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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.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401m.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  5. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 362.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401m.
  8. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401o.
  10. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 91.

Bibliography

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