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| H.M.S. Caribbean (1890) | |
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| Pendant Number: | M.79[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Yard Number: | 348[3] |
| Laid down: | 1889[4] |
| Launched: | 22 May, 1890[5] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Nov, 1914[6] |
| Foundered: | 27 Sep, 1915[7] |
H.M.S. Caribbean was a commercial liner, R.M.S. Dunottar Castle, converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
She commissioned on either 19 November[8] or 12 December, 1914.[9]
She became an accommodation ship on 1 June, 1915.[10]
When she foundered in bad weather while en route to Scapa, it was thought that the scuttles may have not all been secure. An inquiry was conducted into the loss.
Armament
Caribbean was armed with:[11]
- eight 4.7-in guns
- two 6-pdrs
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederic H. Walter, 23 November, 1914[12]
- Commander Henry L. Bethune,
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Court of Inquiry documents at The National Archives. ADM 156/16.
- Discovery of the wreck in 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401f.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401f.
Bibliography
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