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| + | She was re-commissioned by Commander [[Frederic Henry Walter]] on 9 June, 1915, while lying in Liverpool, with officers and men mostly from {{UK-Caribbean}}. Walter reported to Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley de Chair]] that “The ship was in a very dirty state, having only recently finished coaling, all the ports and ventilators had been left open. Fireman’s quarters and part of Mess Deck had to be disinfected.”<ref>''Commander F.H. Walter to Rear-Admiral Tenth Cruiser Squadron''. Quoted in J.D. Grainger, The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1918 (2003).</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:47, 20 March 2023
| H.M.S. Victorian (1904) | |
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| Pendant Number: | M.56 MI.94 (Jan 1918) MI.51 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Workman Clark & Company |
| Launched: | 25 Aug, 1904[2] |
| Commissioned: | 21 Aug, 1914[3] |
| Decommissioned: | 31 Jan, 1920[4] |
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H.M.S. Victorian was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
She was re-commissioned by Commander Frederic Henry Walter on 9 June, 1915, while lying in Liverpool, with officers and men mostly from Caribbean. Walter reported to Admiral Dudley de Chair that “The ship was in a very dirty state, having only recently finished coaling, all the ports and ventilators had been left open. Fireman’s quarters and part of Mess Deck had to be disinfected.”[5]
Armament
She was originally armed with:[6]
- eight 4.7-in guns
Later:
- six 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry B. T. Somerville, 17 August, 1914[7] – 2 June, 1915[8][9]
- Captain Frederic H. Walter, 2 June, 1915[10] – 27 August, 1918
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs August 1914 to December 1916
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1917 to November 1918
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 121.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401v.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 121.
- ↑ Commander F.H. Walter to Rear-Admiral Tenth Cruiser Squadron. Quoted in J.D. Grainger, The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1918 (2003).
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401z.
Bibliography
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