SS Patroclus was a British steam turbine passenger and refrigerated cargo liner launched in 1923. She was the third of five ships to bear the name.[1]
In the Second World War Patroclus served as an armed merchant cruiser. A U-boat sank her in November 1940 with the loss of 76 of her complement.
Building
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company built Patroclus at Greenock, Scotland.[2] She was launched on 17 March 1923 and completed on 11 June that year.[3]
Patroclus was the second of a set of four sister ships built for Alfred Holt and Company of Liverpool, who owned Blue Funnel Line and other shipping lines including China Mutual Steam Navigation Company.