hms anne hms anne seaplane carrier royal_navy world war converted captured german freighter ship aircraft conducted aerial reconnaissance observation bombing missions red_sea ship commissioned royal_navy decommissioned late merchant navy year war anne sold succession owners names scrapped description anne feet inch long beam feet inches draught feet inches rated gross register tons grt ship propeller shaft powered triple expansion steam engine steam generated unknown number coal fired boilers anne maximum speed knots mph career merchant ship built outbreak war august seized whilst egypt service red ensign british merchant marine january operate special modifications ship aircraft aft hatch covers handled cargo operated french loaded french seaplane carrier flown french pilots british observers months ship aircraft supported allied operations syria palestine aside reconnaissance duties delivered recovered allied agents observed ships performing coastal march ordered join allied ships going bombard turkey week later torpedoed turkish torpedo boat ship hit torpedo number cargo hold timber limited water saved sinking arrived following day begin repairs repair crew withdrawn week later work damaged battlecruiser hms seaplane carrier hms raven merchant conversion arrived march load aircraft crew leaving person skeleton crew storm april ship dragged anchors ran aground sandy beach temporarily repaired refloated sailing alexandria egypt days later permanent repairs load cargo completed june ship lay idle end month provided arab crew sailed french armoured cruiser arc july carrier searched turkish coast boat bases observed french ship bombarded coastal installations ship returned fitted pounder gun commissioned royal_navy august renamed hms anne day arc french pre dreadnought battleship august observed bombarded turkish installations august aircraft anne spotted arc bombarded assisted arc august captured early september ship assisted french evacuated armenian troops civilians surrounding area resumed earlier work reconnaissance espionage anne lost aircraft suffered engine failure whilst reconnaissance mission october ship cleaned alexandria november lost aircraft december january assigned egypt seaplane squadron carriers empress ben squadron command general officer commanding egypt primary duty watch turkish positions movements southern palestine early april anne attacked german aircraft damaged days later discovered boat base whilst operating near ship loaded aboard french seaplane contingent egypt end month delivered malta transfer including french seaplane carrier aircraft total flights began operating january lost later month anne exchanged existing pounder anti aircraft gun calibre port said lay idle mid june began transporting military supplies ports red_sea lasted august embarked british including short type baby observed french cruiser august ship bombarded late august anne ben aircraft carriers attacked turkish supply dump thirty minutes squadron steamed south palestinian coast encountered turkish supply sunk escorting french destroyer captured squadron flew seven aircraft attacked nearby railroad anne lost mission pilot captured despite loss aircraft bombed turkish installations returning august days later anne replaced ship damaged air attack september expedition red_sea support arab revolt turks elderly cruiser rim arrived september ship briefly ran aground got able observe shelled turkish positions near september aside brief visit anne remained area aircraft flew bombing reconnaissance missions relieved october ship idle port said rest year trip cyprus transporting coal january anne returned red_sea joined armed boarding steamer arabs crews ships amphibious landing captured ship returned january paid august commercial service anne served red ensign january end war management sold greece renamed ship sold romanian company renamed transferred registry sold renamed resumed arrived hong_kong scrapped november
HMS Anne (1915)