HMS Obedient

Last updated December 21, 2021

Two destroyers of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Obedient:

The first, HMS Obedient (1916), launched in 1916, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer that served in World War I, and was sold in 1921.
The second, HMS Obedient (G48), launched in 1942, was an O-class destroyer that served in World War II, engaging the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper on 31 December 1942 (Battle of the Barents Sea). She was broken up in 1962.

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