H.M.S. Armadale Castle (1903)
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H.M.S. Armadale Castle (1903) | |
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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]
- Acting Captain George P. Leith, 13 December, 1917[13]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.
Bibliography
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