| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty R |
| Pennant | H 39 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Jan, 1916 |
| Launched | 11 Jan, 1917 |
| Commissioned | 19 Feb, 1917 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | In 1940 HMS Skate was fitted for minesweeping and had 8-.5" (2x4) machine guns added. Later she was converted to escort work and in that role she was armed as follows; 1 4" gun 1 12pdr AA gun 4 20mm AA (4x1) She served mainly on Atlantic convoy duties and she also was part of the naval escort forces during the Normandy invasion. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Robert Augustus Fell, RN Lt. Frederick William Hayden, RN Lt. Francis Peter Baker, RN Lt. John Smallwood, RN Lt.Cdr. Alan W. Preston, RN (retired) Lt. John Charles Rushbrooke, DSC, RN Lt. H.P. Flemming, RN Lt. John Hart MacAllister, RNVR HMS Skate is not listed as active unit in the January 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Skate include: 22 Sep, 1940 24 Sep, 1940 18 Jun, 1941 6 Jun, 1944 |
