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Revision as of 15:07, 21 April 2015

H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle (1910)
Pendant Number: M.62
MI.71 (Jan 1918)
MI.55 (Apr 1918)[1]
Launched: 1910[2]
Commissioned: 12 Sep, 1914[3]
Decommissioned: 12 Jul, 1919[4]
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H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

She commissioned at Tilbury on 12 September, 1914.[5]

Armament

She was armed with:[6]

  • eight 6-in guns

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. 401n.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401n.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401j.
  8. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
  9. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401n.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 992.

Bibliography

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