HMS Clacton
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History | |
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Name | HMS Clacton |
Owner | Admiralty |
Completed | 1904 |
In service | 7 Oct 1914 |
Out of service | 3 Aug 1916 |
Reclassified | Minesweeper, mercantile conversion |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Auxiliary minesweeper |
Tonnage | 820 tons |
Propulsion | Single screw |
Contents
Remarks
Participated in the Gallioli Campaign of 1915, and afterwards remained active in the Aegean Sea until it was sunk on 3 Aug 1916 by U Boat U73 at Chai Aghizi in the northern Aegean Sea. Was used to evacuate walking and lightly wounded from Gallipoli, possibly to the hospitals at Mudross on Lemnos Island.
Armament
2 x 12 pounders
Battle Honours
- Gallipoli
Soldiers carried
Gallipoli to Mudross 30 May 1915
- Bernard O'Reilly Post WW1