HMS Pasley was an Admiralty M-class destroyer constructed for the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1916 by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson on the Tyne. She was part of an improved and faster class of destroyers, displacing approximately 971 long tons (987 tonnes). Her measurements included an overall length of 273 feet 4 inches (83.3 meters), a beam of 26 feet 8 inches (8.1 meters), and a draught of 9 feet 8 inches (2.9 meters). The vessel was powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each connected to a propeller shaft and fueled by four Yarrow boilers, generating a total of 25,000 shaft horsepower. This propulsion system allowed HMS Pasley to reach a maximum speed of 34 knots (about 39 mph). Her fuel capacity was approximately 237 long tons (241 tonnes) of fuel oil, giving her a range of 2,100 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 15 knots. She had a complement of 76 officers and ratings. Armament on HMS Pasley consisted of three single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns, two QF 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns, and two twin mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. Commissioned into service in 1916, HMS Pasley joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. Her service included notable involvement in World War I, such as participating in the fleet operations during the German High Seas Fleet's attempted sortie in August 1916. During this operation, she assisted in the rescue of the light cruiser Falmouth after it was torpedoed by U-66, and later, in September 1917, she rammed and sank the German submarine HMS G9 during convoy escort duty off Norway after G9 fired torpedoes at her. Despite sustaining damage in the incident with G9, HMS Pasley was repaired and continued her service until November 1917, when she transferred to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport. She was ultimately sold for scrap on 9 May 1921, marking the end of her relatively brief but active service during the First World War.

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