H.M.S. Virginian (1904)
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H.M.S. Virginian (1904) | |
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Pendant Number: | M.72 MI.95 (Jan 1918) MI.52 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Launched: | 22 Dec, 1904[2] |
Commissioned: | 10 Dec, 1914[3] |
Decommissioned: | 31 Jan, 1920[4] |
Scrapped: | Feb, 1955[5] |
H.M.S. Virginian was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
She was sister of Victorian.
Service
On 21 August, 1917, U 102 damaged her in a torpedo attack.[6]
She was renamed Drottningholm in 1920.
Armament
She was originally armed with:[7]
- eight 4.7-in guns
- two 6-pdrs
Late:
- six 6-in guns
- two 6-pdrs
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert N. Garnett, 12 November, 1914[8] – April, 1915[9]
- Captain Michael H. Wilding, 16 June, 1916[10] – after January, 1919[11]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs December 1914 to December 1916
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1917 to November 1918
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 121.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 1009.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 121.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ uboat.net.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 121.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 1009.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 1009.
Bibliography
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