H.M.S. Old Colony (1907)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. Old Colony was a coastal steamer built in Philadelphia in 1907. She was taken up by the U.S. Navy in November 1917[4] as U.S.S. Old Colony and sent across the Atlantic for transfer to the Royal Navy. Conversion to a minelayer was underway but incomplete when the war ended.
Armament
She was to have the capacity of 300 mines, but work was not finished at the end of the war.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) James Barry, 13 June, 1918[5] – 17 May, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ This year may be wrong.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Naval Historical Center.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 854.
Bibliography
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