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Armed
Merchant Cruisers. Photos and history of Armed Merchant Cruisers of the
Royal Navy. |
| HMS Alcantara |
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Sunk 29th February 1916 |
| HMS Almanzora |
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| HMS Alsatian |
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| HMS Ambrose |
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Became depot ship October 1915. |
| HMS Andes |
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| HMS Aquitania |
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| HMS Arlanza |
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| HMS Armadale Castle |
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| HMS Avenger |
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Torpedoed 14th June 1917. |
| HMS Avoca |
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| HMS Bayano |
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Torpedoed 11th March 1915. |
| HMAS Berrima |
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Became store carrier October 1914. |
| HMS Calgarian |
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Torpedoed 1st March 1918. |
| HMS Calyx |
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Returned from navy June 1915. Torpedoed 10th July 1916. |
| HMS Caribbean |
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Became accommodation ship July 1915, foundered 26th
September 1915. |
| HMS Carmania |
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| HMS Caronia |
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| HMS Cedric |
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| HMS Celtic |
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| HMS Changuinola |
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| HMS City of London |
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| HMS Clan MacNaughton |
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Mined 3rd February 1915. |
| HMS Columbella |
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| HMS Digby |
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Became the French ship Artois November 1915 - July
1917. |
| HMS Ebro |
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Crew of HMS Ebro.
Convoy Signalmen, Fourth American Convoy, HMS Ebro,
March - April 1918, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
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| HMS Edinburgh Castle |
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| HMS Empress of Asia |
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| HMS Empress of Britain |
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| HMS Empress of Japan |
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| HMS Empress of Russia |
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| HMS Eskimo |
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Returned from navy July 1915. Captured 26th July
1916. |
| HMS Gloucestershire |
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| HMS Hilary |
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Torpedoed 25th May 1917 |
| HMS Hildebrand |
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| HMS Himalaya |
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| HMS India |
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Torpedoed 8th August 1915. |
| HMS Kildonan Castle |
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| HMS Kinfauns Castle |
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| HMS Laconia |
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Became armed storeship August 1916. Torpedoed
25th February 1917 |
| HMS Laurentic |
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Mined 25th January 1917 |
| HMS Lusitania |
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Returned from navy unused. Torpedoed 23rd July
1918. |
| HMS Macedonia |
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Charles James Haynes with crew on the armed
merchant cruiser HMS Macedonia.
Contributed by his grandson: My grandfather served on many ships during the
period of 1890 to 1922 these are some photos of him and some of his
shipmates on the Victory, Duke of Wellington and Macedonia. He received
a bounty payment I believe this was following the engagement of the AMV
Macedonia with some German colliers off the Falklands. |
| HMS Mantua |
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| HMS Marmora |
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Torpedoed 23rd July 1918. |
| HMS Mauretania |
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Returned from navy late 1914. Returned to naval use
January 1918. |
| HMS Moldavia |
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Torpedoed 23rd May 1918. |
| HMS Morea |
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| HMS Motagua |
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| HMS Naldera |
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| HMS Narkunda |
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| HMS Oceanic |
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Wrecked 8th September 1914. |
| HMS Olympic |
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Returned from navy late 1914. Returned to naval
use 31st March 1917. |
| HMS Ophir |
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HMS Ophir, carrying the Duke of Duchess of York, at Malta, 25th -
27th March 1901.
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HMS Ophir (arriving?) at Malta carrying the Duke and Duchess of
York.
The ship visited Malta 25th - 27th March 1901.
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HMS Ophir at Malta.
25th - 27th March 1901
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HMS Ophir in the port at Melbourne. |
HMS Ophir at Sea. |
HMS Ophir.
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Armed merchant cruiser Ophir in 1901.
Commissioned at Tilbury by Commodore Winsloe for the Duke of Cornwall's
visit to the colonies. She was torpedoed and sunk on 19th October
1917.
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| HMS Orama |
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Torpedoed 19th October 1917. |
| HMS Orbita |
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| HMS Orcoma |
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| HMS Oropesa |
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Became the French ship Champagne from December 1915 to
July 1917. |
| HMS Orotava |
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| HMS Orvieta |
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| HMS Osiris |
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Became depot ship April 1915. |
| HMS Otranto |
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Wrecked in collision 5th October 1918. |
| HMS Otway |
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Torpedoed 23rd July 1917. |
| HMS Patia |
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Torpedoed 13th June 1918. |
| HMS Patuca |
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| HMS Princess |
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Ex - Dummy battleship HMS Ajax. |
| HMS Teutonic |
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HM Mercantile Armed Cruiser Teutonic. A
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| HMS Victorian |
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| HMS Viknor |
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| HMS Virginian |
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