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'''H.M.S. ''Biarritz''''' was a merchant ship which was converted for use as a minelayer in 1915 for work with the [[Royal Navy]].
'''H.M.S. ''Biarritz''''' was a merchant ship which was converted for use as a minelayer in 1915 for work with the [[Royal Navy]].


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Revision as of 17:58, 8 May 2018

H.M.S. Biarritz was a merchant ship which was converted for use as a minelayer in 1915 for work with the Royal Navy.

Service

Biarritz worked in the Mediterranean.[1]

The British criticised her as being "too small for a large minelayer and too slow for a small one. Another serious disadvantage was that her mines were carried on the upper deck."[2]

Armament

Guns

Her guns were as follows.[3]

  • two 12-pdr

Mines

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

  • The Minelaying of H.M.S. Biarritz at The National Archives. ADM 137/838.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 13.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 13.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 118.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400z.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 989.

Bibliography


Minelayer H.M.S. Biarritz



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