Dummy Capital Ships

Dummy Capital Ships. List of dummy capital ships used by the Royal Navy during World War One. These ships were ex-merchant vessels made to look like several of the navy's large battleships and battlescuisers.
NAME	DUMMY NAME	FATE
City of Oxford	St Vincent	Served October 1914 to July 1915 then became balloon ship.
Michigan	Collingwood	Served from October 1914 to January 1916 when it was sunk as a blockship on the 1st day of that month.
Montezuma	Iron Duke	Served from November 1914 to July 1915 until sold as oiler and renamed Abadol.
Ruthenia (ex - Lake Champlain)	King George V	Served from November 1914 to January 1916 until purchased as a water carrier.
Tyrolia (ex - Lake Erie)	Centurion	Served from October 1914 to June 1916 until purchased as an oiler and renamed Saxol.
Oruba	Orion	Served from October 1914 to January 1916 when it was sunk as a blockship on the 1st day of that month.
SS Oruba as HMS Orion, 1915. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP882 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP882
Mount Royal	Marlborough	Served from October 1914 to July 1916 until purchased as an oiler and remaned Rangol.
Montcalm	Audacious	Served from October 1914 to January 1916 when it was purchased as an oiler.
Princess (ex - Kronprincessen Cecilie)	Ajax	Served from November 1914 to January 1916, until converted to armed merchant cruiser.
Perthshire	Vanguard	Served from October 1914 to September 1915 until purchased as a water carrier.
SS Perthshire as HMS Vanguard, 1915. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP881 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP881
Cevic	Queen Mary	Served from October 1914 to September 1915 when it became the oiler Bayol.
Manipur	Indomitable	Served from November 1914 to 1915 until purchased as repair ship Sandhurst.
Patrician	Invincible	Served from November 1914 to 1915 until purchased as oiler and renamed Teakol.
Merion	Tiger	Served from December 1914 to May 1915 when it was torpedoed on the 30th.

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