H.M.S. Orcoma (1908)

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H.M.S. Orcoma (1908)
Pendant Number: M.86
MI.85 (Jan 1918)
MI.46 (Apr 1918)[1]
Launched: c. 1908
Commissioned: 23 Mar, 1915[2]
Decommissioned: 11 Oct, 1919[3]
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H.M.S. Orcoma was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[4]

  • six 6-in guns
  • two 6-pdrs

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. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  6. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 1001.
  8. Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
  9. Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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