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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==
==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 {{UK-CS|10}} on 21 August 1916.
==Armament==
==Armament==


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==Captains==
==Captains==
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 14 July 2017

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

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