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'''H.M.S. ''Ophir''''' was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Ophir''''' was a commercial liner converted for use as a Royal yacht in 1901 and in 1915 as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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''Ophir'' was taken up in 1901 to serve as the royal yacht, conveying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on an extensive tour of the British Empire.  Stops included Australia, Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Newfoundland.  The vessel was commanded by Commodore [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]].  The engines were manned by the civilian crew of the steam line, and the remainder of the crew were Royal Navy.
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
  
She was armed with:{{DittColl|p. 120}}
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=26 february, 1901<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 541.</ref>|end=6 November, 1901<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 541.</ref>|note=ship serving as royal yacht}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Maxwell Dalrymple Elphinstone Warren|nick=John M. D. E. Warren|appt=2 March, 1915<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/422.|D7602740}} f. 469.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 401''q''}}|end=20 June, 1917<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/422.|D7602740}} f. 469.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Maxwell Dalrymple Elphinstone Warren|nick=John M. D. E. Warren|appt=2 March, 1915<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/422.|D7602740}} f. 469.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 401''q''}}|end=20 June, 1917<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/422.|D7602740}} f. 469.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Norman Litchfield Stanley|nick=Norman L. Stanley|appt=7 February, 1918<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/292.|D8112215}} f. 319.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 855}}|end=18 July, 1919<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/292.|D8112215}} f. 319.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Norman Litchfield Stanley|nick=Norman L. Stanley|appt=7 February, 1918<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/292.|D8112215}} f. 319.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 855}}|end=18 July, 1919<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/292.|D8112215}} f. 319.</ref>}}

Revision as of 10:02, 6 April 2020

H.M.S. Ophir (1891)
Pendant Number: M.92
MI.82 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Robert Napier & Sons
Purchased: 26 Feb, 1915[2]
Laid down: 11 Apr, 1891[3]
Launched: Nov, 1891[4]
Commissioned: 26 Jan, 1915[5]
Decommissioned: 29 Jul, 1919[6]
Scrapped: 1922[7]

H.M.S. Ophir was a commercial liner converted for use as a Royal yacht in 1901 and in 1915 as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Ophir was taken up in 1901 to serve as the royal yacht, conveying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on an extensive tour of the British Empire. Stops included Australia, Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Newfoundland. The vessel was commanded by Commodore Alfred L. Winsloe. The engines were manned by the civilian crew of the steam line, and the remainder of the crew were Royal Navy.

Armament

As an A.M.C. she was armed with:[8]

  • eight 6-in guns

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  3. Wikipedia.
  4. Wikipedia.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  7. Wikipedia.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  9. Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  10. Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  11. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401q.
  13. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
  14. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/292. f. 319.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 855.
  16. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/292. f. 319.

Bibliography

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