H.M.S. Wahine (1912)
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| H.M.S. Wahine (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | Y4.51 N.5A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Yard Number: | 971[3] |
| Launched: | 25 Nov, 1912[4] |
| Commissioned: | 12 Jul, 1915[5] |
| Returned: | 17 Feb, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | to civil use |
H.M.S. Wahine was a passenger and cargo liner taken up for service as a minelayer in the Royal Navy.
Service
In October, 1915, she began work as a fleet messenger between Malta and Mudros. In May, 1916, she was converted to a minelayer.[7] She was first listed in the Navy List in this role in August, 1916.[8]
She carried out seventy-six missions, first on the Dover Barrage and later in the Helgoland Bight, operating out of Immingham.[9] She last appeared in the Navy List in March, 1919.[10]
Armament
Guns
Her guns were as follows.[11]
- two 14-pdrs (Turkish)
- two 6-pdr H.A.
Mines
- 160 H.2 or Mark VIII sinker mines[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Harry H. Smyth, 26 May, 1916[13][14] – 20 March, 1917[15]
- Captain Denis G. Thynne, 20 March, 1917[16][17] – April, 1919[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 14.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 12.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 12, Plate 7.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/287. ff. 227, 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 402.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/287. ff. 227, 287.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1009.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
Bibliography
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