HMS Patia, originally SS Patia, was a banana passenger boat that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during World War I and was subsequently sunk in action.
Civilian service (1913–1914) The vessel was constructed and launched in 1913 for the Elders & Fyffe Line. She Had a Gross register tonnage of 6,103 tons.
Design for service After being requisitioned, she vessel underwent a conversion to an armed merchant cruiser (AMC). By 1915, she was fully commissioned and assigned to the Northern Patrol force.
Service in World War I
North Atlantic patrol (1915–1916) Following her commissioning, Patia was part of the Northern patrol.
Sinking (June 1918) Patia was sunk on 13 June 1918 roughly west of Hartland Point by a torpedo fired by the German submarine .
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