H.M.S. Perdita (1910)

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H.M.S. Perdita (1910)
Pendant Number: Y4.44[1]
Launched: 1910[2]
Requisitioned: 7 Aug, 1915[3]
Left service: 21 Aug, 1919[4]

H.M.S. Perdita was a small civil vessel that saw service in the Royal Navy as a minelayer. She displaced a mere 543 tons.[5]

Service

She was fitted out as a minelayer at Mudros in January, 1916.[6]

Armament

Guns

Her guns were as follows.[7]

  • one 12-pdr
  • one 6-pdr H.A.

Mines

  • 100 mines[8] of the "L" system[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  2. This year may be incorrect.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  9. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
  10. Siggers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/363. f. 74.
  11. Siggers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/363. f. 74. Am inferring day of month not legible in preview.
  12. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401x.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1003.

Bibliography


Minelayer H.M.S. Perdita