In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in: HMS PATIA - was an armed merchant cruiser that served with 10th Cruiser Squadron on Northern Patrol, patrolling the area North of Shetland Islands and North of Iceland. She was built at Belfast in 1913 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. for Elders & Fyffes Ltd. PATIA as a refrigerated cargo ship. PATIA was converted to an armed merchant cruiser in 1914. On 13 Jun 1918 HMS PATIA sank after being torpedoed by German submarine UC 49 in the Bristol Channel.
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