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HMS Avenger HMS Avenger was an armed Merchant Cruiser, launched in 1915 as the Aotearoa for the Union Steamship Company, New Zealand was requisitioned and completed as HMS Avenger and was commissioned in March 1916. At the beginning of World War I British passenger liners were requisitioned by the Royal Navy for conversion to Armed Merchant Cruisers to form the 10th Cruiser Squadron, relieving regular cruisers by undertaking lone patrols, and later, convoy escort duties. The 10th Cruiser Squadron was used to maintain the blockade of the North Sea, its patrol area extending from the Norwegian coast far into the Atlantic and covering all approaches to the European continent from a northerly direction. In so doing they relieved twenty or more regular Navy cruisers for other duties. Forty-one different converted passenger ships served with the Squadron for some length of time, each armed with guns up to 6-inch calibre. HMS Avenger was torpedoed by U-boat U69 14th June 1917 and sunk in the North Atlantic. Looking for help with Family History Research?      Please read our Family History FAQ's Thanks to everyone who attended our event We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Dec 2011     Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great List of those who served on HMS Avenger during The Great War Lt.(E) William James Urquhart Read his Story. Lt.(E) William James Urquhart HMS Avenger My father was aboard the Avenger when it was sunk in 1917. He said all he got out with was his camera and I have the photos he took of the ship going down and of the men aboard the life boat.

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