H.M.S. Voltaire (1923)
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| H.M.S. Voltaire (1923) | |
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| Launched: | 14 Aug, 1923 |
| Commissioned: | 4 Jan, 1940 |
| Sunk: | 4 Apr, 1941 |
| Fate: | by Thor |
H.M.S. Voltaire was a commercial ship launched in 1923 and converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy during World War II. She was lost on a patrol after a gun battle with the German raider Thor.
Service
Armament
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain (retired) Claude L. Bate, 25 September, 1939 – 21 September, 1940
- Acting Captain James A. P. Blackburn, 21 September, 1940 – 4 April, 1941 (ship lost under his ocmmand)
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