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Revision as of 16:35, 15 January 2015
| H.M.S. Virginian (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.72 MI.95 (Jan 1918) MI.52 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Launched: | 22 Dec, 1904[2] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Dec, 1914[3] |
| Decommissioned: | 31 Jan, 1920[4] |
| Scrapped: | Feb, 1955[5] |
H.M.S. Virginian was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
She was sister of Victorian.
Service
On 21 August, 1917, U 102 damaged her in a torpedo attack.[6]
She was renamed Drottningholm in 1920.
Armament
She was originally armed with:[7]
- eight 4.7-in guns
- two 6-pdrs
Late:
- six 6-in guns
- two 6-pdrs
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Michael H. Wilding, 16 June, 1916[8]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs December 1914 to December 1916
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1917 to November 1918
Footnotes
Bibliography
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