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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=10 September, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''q''}}|precBy=New Command|end=August, 1915<ref>Segrave Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 226.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=10 September, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''q''}}|precBy=New Command|end=August, 1915<ref>Segrave Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 226.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morshead Buchanan Baillie-Hamilton|nick=Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLAug17|p. 401''s''}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morshead Buchanan Baillie-Hamilton|nick=Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLAug17|p. 401''s''}}|end=18 August, 1917}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Winstanley Robert Coverdale Moorsom|nick=Winstanley R. C. Moorsom|appt=|end=19 October, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 107}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Winstanley Robert Coverdale Moorsom|nick=Winstanley R. C. Moorsom|appt=|end=19 October, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 107}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:46, 21 June 2017
| H.M.S. Orama (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.61[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown |
| Launched: | c. 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 12 Sep, 1914[2] |
| Torpedoed: | 19 Oct, 1917[3] |
| Fate: | by U 62 |
H.M.S. Orama was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
She commissioned at Tilbury on 12 September, 1914.[4]
Armament
She was armed with:[5]
- eight 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John R. Segrave, 10 September, 1914[6] – August, 1915[7]
- Commander Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton, 27 July, 1915[8] – 18 August, 1917
- Commander Winstanley R. C. Moorsom, – 19 October, 1917[9] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401q.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401q.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401q.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401s.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 107.
Bibliography
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