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Revision as of 18:10, 15 January 2015

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

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.

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. ↑ Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). 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. 401m.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401o.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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