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+ | '''H.M.S. ''City of Oxford''''' was purchased in late 1914 for use as a dummy battleship in the [[Royal Navy]]. She later served as a kite balloon ship. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | Her service as a kite balloon ship began on 17 July, 1915 and ended on 20 November, 1918.{{DittColl|p. 54}} | + | Her service as a kite balloon ship began on 17 July, 1915 and ended on 20 November, 1918. In 1917 and 1918, she was in the Eastern Mediterranean.{{DittColl|p. 54}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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+ | * Admiralty directions: fitting of H.M.S. "City of Oxford" as Kite Balloon ship at {{TNA|AIR 1/436/15/283/1.|C4079925}} | ||
+ | * [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=ADM+53+%22+City+of+Oxford%22 Ship's logbooks at The National Archives]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 5 June 2019
H.M.S. City of Oxford (1896) | |
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Pendant Number: | Y4.50 (1915)[1] |
Purchased: | 28 Oct, 1914[2] |
Launched: | 1896[3] |
Commissioned: | 17 Jul, 1915[4] |
Decommissioned: | 20 Nov, 1918[5] |
Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. City of Oxford was purchased in late 1914 for use as a dummy battleship in the Royal Navy. She later served as a kite balloon ship.
Service
Her service as a kite balloon ship began on 17 July, 1915 and ended on 20 November, 1918. In 1917 and 1918, she was in the Eastern Mediterranean.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander R.N.R. John Brown, 24 November, 1914[8]
See Also
- Admiralty directions: fitting of H.M.S. "City of Oxford" as Kite Balloon ship at The National Archives. AIR 1/436/15/283/1.
- Ship's logbooks at The National Archives.
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392k.
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