Nova Scotia Archives
The Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Patriot
The Patriot and Patrician were Thornycroft class destroyers that first saw service in the Royal Navy and were transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920. The Aurora, Patrician, and Patriot were offered to Canada as replacements for the decrepit Niobe and Rainbow.
Date: 1921
Reference: W.R. MacAskill Nova Scotia Archives