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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Bertram Finch Dawson|nick=Arthur B. F. Dawson|appt=1 March, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 997}}|end=}}
 
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Revision as of 16:10, 12 June 2016

H.M.S. Mantua (1908)
Pendant Number: M.51
MI.77 (Jan 1918)
MI.40 (Jan 1918)[1]
Launched: c. 1908
Commissioned: 5 Aug, 1914[2]
Decommissioned: 26 Dec, 1919[3]
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H.M.S. Mantua was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned on either 5[4] or 15 August, 1914.[5]

Armament

She was armed with:[6]

  • eight 4.7-in guns
  • two 6-pdrs

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R.|name=Thomas William Bennett|nick=Thomas W. Bennett|appt=after 12 August, 1916[10][11]|end=}

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401p.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  7. Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401p.
  9. Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401q.
  11. Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 997.

Bibliography

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