HMS Paladin was a Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War.

296 long tons (301 t) of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph).

[4] Paladin was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock with the yard number 471 in May 1915, launched on 27 March the following year and completed on 1 May.

The British fleet attempted to engage the light cruisers supporting the minesweepers, but were unsuccessful in sinking any of them.

[12] After the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of mobilisation, and surplus vessels were placed in reserve.