H.M.S. Biarritz (1914)
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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.
Service
Biarritz worked in the Mediterranean.[1]
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."[2]
Armament
Guns
Her guns were as follows.[3]
- two 12-pdr
Mines
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Captain Edgar R. Morant, 11 March, 1915[6] – 14 August, 1918 (lent to Angora in September 1915)
- Commander Richard H. O. Lane-Poole, 14 August, 1918[7] – February, 1919
See Also
- The Minelaying of H.M.S. Biarritz at The National Archives. ADM 137/838.
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 989.
Bibliography
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