H.M.S. Hilary (1908)

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H.M.S. Hilary (1908)
Pendant Number: M.90[1]
Launched: 31 May, 1908[2]
Commissioned: 21 Nov, 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

Hilary was commissioned on either 21 November[5] or 7 December, 1914.[6]

She was sunk by U 88 west of the Shetlands.

Armament

She was armed with:[7]

  • 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. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  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. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401m.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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