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| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Algernon Newton|nick=Robert A. Newton|appt=28 September, 1917|end=1 March, 1918{{HepperLosses|pp. 122, 123}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 8 February 2017
| H.M.S. Calgarian (1913) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.54 MI.58 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Launched: | Apr, 1913[2] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Sep, 1914[3] |
| Torpedoed: | 1 Mar, 1918[4] |
| Fate: | by U 19 |
H.M.S. Calgarian was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Captain Robert Gwynne Corbett left Calgarian in September, 1917 when he "admitted intemperance when in cd".[5]
Armament
She was armed with:[6]
- eight 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Thomas W. Kemp, 5 September, 1914[7] – 7 September, 1915[8][9]
- Captain Robert G. Corbett, 7 September, 1915[10][11] – September, 1917[12] (relieved after admitting to intemperance)
- Acting Captain Robert A. Newton, 28 September, 1917 – 1 March, 1918[13] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401ll'.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401l.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400z.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 122, 123.
Bibliography
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