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'''H.M.S. ''Macedonia''''' was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].
'''H.M.S. ''Macedonia''''' was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].


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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 11 January 2017

H.M.S. Macedonia (1904)
Pendant Number: M.59
MI.76 (Jan 1918)[1]
Launched: c. 1904
Commissioned: 8 Aug, 1914[2]
Decommissioned: 17 Nov, 1918[3]
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H.M.S. Macedonia was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Service

Armament

She was originally armed with:[4]

  • eight 4.7-in guns

Later:

  • eight 6-in guns

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401q.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401q.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401q.
  7. Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
  8. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401q.
  9. Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/292. f. 328.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 997.
  11. Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/292. f. 328.

Bibliography

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