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

[7] Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised bandstand and one between the second and third funnels.

[9] On the night of 23/24 January 1917, the Harwich Force was ordered to intercept a German destroyer flotilla that was being transferred from Germany to Zeebrugge.

Several of the British destroyers, including Rob Roy's group, left their patrol positions on hearing the noise of the engagement with the hope of joining in, allowing the German ships to slip through.

[14][15] The Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla, including Rob Roy, was assigned to patrol in an area to the east of Shetland and Fair Isle.

[15] In August 1917 Rob Roy, along with sister ships Restless, Tirade and Trenchant, was detached to the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station, based at Buncrana.