H.M.S. Carmania (1905)
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H.M.S. Avenger (1905) | |
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Pendant Number: | M.55[1] |
Builder: | John Brown & Company |
Launched: | 21 Feb, 1905[2] |
Commissioned: | 8 Aug, 1914[3] |
Decommissioned: | 6 Jul, 1916[4] |
Scrapped: | 1932[5] |
H.M.S. Carmania was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
H.M.S. Caronia was her sister.
Service
Armament
She was armed with:[6]
- eight 4.7-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Noel Grant, 4 August, 1914[7][8] – 30 June, 1915[9]
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 28 June, 1915[10][11] – 10 June, 1916[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401f.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401g.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
Bibliography
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