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Revision as of 14:47, 31 December 2016
H.M.S. Orbita (1914) | |
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Pendant Number: | MI.A MI.84 (Jan 1918) MI.59 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Harland & Wolff |
Yard Number: | 440[2] |
Launched: | 7 Jul, 1914[3] |
Completed: | 31 Jul, 1915[4] |
Commissioned: | 21 Jun, 1915[5] |
Decommissioned: | 12 Aug, 1919[6] |
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H.M.S. Orbita was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Armament
She was armed with:[7]
- six 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Henry Luxmoore, 14 June, 1915[8]
- Commander Hugh P. Buckle, 24 November, 1916[9] – 6 March, 1918[10]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs July 1915 to December 1916
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1917 to October 1918
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401t.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117. The month is not very legible.
Bibliography
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