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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Searle Cardale|nick=Hubert S. Cardale|appt=7 July, 1916<ref>Cardale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/57.|D7602845}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 401''oo''}}|end=18 December, 1916<ref>Cardale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/57.|D7602845}} f. 65.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Searle Cardale|nick=Hubert S. Cardale|appt=7 July, 1916<ref>Cardale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/57.|D7602845}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 401''oo''}}|end=18 December, 1916<ref>Cardale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/57.|D7602845}} f. 65.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Fenwick Warton|nick=John F. Warton|appt=18 December, 1916{{NLDec18|p. 995}}|ass=20 December, 1916<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-08-HMS_Kildonan_Castle.htm Ship's Log].</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Fenwick Warton|nick=John F. Warton|appt=18 December, 1916{{NLDec18|p. 995}}|ass=20 December, 1916<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-08-HMS_Kildonan_Castle.htm Ship's Log].</ref>|end=15 March, 1919}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 14 July 2017
| H.M.S. Kildonan Castle (1899) | |
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| Pendant Number: | MI.74 MI.34 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Launched: | c. 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 25 Mar, 1916[2] |
| Decommissioned: | 1 Jan, 1919[3] |
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H.M.S. Kildonan Castle was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Kildonan Castle was commissioned as a hospital ship on 6 October 1915. She was de-commissioned in March 1916 and started being converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser. She joined the Tenth Cruiser Squadron on 21 August 1916.
Armament
She was originally armed with:[4]
- eight 4.7-in guns
Later:
- eight 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Hubert S. Cardale, 7 July, 1916[5][6] – 18 December, 1916[7]
- Captain John F. Warton, 18 December, 1916[8] – 15 March, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401oo.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 995.
Bibliography
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