H.M.S. Armadale Castle (1903)
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| H.M.S. Armadale Castle (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | MI.56 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Yard Number: | 424[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Aug, 1903[4] |
| Requisitioned: | 2 Aug, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Aug, 1914[6] |
| Decommissioned: | 11 Sep, 1919[7] |
| Scrapped: | 1936[8] |
H.M.S. Armadale Castle was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Armament
She was armed with:[9]
- eight 4.7-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Rear-Admiral Owen F. Gillett, 3 August, 1914[10] – 26 May, 1915[11]
- Acting Commander Sidney A. G. Hill, 3 August, 1914[12][13] – February, 1917[14]
- Captain (retired) Murray MacG. Lockhart, 17 November, 1914 – 11 December, 1914 (temporary)
- Captain George P. England, February, 1917[15] – 2 April, 1917[16]
- Captain John F. Grant-Dalton, 2 April, 1917[17] – December, 1917[18]
- Acting Captain George P. Leith, 13 December, 1917[19][20] – 14 January, 1919[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401d.
- ↑ Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401k.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
Bibliography
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