HMS Otranto

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HMS Otranto was a British armed merchant cruiser of the Royal Navy during World War I, best known for its service in early naval engagements and its tragic loss in a 1918 collision off the coast of Islay, Scotland.

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HMS Otranto canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship ⓘ
World War I warship ⓘ
armed merchant cruiser ⓘ
armamentRole auxiliary cruiser ⓘ
bodyOfWater North Channel ⓘ
builder Workman, Clark and Company ⓘ
builtFor Orient Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
carried American troops ⓘ
British crew ⓘ
casualties over 400 lives lost ⓘ
causeOfLoss collision with HMS Kashmir ⓘ
class Otranto-class armed merchant cruiser ⓘ
completed 1909 ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
conversionRole armed merchant cruiser ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
countryBuilt United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfEvent Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914 ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 ⓘ
dateOfSinking 6 October 1918 ⓘ
enteredService 1909 ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
fate sunk in collision ⓘ
flag White Ensign ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
launchDate 1909 ⓘ
namedAfter Otranto, Italy ⓘ
linked to: Otranto
notableFor loss in 1918 collision off Islay ⓘ
service in early World War I naval engagements ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
originalType passenger liner ⓘ
placeBuilt Belfast ⓘ
placeOfSinking off Islay, Scotland ⓘ
propulsion steam turbine ⓘ
requisitionDate 1914 ⓘ
requisitionedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
role convoy escort ⓘ
troopship ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
shipType armed merchant cruiser ⓘ
shipyard Workman, Clark and Company ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ
tookPartIn Battle of Coronel ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
usedAs armed merchant cruiser during World War I ⓘ

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Battle of Coronel → shipInvolved → HMS Otranto ⓘ