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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Rowland Henry Bather|nick=Rowland H. Bather|appt=23 November, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''m''}}|ass=26 November, 1914<ref>Bather Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Rowland Henry Bather|nick=Rowland H. Bather|appt=23 November, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''m''}}|ass=26 November, 1914<ref>Bather Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>|end=after 24 February, 1916<ref>Bather Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=multiple hospitalisations during his tenure}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic William Dean|nick=Frederic W. Dean|appt=April, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 401''o''}}|end=25 May, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 91}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 8 February 2017
| H.M.S. Hilary (1908) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.90[1] |
| Launched: | 31 May, 1908[2] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Dec, 1914[3] |
| Torpedoed: | 25 May, 1917[4] |
| Fate: | by U 88 |
H.M.S. Hilary was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
She was sunk by U 88 west of the Shetlands. Four men died.[5]
Armament
She was armed with:[6]
- six 6-in guns
- two 6-pdrs
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Rowland H. Bather, 23 November, 1914[7] – after 24 February, 1916[8] (multiple hospitalisations during his tenure)
- Acting Captain Frederic W. Dean, April, 1916[9] – 25 May, 1917[10] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs December 1914 to December 1915
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1916 to March 1917
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401m.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 362.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401m.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401o.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 91.
Bibliography
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