| Name: | PATROL |
| Type: | Cable Ship |
| Launched: | 04/10/1902 |
| Completed: | 14/01/1903 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 395 |
| Dimensions: | 3132grt, 1281nrt, 3349dwt, 357.0 x 44.0 x 21.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (23, 39 & 64 x 42ins), 701nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 15.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 115948 |
| History: | |
| 14/01/1903 | Eastern Extension, Australasia & China Telegraph Co Ltd, London |
| 1929 | Imperial & International Communications Ltd, Singapore |
| 1933 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Contract Price £86678; Profit £8566-3s-11d |
| Laid and repaired cables in Far Eastern waters all her career | |
| 2Q/1933: Broken up in Japan by T Miyaje |
Above photo courtesy of Tony Davies
Above photo of ship's model copyright of the National Maritime Museum