H.M.S. Oropesa (1895)

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H.M.S. Oropesa (1895)
Pendant Number: M.88[1]
Launched: c. 1895
Commissioned: 8 Dec, 1914[2]
Torpedoed: 9 Oct, 1917[3]
Fate: by U 96

H.M.S. Oropesa was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

She was renamed H.M.S. Champagne in December, 1915.[4]

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[5]

  • six 6-in guns
  • two 3-pdrs

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401q.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  6. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/292. f. 321.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401r.
  8. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/292. f. 321.
  9. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  10. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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