HMS Avenger
HMS Avenger. 14/06/1917
Displacement: 14,744 grt.
Length: 167 m. Beam: 21 m. Draught: 10.4 m.
Propulsion: 2 x steam turbines, dual shaft, 2 screws
Complement: officers and men.
Men Lost: 1
Armament: 8 x 6 inch guns & 2 x 3pdr guns,
Displacement: 14,744 grt.
Length: 167 m. Beam: 21 m. Draught: 10.4 m.
Propulsion: 2 x steam turbines, dual shaft, 2 screws
Complement: officers and men.
Men Lost: 1
Armament: 8 x 6 inch guns & 2 x 3pdr guns,
HMS Avenger was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd and launched in 1916. Originally laid down and launched as the SS Aotearoa for the Union Steamship Co of New Zealand.
Avenger was taken over by the Admiralty and converted into an Armed Auxiliary Cruiser HMS Avenger and joined the 10th Cruiser Squadron.
Avenger was taken over by the Admiralty and converted into an Armed Auxiliary Cruiser HMS Avenger and joined the 10th Cruiser Squadron.
The Loss
On the 14th June 1917 HMS Avenger was struck by a torpedo fired by U 69
HMS Avenger sinking.
The Scotsman - Saturday 16 June 1917
ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK ,
ALL ON BOARD SAVED BUT ONE .
The Admiralty announces : — H.M. armed merchant cruiser Avenger ( Captain Arthur Lashby , R.N. ) was torpedoed in the North Sea . during the night of the 13th-14th and subsequently sank . All the ship ' s company and officers were saved with the exception of one man killed by the explosion .
Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser - Tuesday 19 June 1917
MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK. The Admiralty announces the loss of the merchant cruiser Avenger, which was torpedoed Wednesday night. All the crew were saved except one man.
ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK ,
ALL ON BOARD SAVED BUT ONE .
The Admiralty announces : — H.M. armed merchant cruiser Avenger ( Captain Arthur Lashby , R.N. ) was torpedoed in the North Sea . during the night of the 13th-14th and subsequently sank . All the ship ' s company and officers were saved with the exception of one man killed by the explosion .
Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser - Tuesday 19 June 1917
MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK. The Admiralty announces the loss of the merchant cruiser Avenger, which was torpedoed Wednesday night. All the crew were saved except one man.
U 69s Chart showing route and sinking's including HMS Avenger.
Crew Casualty - Research Ongoing
KERR, David -Trimmer/Greaser. - 53753 A - MMR Born 1872 . Wife. Mrs Kerr. 37, Clyde St, Anderston, Glasgow. Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Monday 18 June 1917
The only man lost in the torpedoing of the armed merchant cruiser Avenger, whose loss was published .Saturday, was David Kerr, greaser. was killed by the explosion.
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Monday 18 June 1917
The only man lost in the torpedoing of the armed merchant cruiser Avenger, whose loss was published .Saturday, was David Kerr, greaser. was killed by the explosion.
