H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle (1910)
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| H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle (1910) | |
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| 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.
- Captain William R. Napier, 5 September, 1914[7][8] – 14 March, 1915[9]
- Captain Herbert J. T. Marshall, 14 March, 1915[10][11] – February, 1918[12]
- Acting Captain Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams, February, 1918[13] – 25 February, 1919[14]
- Captain (retired) Edwin M. Palmer, 14 March, 1940[15] – 31 July, 1941[16]
- Commander David B. Nicol, 31 July, 1941[17] – 16 October, 1941[18] (and as Flag Captain to Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic)
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs September 1914 to December 1916
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1917 to October 1918
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ This date is approximate.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401n.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401n.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401j.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401n.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
- ↑ Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
Bibliography
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