Allied Warships

HMS Carthage (F 99)

Armed Merchant Cruiser

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeArmed Merchant Cruiser
Class[No specific class] 
PennantF 99 
Built byA. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched18 Aug 1931 
Commissioned26 Dec 1939 
End service30 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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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. (retired) Basil Owen Bell-Salter, RN28 Aug 1939Dec 1940
2Capt. (retired) Henry Leonard Ivers Kirkpatrick, OBE, RNDec 1940early 1942
3A/Cdr. John Wyndham Cookson, RNearly 19425 Feb 1942
4Capt. (retired) Basil Owen Bell-Salter, RN5 Feb 1942mid 1942
5A/Cdr. John Wyndham Cookson, RNmid 19422 Jun 1942
6A/Capt. (retired) William Vesey Hamilton Harris, DSC, RN2 Jun 194228 Jul 1943
7A/Capt. Ughtred Henry Ramsden James, RN28 Jul 1943

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