H.M.S. Princess Irene (1914)
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| H.M.S. Princess Irene (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.47 (Jan 1915)[1] |
| Launched: | 20 Oct, 1914[2] |
| Requisitioned: | 20 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Explosion: | 27 May, 1915[4] |
H.M.S. Princess Irene was an ocean liner taken up for service as a minelayer in the Royal Navy which was lost to an accidental explosion after a short career.
Her sister ship, Princess Margaret enjoyed a more fortunate and lengthy career in the same vein.
Service
In March, 1915, she and her sister were among the six minelayers assigned to the Minelayer Squadron. She served there until she exploded and sank on 27 May, 1915 while being loaded with mines while moored in the Medway Estuary in Kent.[5]
Armament
Guns
Her guns were as follows.[6]
- two 4.7-in
- two 12-pdrs
- two 6-pdr H.A.
Mines
- 500 mines[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Mervyn H. Cobbe, 9 March, 1915[8] – 27 May, 1915[9] (died when ship exploded, may well have not been in command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 11 and Supplements through May 1915.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. ?.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 101-2.
Bibliography
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