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'''H.M.S. ''Biarritz''''' was a merchant ship which was converted for use as a minelayer in 1915 for work with the [[Royal Navy]]. | '''H.M.S. ''Biarritz''''' was a merchant ship which was converted for use as a minelayer in 1915 for work with the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 5 January 2015
H.M.S. Biarritz (1915) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.48 (Mar 1915) N.10 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Launched: | 1915[2] |
Commissioned: | 8 Mar, 1915[3] |
Returned: | 6 May, 1920[4] |
Fate: | to civil use |
H.M.S. Biarritz was a merchant ship which was converted for use as a minelayer in 1915 for work with the Royal Navy.
Service
Biarritz worked in the Mediterranean.[5]
The British criticised her as being "too small for a large minelayer and too slow for a small one. Another serious disadvantage was that her mines were carried on the upper deck."[6]
Armament
Guns
Her guns were as follows.[7]
- two 12-pdr
Mines
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
- The Minelaying of H.M.S. Biarritz at The National Archives. ADM 137/838.
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ This year is likely incorrect.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 13.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 13.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
Bibliography
Minelayer H.M.S. Biarritz |