HMS Pargust

History
United Kingdom
Name	Pargust
Launched	10 June 1907
Commissioned	28 March 1917
In service	1917-1918
Fate	Decommissioned November 1918
Notes	Converted to Q-Ship at Devonport
General characteristics
Type	collier
Tonnage	2,817 GRT [1]
Propulsion	steam
Speed	7 ½ knots
Armament	1 × 4 in, 4 × 12-pounder naval guns, 2 × 14 in torpedo tubes

HMS Pargust was a Royal Navy warship that was active during World War I. She was a Special Service Vessel (also known as Q-ships) used by the RN in anti-submarine warfare. Pargust was active in this role during the last two years of the war, and was successful on one occasion, destroying the U-boat UC-29.