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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{RearRN}}|name=Owen Francis Gillett|nick=Owen F. Gillett|appt=3 August, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''d''}}|precBy=New Command|end=26 May, 1915<ref>Gillett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 123.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{RearRN}}|name=Owen Francis Gillett|nick=Owen F. Gillett|appt=3 August, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''d''}}|precBy=New Command|end=26 May, 1915<ref>Gillett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 123.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Sidney Arthur Geary Hill|nick=Sidney A. G. Hill|appt=3 August, 1914{{NLDec16|p. 401''k''}}|ass=late May, 1915<ref>Captain Gillett left the shipon 26th. Gillett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 123.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Sidney Arthur Geary Hill|nick=Sidney A. G. Hill|appt=3 August, 1914{{NLDec16|p. 401''k''}}|ass=late May, 1915<ref>Captain Gillett left the shipon 26th. Gillett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 123.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Plunkett England|nick=George P. England|appt=February, 1917<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 327.</ref>|end=2 April, 1917<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 327.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=George Piercy Leith|nick=George P. Leith|appt=13 December, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 988}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=George Piercy Leith|nick=George P. Leith|appt=13 December, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 988}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:39, 13 May 2015
| H.M.S. Armadale Castle (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | MI.56 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Yard Number: | 424[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Aug, 1903[4] |
| Requisitioned: | 2 Aug, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Aug, 1914[6] |
| Decommissioned: | 11 Sep, 1919[7] |
| Scrapped: | 1936[8] |
H.M.S. Armadale Castle was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Armament
She was armed with:[9]
- eight 4.7-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Rear-Admiral Owen F. Gillett, 3 August, 1914[10] – 26 May, 1915[11]
- Acting Commander Sidney A. G. Hill, 3 August, 1914[12]
- Captain George P. England, February, 1917[13] – 2 April, 1917[14]
- Acting Captain George P. Leith, 13 December, 1917[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401d.
- ↑ Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401k.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.
Bibliography
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