- HMS Manxman (1916)
HMS "Manxman" was a
Royal Navy seaplane carrier of the First World War. She had been built as a fast passengerferry for theMidland Railway serving theHeysham to Douglas run."Manxman" was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in late 1915, and was converted at
Chatham Dockyard . The conversion included two aircraft hangars and a flying-off deck. She was commissioned as HMS "Manxman" onApril 17 1916 . Her operating aircraft includedSopwith Baby ,Sopwith Pup ,Sopwith Camel andShort Type 184 .Upon commissioning, HMS "Manxman" was based at
Rosyth , where she remained until October 1917, when she transferred to the Mediterranean. She paid offDecember 24 1919 and was sold to theIsle of Man Steam Packet company onFebruary 12 ,1920 ."Manxman" was again requisitioned for war service in October 1941, however as another ship was already using the name, she was renamed HMS "Caduceus". She served as a radar training vessel in Home waters, until transferred to the Ministry of War Transport in 1945. She was sold for scrap on
August 9 1945 .References
*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
*Young, John. "A Dictionary of Ships of the Royal Navy of the Second World War"'. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge, 1975. ISBN 0-85059-332-8
*Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J. J. "Warships of World War II", Ian Allen, London, 1973. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X
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