SS Patroclus
A number of ships have been named SS Patroclus after Patroclus, the Ancient Greek hero Achilles' best friend.

 , a 2,074-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line
 , a 5,509-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line
 , an 11,314-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line, commissioned as  on outbreak of World War II, torpedoed and sunk by  on 3 November 1940.
 , a 10,109-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line
 , a 12,299-ton ship of the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company and later NSMO; was  of the Blue Funnel Line until 1973.

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