An item reported that on board of the British steamship Ceramic (1) of the White Star Line gun exercises with 2-12cm/4.7” guns over a distance of 1.300-5.500 yards were executed. The guns were handled by the own crew all part of the Royal Naval Reserve. Probably was the subsidy to be decreased with the costs for the armament and the reaction of insurance companies dealing with this kind of armed ships was yet unknown.
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1. Launched by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Ireland on 11 December 1912, completed on 5 July 1913, maiden voyage begun on 24 July 1913, troopship HMAT Ceramic (A40) for Australia and finally sunk by the German submarine U-515 in the night of 5-7 December 1942.
Note
1. Launched by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Ireland on 11 December 1912, completed on 5 July 1913, maiden voyage begun on 24 July 1913, troopship HMAT Ceramic (A40) for Australia and finally sunk by the German submarine U-515 in the night of 5-7 December 1942.
