H.M.S. Alsatian (1913)
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H.M.S. Alsatian (1913) | |
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Pendant Number: | M.50 MI.51 (Jan 1918) MI.29 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Launched: | 1913[2] |
Commissioned: | 11 Aug, 1914[3] |
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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:[4]
- 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[5] – 1 December, 1914[6]
- Captain George Trewby, 4 December, 1914[7][8] – 27 June, 1916[9] (and as Flag Captain in Tenth Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Humphrey H. Smith, 6 March, 1916[10] (and as Flag Captain in Tenth Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Charles William Keighly-Peach, 22 February, 1918[11] – 30 September, 1918[12]
- Acting Captain Ebenezer Cook, 20 March, 1918[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ This date is approximate.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401c.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401jj.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 146.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 146.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 985.
Bibliography
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