H.M.S. Ambrose (1903)

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H.M.S. Ambrose (1903)
Pendant Number: C1 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Raylton Dixon[2]
Launched: 31 Mar, 1903[3]
Sold: 10 Aug, 1946[4]

H.M.S. Ambrose was a civilian vessel hired as an A.M.C. in 1914, but then purchase for use as a depot ship.

Service

Ambrose was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 10 December, 1914.[5]

Ambrose served submarines at Berehaven 1917-18 before moving to Falmouth in 1918.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401c.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401c.
  8. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  9. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  10. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  11. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
  14. Twigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 130.
  15. Twigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 130.
  16. Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
  17. Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).

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