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'''H.M.S. ''Celtic''''' was a commercial liner, R.M.S. ''Celtic'' converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]].
'''H.M.S. ''Celtic''''' was a commercial liner, R.M.S. ''Celtic'' 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 18:51, 24 November 2020

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. (April, 1915). p. 401h.
  10. ↑ Transcribed Ship Log
  11. ↑ Transcribed Ship Log

Bibliography

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