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'''H.M.S. ''City of Oxford''''' was purchased for use as a dummy battleship and kite balloon ship in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''H.M.S. ''City of Oxford''''' was purchased in late 1914 for use as a dummy battleship in the [[Royal Navy]].  She later served as a kite balloon ship.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
Her service as a kite balloon ship began on 17 July, 1915 and ended on 20 November, 1918.{{DittColl|p. 54}}
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Her service as a kite balloon ship began on 17 July, 1915 and ended on 20 November, 1918.  In 1917 and 1918, she was in the Eastern Mediterranean.{{DittColl|p. 54}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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Revision as of 18:08, 8 July 2015

H.M.S. City of Oxford was purchased in late 1914 for use as a dummy battleship in the Royal Navy. She later served as a kite balloon ship.

Service

Her service as a kite balloon ship began on 17 July, 1915 and ended on 20 November, 1918. In 1917 and 1918, she was in the Eastern Mediterranean.[1]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 54.

Bibliography

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Flat Decked Conversions
Argus Furious
Through-Deck Carriers
Eagle Hermes
Kite Balloon Ships
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