H.M.S. Arlanza (1911)

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H.M.S. Arlanza (1911)
Pendant Number: M.93
MI.53 (Jan 1918)
MI.31 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Harland & Wolff
Launched: 23 Nov, 1911[2]
Commissioned: 24 Apr, 1915[3]
Decommissioned: Apr, 1920[4]
Returned: Jul, 1920[5]
Fate: to civil use

H.M.S. Arlanza was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Her sisters Andes, Almanzora and Alcantara came along with her.

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[6]

  • six 6-in
  • 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. Wikipedia.
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  5. Wikipedia.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401e.
  8. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400y.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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