A number of ships have been named SS Patroclus after Patroclus, the Ancient Greek hero Achilles' best friend.
SS Patroclus (1872), a 2,074-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line
SS Patroclus (1896), a 5,509-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line
SS Patroclus (1923), an 11,314-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line, commissioned as the HMS Patroclus on outbreak of World War II, torpedoed and sunk by U-99 on November 3, 1940.
SS Patroclus (1950), a 10,109-ton ship of the Blue Funnel Line
SS Patroclus (1966), a 12,299-ton ship of the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company and later NSMO; was the SS Glenalmond (1966) of the Blue Funnel Line until 1973.
