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'''H.M.S. ''Columbella''''' was a commercial liner, ''Columbia'' of the Anchor Line, converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Columbella''''' was a commercial liner, ''Columbia'' of the Anchor Line, converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 5 January 2017

H.M.S. Columbella (1902)
Pendant Number: M.89
MI.69 (Jan 1918)
MI.36 (Apr 1918)[1]
Launched: 1902[2]
Commissioned: 30 Nov, 1914[3]
Decommissioned: 6 Jun, 1919[4]
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H.M.S. Columbella was a commercial liner, Columbia of the Anchor Line, converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[5]

  • six 6-in guns
  • two 6-pdrs

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  2. This date is approximate.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401m.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401i.
  7. Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  8. Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  9. Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 239.
  10. Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 239.
  11. Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401m.
  13. Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  14. Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 991.
  16. Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.

Bibliography

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