H.M.S. Kildonan Castle (1899)

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H.M.S. Kildonan Castle (1899)
Pendant Number: MI.74
MI.34 (Apr 1918)[1]
Launched: c. 1899
Commissioned: 25 Mar, 1916[2]
Decommissioned: 1 Jan, 1919[3]
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H.M.S. Kildonan Castle was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Kildonan Castle was commissioned as a hospital ship on 6 October 1915. She was de-commissioned in March 1916 and started being converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser. She joined the Tenth Cruiser Squadron on 21 August 1916.

Armament

She was originally armed with:[4]

  • eight 4.7-in guns

Later:

  • 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. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  5. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401oo.
  7. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 995.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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