H.M.S. Wahine (1912)
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H.M.S. Wahine was a passenger and cargo liner taken up for service as a minelayer in the Royal Navy.
Service
In October, 1915, she began work as a fleet messenger between Malta and Mudros. In May, 1916, she was converted to a minelayer.[1] She was first listed in the Navy List in this role in August, 1916.[2]
She carried out seventy-six missions, first on the Dover Barrage and later in the Helgoland Bight, operating out of Immingham.[3] She last appeared in the Navy List in March, 1919.[4]
Armament
Guns
Her guns were as follows.[5]
- two 14-pdrs (Turkish)
- two 6-pdr H.A.
Mines
- 160 H.2 or Mark VIII sinker mines[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 14.
- ↑ POHeritage.com.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 12.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 12, Plate 7.
Bibliography
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