H.M.S. Alsatian (1913)
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| Pendant Number: | M.50 MI.51 (Jan 1918) MI.29 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company |
| Launched: | 22 Mar, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 7 Aug, 1914[2] |
| Sold: | 1919 |
H.M.S. Alsatian was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Armament
She was originally armed with:[3]
- eight 4.7-in
Later, this became:
- eight 6-in
- two 6-pdr H.A.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain V. E. B. Phillimore, 4 August, 1914[4] – 1 December, 1914[5]
- Captain George Trewby, 4 December, 1914[6][7] – 27 June, 1916[8] (and as Flag Captain in Tenth Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Humphrey H. Smith, 27 June, 1916[9] – 22 February, 1918 (and as Flag Captain in Tenth Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Charles William Keighly-Peach, 22 February, 1918[10] – 25 October, 1918[11]
- Acting Captain R.N.R. Ebenezer Cook, 1 October, 1918[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401c.
- ↑ Trewby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/452. f. 503.
- ↑ Trewby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/452. f. 503.
- ↑ Smith Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/148. f. ?.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 146.
- ↑ Cook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/5. f. 146.
- ↑ Cook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/5. f. 146.
Bibliography
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