HMS "Peyton" was a which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the preceding , capable of higher speed. Launched on 2 May 1916, the vessel served in anti-submarine and escort duties based at Cobh in Ireland. The destroyer attacked the German submarine and rescued crews from friendly merchant ships that had been sunk. After the end of the war, "Peyton" was placed in reserve and subsequently broken up on 9 May 1921.