H.M.S. Laconia (1911)
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
| H.M.S. Laconia (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.70 MI.75 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Jul, 1911[3] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Oct, 1914[4] |
| Torpedoed: | 25 Feb, 1917[5] |
| Fate: | by |
H.M.S. Laconia was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Converted to a storeship on 2 August, 1916.[6]
Armament
She was armed with:[7]
- eight 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles S. Wills, 1 November, 1914[8] – August, 1916
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401p.
Bibliography
| British Armed Merchant Cruisers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabetic List of Ships to appear here... |
