H.M.S. Alcantara (1913)

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H.M.S. Alcantara (1913)
Pendant Number: M.94[1]
Builder: Harland & Wolff
Launched: Oct, 1913[2]
Completed: 28 May, 1914[3]
Commissioned: Apr, 1915[4]
Sunk: 29 Feb, 1916[5]
Fate: by Template:DE-Greif

H.M.S. Alcantara was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.

Her sisters Arlanza, Andes and Almanzora came along with her.

Service

Armament

She was armed with:[6]

  • eight 6-in
  • two 6-pdrs

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. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  8. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.

Bibliography

British Armed Merchant Cruisers
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