HMS Doon was a River-class destroyer

River class destroyer

The River-class destroyer was a heterogeneous class of torpedo boat destroyer built to assorted builders' designs for the Royal Navy at the turn of the 20th century, which saw extensive service in World War I...

 named after the River Doon

River Doon

The River Doon is a river in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The river flows 23 miles from Loch Doon, joining the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr. Its course is generally north-westerly, passing near to the town of Dalmellington, and through the villages of Patna, Dalrymple, and Alloway, birthplace...

, and the only ship of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 ever to bear the name.

Pennant Numbers

Pennant Number	From	To
N14	6 December 1914	1 September 1915
D16	1 September 1915	1 January 1918
D27	1 January 1918	27 May 1919

Construction

She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched in 1904. She featured flush funnel tops, as did others of her class. She was 220 feet long, displaced around 550 tons and her 7,000 HP produced 26 knots.

Armament

She was armed with one twelve pounder and was later uprated with four. She carried two torpedo tubes.

Career

She served in home waters during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

and was sold to Ward of Rainham on 27 May 1919 for scrapping.