Armed boarding steamer

An armed boarding steamer was a type of warship used by the United Kingdom during World War I. Usually converted merchantmen, AB steamers or AB vessels were specifically designed for boarding an enemy vessel.

Vessels[]

HMS Perth
HMS Suva
HMS Dundee - participated in the destruction of the German auxiliary cruiser Leopard in 1917
HMS Alouette
HMS Amsterdam
HMS Anglia
HMS Aquarius
HMS Caesarea
HMS Cambria
HMS Carron
HMS City of Belfast
HMS Duchess of Devonshire
HMS Duke of Albany
HMS Duke of Clarence
HMS Duke of Cornwall
HMS Fauvette
HMS Fiona
HMS Grangemouth
HMS Grive
HMS Hazel
HMS Heroic
HMS King Orry
HMS Lama
HMS Louvain
HMS Lunka
HMS Partridge
HMS Peel Castle
HMS Prince Abbas
HMS Richard Welford
HMS Rowan
HMS Royal Scot
HMS Sarnia
HMS Scotia
HMS Snaefell^[1]
HMS Stephen Furness
HMS Tara
HMS The Ramsey
HMS Tihonus
HMS Vienna
HMS Woodnut
HMS York

References[]

↑ Brian Matthewman, Brian. "2010 North East Wreck Week: Silent Running Mixed Gas Dive Team". http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/articles/silentrunning/silentrunning.html. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

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Battleships	Coastal defence ship Dreadnought (Standard-type battleship) Fast battleship Pre-dreadnought battleship Super battleship Treaty battleship

Cruisers	Armored cruiser Battlecruiser Flight deck cruiser Heavy cruiser Pocket battleship Light cruiser Merchant raider Protected cruiser Strike cruiser Unprotected cruiser

Escort	Aviso Convoy rescue ship Destroyer Destroyer escort Destroyer leader Frigate Guided missile destroyer Kaibokan Sloop

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Patrol craft	Armed boarding steamer Armed yacht Coastal motor boat Corvette Gunboat Harbour defence motor launch Motor launch Naval drifter Naval trawler Ocean boarding vessel Patrol boat Q-ship Steam gun boat Submarine chaser Torpedo boat

Fast attack craft	E-boat MAS MGB Missile boat MTB MTM MTSM PT boat Shinyo

Mine warfare	Danlayer Destroyer minesweeper Mine countermeasures vessel Mine planter Minehunter Minelayer Minesweeper

Command and support	Amenities ship Ammunition ship Auxiliary repair dock Auxiliary ship Collier Combat stores ship Command ship Crane vessel Depot ship Destroyer tender Dispatch boat Fast combat support ship General stores issue ship Hospital ship Net laying ship Repair ship Replenishment oiler Submarine tender

Submarines	Attack submarine Ballistic missile submarine Coastal submarine Cruise missile submarine Cruiser submarine Deep-submergence vehicle DSRV Fleet submarine Midget submarine U-boat

Miscellaneous	Arsenal ship Barracks ship Breastwork monitor Flagship Guard ship Littoral combat ship Monitor River monitor Training ship

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Armed boarding steamer

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