Allied Warships

HMS Carthage (F 99)

Armed Merchant Cruiser

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Armed Merchant Cruiser
Class	[No specific class]
Pennant	F 99
Built by	A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	18 Aug 1931
Commissioned	26 Dec 1939
End service	30 Dec 1943
Loss position

History	laid down as Canton, completed as Carthage. On 7 September 1939 the passenger ship Carthage of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 26 December 1939. Displacement: 14182 BRT Armament: 8x 152mm, 2x 76mm Speed: 17 knots Career: January 40 - February 42: East Indies Station March 42 - April 42: Eastern Fleet (Indian Ocean) June 42 - August 42: Eastern Fleet (Indian Ocean) September 42 - November 42: South Atlantic Station December 42 - February 43: Eastern Fleet (Indian Ocean) March 43 - April 43: South Atlantic Station May 43 - November 43: Eastern Fleet (Indian Ocean) On 30 December 1943 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1948 returned to owner.

Commands listed for HMS Carthage (F 99)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Capt. (retired) Basil Owen Bell-Salter, RN	28 Aug 1939	Dec 1940
2	Capt. (retired) Henry Leonard Ivers Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN	Dec 1940	early 1942
3	A/Cdr. John Wyndham Cookson, RN	early 1942	5 Feb 1942
4	Capt. (retired) Basil Owen Bell-Salter, RN	5 Feb 1942	mid 1942
5	A/Cdr. John Wyndham Cookson, RN	mid 1942	2 Jun 1942
6	A/Capt. (retired) William Vesey Hamilton Harris, DSC, RN	2 Jun 1942	28 Jul 1943
7	A/Capt. Ughtred Henry Ramsden James, RN	28 Jul 1943

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