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Revision as of 02:05, 15 January 2015

H.M.S. Celtic (1901)
Pendant Number: M.69[1]
Builder: Harland & Wolff[2]
Launched: 4 Apr, 1901[3]
Completed: 11 Jul, 1901[4]
Commissioned: 27 Oct, 1914[5]
Decommissioned: 11 Jan, 1916[6]
Wrecked: 10 Dec, 1928[7]

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

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[8]

  • eight 6-in guns

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia
  4. Wikipedia
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  7. Wikipedia
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401g.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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