Armed boarding steamer
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HMS Suva in 1919.
An armed boarding steamer was a type of warship used by the United Kingdom during World War I. Usually converted merchantmen, AB steamers or AB vessels were specifically designed for boarding an enemy vessel.
Vessels
- HMS Alouette
- HMS Amsterdam
- HMS Anglia
- HMS Aquarius
- HMS Caesarea
- HMS Cambria
- HMS Carron
- HMS City of Belfast
- HMS Duchess of Devonshire
- HMS Duke of Albany
- HMS Duke of Clarence
- HMS Duke of Cornwall
- HMS Dundee - participated in the destruction of the German auxiliary cruiser Leopard in 1917
- HMS Fauvette
- HMS Fiona
- HMS Grangemouth
- HMS Grive
- HMS Hazel
- HMS Heroic
- HMS King Orry
- HMS Lama
- HMS Louvain
- HMS Lunka
- HMS Partridge
- HMS Peel Castle
- HMS Perth
- HMS Prince Abbas
- HMS Richard Welford
- HMS Rowan
- HMS Royal Scot
- HMS Sarnia
- HMS Scotia
- HMS Snaefell[1]
- HMS Stephen Furness
- HMS Suva
- HMS Tara
- HMS The Ramsey
- HMS Tihonus
- HMS Vienna
- HMS Woodnut
- HMS York
See also
References
- ↑ Brian Matthewman, Brian. "2010 North East Wreck Week: Silent Running Mixed Gas Dive Team". Advanced Diver Magazine. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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