H.M.S. Morea (1908)

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H.M.S. Morea (1908)
Pendant Number: MI.78 (Jan 1918)
MI.43 (Apr 1918)[1]
Launched: c. 1908
Commissioned: 28 Mar, 1916[2]
Decommissioned: 18 Oct, 1919[3]
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H.M.S. Morea was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Morea was first employed in wartime service as a hospital ship for up to 750 patients, from 8th October, 1915. In late March 1916, she was reconfigured to serve as a troop transport until April 1918 when she was commissioned as an Armed Merchant Cruiser.[4]

Armament

As an A.M.C. she was armed with:[5]

  • four 6-in guns

Other sources indicate seven 6-in guns.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  4. Role-of-Honour.com.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 998-9.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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