 meters) and a draught of 9 feet 8 inches (2.9 meters). Displacing around 971 long tons (987 tons), she was powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines generating a total of 25,000 shaft horsepower, allowing her to reach a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h). Her fuel capacity of 237 long tons (241 tons) of oil granted her a range of about 2,100 nautical miles at 15 knots, and she carried a complement of 76 officers and ratings. Armament on HMS Ossory comprised three single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns and two QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm) anti-aircraft guns, later upgraded to a pair of QF 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" AA guns. She was also equipped with two twin mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes, making her a versatile vessel capable of engaging both surface and aerial threats. During her service, HMS Ossory joined the 11th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. She participated in key wartime operations, including the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, where she was actively engaged. The destroyer also performed escort duties, notably transporting British infantry reinforcements to Ireland following the Easter Rising in April 1916. Additionally, she was involved in patrols between Shetland and Norway in December 1916, attempting to intercept the German liner Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, although the German vessel successfully evaded capture. Philip Vian served as her first lieutenant in 1917. Later that year, she transferred to the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla based at Buncrana, Ireland. After the war, HMS Ossory was decommissioned and sold for scrap in November 1921, marking the end of her relatively brief but active service in the Royal Navy.

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