- HMS Raven II
HMS "Raven II" was a German merchantman converted by the
Royal Navy as aSeaplane carrier .The German merchantman "Rabenfels" was built by
Swan Hunter in 1911. On the outbreak ofWorld War One , the "Rabenfels" was seized atPort Said ,Egypt . Commissioned into theRoyal Navy onJune 12 1915 , she was not renamed as HMS "Raven II" until August, 1915.HMS "Raven II" carried two seaplanes, and operated in the Eastern Mediterranean (1915-1916) and the Indian Ocean (1916-1917). The aircraft operated included
Short Type 184 ,Sopwith Schneider ,Sopwith Baby andShort Admiralty Type 827 .HMS "Raven II" was decommissioned
January 14 ,1918 and, renamed "Ravenrock", served as a stores carrier, collier and troopship in Government service until January, 1921. She was sold back to mercantile service in 1923.References
*Colledge
* Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allen, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
* Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1906-1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985), ISBN 0-85177-245-5
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