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Latest revision as of 16:39, 8 May 2018
| H.M.S. Avenger (1915) | |
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| Pendant Number: | MI.75[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Launched: | 1915[2] |
| Torpedoed: | 14 Jun, 1917[3] |
| Fate: | by U 69 |
H.M.S. Avenger was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Armament
She was armed with:[4]
- eight 6-in guns
- two 3-pdrs
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur L. Ashby, 2 March, 1916[5][6] – 14 June, 1917[7] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ This date is approximate.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401kk.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 92.
Bibliography
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