H.M.S. Oceanic (1899)

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H.M.S. Oceanic (1899)
Builder: Harland & Wolff[1]
Yard Number: 317[2]
Laid down: 1897[3]
Launched: 14 Jan, 1899[4]
Completed: 26 Aug, 1899
Commissioned: 9 Aug, 1914[5]
Wrecked: 8 Sep, 1914[6]

H.M.S. Oceanic was a commercial liner boasting two towering stacks, converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[7]

  • eight 4.7-in guns

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia.
  2. Wikipedia.
  3. Wikipedia.
  4. Wikipedia.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 12.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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