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Revision as of 19:00, 11 January 2017

H.M.S. Moldavia (1903)
Pendant Number: MI.64
MI.79 (Jan 1918)
MI.42 (Jan 1918)[1]
Yard Number: 301[2]
Launched: 28 Mar, 1903[3]
Commissioned: 27 Nov, 1915[4]
Torpedoed: 23 May, 1918[5]
Fate: by

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

Service

Moldavia served as a troop ship after her days as an A.M.C.. She was sunk in the channel while carrying American troops.[6]

Armament

She was armed with:[7]

  • eight 6-in guns
  • two 6-pdr H.A.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  2. Wikipedia.
  3. Wikipedia.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  6. Wikipedia.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  8. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401r.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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