id
stringlengths 8
90
| text
stringlengths 528
58.1k
| page_name
stringlengths 2
99
| topic
stringclasses 15
values | subtopic
stringclasses 45
values | subjects_top_term
stringclasses 279
values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4160_HMSHogue(1900) | class armoured cruiser built royal_navy completion assigned channel_fleet china station training ship north_america west indies station placed reserve recommissioned start world war played minor role bight weeks beginning war sunk german submarine sister ships september unlike sisters crew killed attack design description designed displace long tons ship overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower steam provided belleville boilers engines designed maximum speed knots mph reached knots mph indicated horsepower sea trials carried maximum long tons coal complement ranged officers enlisted men main armament consisted breech loading inch guns single gun turrets fore aft superstructure fired pound shells range yards secondary armament inch vii guns arranged casemates amidships mounted main deck usable calm weather maximum range approximately yards pound shells dozen quick firing pounder cwt guns fitted defence torpedo boats casemates upper deck superstructure ship carried pounder hotchkiss guns submerged inch torpedo tubes ship waterline armour belt maximum thickness inches closed inch transverse bulkheads armour gun turrets barbettes inches thick armour inches thick protective deck armour ranged thickness inches conning tower protected inches armour construction service named battle laid july shipyard launched august arrived plymouth begin fitting september commenced sea trials early december completed november assigned channel_fleet march collided merchant ship later year transferred refit years later boys training ship north_america west indies station reduced reserve devonport assigned reserve fleet year november coal bunker explosion killed crewmen ship received lengthy refit chatham dockyard assigned 7th shortly outbreak world war august squadron tasked patrolling broad north_sea support force destroyers submarines based protected eastern end english channel german warships attempting attack supply route england france august ship reserve dutch coast saw action tow heavily damaged light cruiser flagship commander commodore port battle fate morning september sisters patrol escorting destroyers forced seek shelter bad weather sisters line abreast yards apart speed knots mph expecting submarine attack posted gun manned attack submarines sighted weather earlier morning route reinforce cruisers destroyers commanded ordered attack british transports forced dive shelter storm spotted british ships moved attack fired torpedo struck starboard ship captain thought struck ordered ships close transfer wounded men quickly began listing capsized approached sinking sister captain realized submarine attack signalled look ship continued close crew threw overboard float aid survivors water having stopped lowered boats struck torpedoes sudden weight loss torpedoes caused surface gunners opened fire effect submarine cruiser capsized minutes torpedoed watertight doors open sank attempted ram submarine hit resumed rescue efforts torpedoed took heavy list capsized sinking dutch ships began rescuing survivors joined british fishing ships arrived combined total ships men rescued officers enlisted men lost lost total men british government sold salvage rights ships german company subsequently sold dutch salvage company began metal | HMS Hogue (1900) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4161_HMSZubian | hms hms world war royal navy tribal class destroyer constructed forward end rear mid sections destroyers badly damaged late scrapping hulls height world war admiralty ordered rebuilt composite service commissioned fleet june names original ships saw extensive service final years war sank german boat february patrol english channel late april participated raid escort bombardment force war sold scrap broken december design metres long overall beam draught displaced metric tons long tons short tons ship propulsion system consisted parsons steam turbines powered oil fired boilers provided shaft horsepower speed knots mph armed inch guns torpedo tubes gun mounted forecastle stern torpedo tubes amidships crew numbered officers enlisted service history late british destroyers 6th flotilla dover patrol badly damaged german attacks english channel bow destroyed torpedo german torpedo boat october stern blown channel november towed towed complete destroyer constructed joining stern despite inches difference beam unique operation successful ship renamed admiral commander hybrid destroyer commissioned june choice caused confusion german imperial admiralty staff knew ship construction joined 6th flotilla served end war period rest flotilla rotated nighttime patrols groups supported flotilla leaders patrols intended catch german torpedo boats conducting night allied positions channel february encountered laying boat boat surfaced yards port bow radio antennae attempted ram submarine germans managed destroyer dropped depth charges submerged boat significant oil wreckage observed marked location hour later patrol vessel hms dropped additional depth charges later located object divers confirmed participated raid months later night april attack intended close german held ports bases boats assigned bombardment force destroyers mentor provided close escort group monitors bombardment unit covered channel bombardment force tasked suppressing german coastal defences pair old cruisers attempted steam harbour entrances sunk effort failed cruisers ran aground far outside harbour worn heavy wartime use sold immediate post war draw broken scrap december | HMS Zubian | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4250_HMSCambrian(1916) | hms hms class light cruiser built royal_navy world war ship sub class ships assigned grand_fleet ship played small role war assigned atlantic mediterranean fleets 1920s sent support british interests turkey crisis ship placed reserve late sold scrap design description class cruisers intended escort fleet defend enemy destroyers attempting close torpedo range ordered naval programme sub class slightly larger improved version preceding sub class ship sub class completed differed sister ships powerful armament ships feet long overall beam feet inches mean draught feet inches displacement long tons normal long tons deep load powered direct drive parsons steam turbines driving propeller shaft produced total indicated horsepower turbines steam generated yarrow boilers gave speed knots mph carried long tons tons fuel oil ship crew officers ranks main armament consisted inch guns mounted gun forward bridge stern gun superfiring gun secondary armament consisted guns pair bridge forecastle deck pairs deck lower amidships anti aircraft defence fitted gun ship mounted submerged torpedo tubes broadside protected waterline belt amidships ranged thickness inches inch deck walls conning tower inches thick wartime modifications pole foremast replaced mast fitted gunnery director january inch guns removed additional inch gun added funnels time gun replaced pair cwt anti aircraft guns ship received pair pounder guns single mounts construction career fourth ship royal_navy laid dockyard dock wales december launched march completed commissioned service month assigned 4th light cruiser squadron grand_fleet served end world war squadron generally tasked screening battleships grand_fleet war ship participate inconclusive action august rest squadron squadron briefly detached grand_fleet march patrol norwegian coast news blockade runner received admiralty beginning refitted sailed devonport visited edward prince wales june ship assigned following month served crew spent days august trying tow schooner run aground near kingston jamaica received brief refit bermuda march april prince wales visited ship september january inspected vice admiral sir bermuda june ship arrived plymouth massachusetts participate celebrations july 2nd august june detached support british interests crisis escorted seaplane carrier turkey september october later guard ship december ship decommissioned june began refit lasted aft control tower platform removed recommissioned serve 2nd mediterranean_fleet participated fleet exercise march transporting troops china decommissioned november assigned recommissioned flagship march decommissioned july listed sale sold scrap july | HMS Cambrian (1916) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4345_HMSHyperion(H97) | class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship enforced arms blockade imposed britain france sides mediterranean_fleet months world war searched german commerce raiders atlantic_ocean blockaded german merchant ships neutral returned british isles early ship participated transferred mediterranean_fleet shortly participated july escorting larger ships fleet ship covered convoys malta struck sunk december description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph class destroyers built admiralty drum water tube boilers trial uniquely johnson boiler aft position instead type boiler single lower water drum curved tubes triangular arrangement drums admiralty boiler design suffered poor circulation external cold added making reworked boiler heavier boiler regarded service reduced potentially troublesome usually base carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began ship anti aircraft armament increased rear set torpedo tubes replaced pounder cwt gun exactly modification known career ordered december laid england march launched april completed december excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing policies ship received overhaul malta september october resumed patrolling spanish waters rest war sent portsmouth refit august lasted august world war began september ship route sierra search german commerce raiders transferred north_america west indies station late october blockaded german merchant ships american mexican intercepted german ocean liner columbus cape december columbus scuttled captured transferred british isles mid january began refit portsmouth lasted january march ship rejoined 2nd destroyer flotilla home fleet flow april escorted battlecruiser renown covered preparing implement operation lay mines prevent transport swedish iron ore germany ship sister hero pretended lay minefield norway april reported location escorted aircraft carriers glorious april aircraft attacked german targets norway remained glorious returned scapa_flow refuel april early ship escorted light cruiser birmingham unsuccessful sweep north_sea looking german ships evacuated british personnel ordered reinforce mediterranean_fleet malta july participated escort heavy ships force unsuccessfully engaged italian destroyers suffered damage july ship escorted australian light cruiser rescued survivors italian cruiser escorting destroyers sister destroyers bombarded italian positions september escorted carrier night november sank italian submarine december near struck december escorted battleship passage alexandria gibraltar covering convoy malta destroyer attempted tow tow cable broke twice destroyer ordered sink took crew members crew rescued presumed killed explosion | HMS Hyperion (H97) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4425_HMSTiptoe(P332) | hms hms pennant number british submarine group class built launched february submarines named winston_churchill far ship royal_navy named involved collision coastal steamer whilst harbour involved escape trials malta commanding officer following incident run aground collided originally named ability sneak maintained links ballet including royal ballet ballet dancer scrapped portsmouth anchor display northumberland design description hms group class submarines named winston_churchill intention imply approach enemy royal_navy naming committee stating majesty ships prime minister way royal_navy vessel named churchill second batch group ordered number boats hull increased diving depth feet increase feet torpedo armament earlier group time group coming service realised external torpedo tubes major problems affected boats external tubes abandoned following class submarines expected use tropical climates boats group equipped order deal increased temperatures built laid shipyard november whilst known following launch february departed builders yard june arriving holy following day commissioned june service second world war completing training september returned order correct defects october january equipped new radar equipment equipment prepare deployment far_east arrived sri_lanka march prior war patrol route britain stopped egypt patrol centred west coast burma heading uneventful departed australia second patrol orders patrol sank japanese coaster tons gunfire near following day sank japanese coaster gunfire time tons harbour june approached sank japanese merchant cargo ship near islands damaged attack cargo ship rendezvous escort escort launched thirteen depth charges putting torpedo tubes action flooded equipment returned june remained undergoing repairs july left patrol sister hms july attacked small japanese vessels broke attack aircraft sighted august destroyed small vessels totalling tons gunfire august carried torpedo attack japanese army cargo vessel whilst convoy defended patrol boat final action war patrol august destroyed ton coastal tanker northern returned august post war royal inspection home fleet demonstrated diving firing deck gun november year group seven submarines destroyer anti submarine training course weeks class submarines rebuilt greater underwater performance extra batteries installed control room additional electric motors accommodated cutting pressure hull adding new hull section inserted aft control room diesel engines modified output increased gun armaments external torpedo tubes removed bow submarine filming film naval film directed course filming submarine depot ship mother ship cinematic link ballet dancer presented pair size ballet shoes worn film whilst harbour july damaged coastal steamer collided steamer vessel called entering harbour collided british destroyer hms steamer bounced destroyer collided snapping pushed halfway wooden took escape trials series trials conducted malta escape submarine extreme depths tests conducted men escaping depth metres ascent rates trials included use ascent suits involved suit pulled sailor head fed air ascended surface work escape trials chief petty officer awarded lieutenant commander awarded following refit portsmouth went working arriving january ordered enter dense fog boat duly turned ran aground muddy bank fog cleared realised boat run aground yards opposite house royal_navy captain charge clyde area captain divers sent assess damage finding refloated evening tide pulled shore commanding officer time lieutenant commander command later ordered severely court martial pleaded guilty charge defence statement read ship worked green company unfortunately ran fog took precautions considered necessary theoretical knowledge short instinct aware damaged collision hms july depth miles following collision commanding officer lieutenant commander ordered severely found guilty counts left final commission february ballet dancers royal ballet attended departure ceremony time oldest submarine service royal_navy attended days later time decommissioned active class submarine royal_navy arrived august year old ballet dancer named danced upper deck sold scrapped portsmouth anchor saved mounted stone northumberland town training base submarines world wars commanding officers | HMS Tiptoe (P332) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4483_HMSRoyalSovereign(1891) | lead ship seven ships class pre dreadnought battleships built royal_navy 1890s ship commissioned served flagship channel_fleet years transferred mediterranean_fleet returned home briefly assigned coast guard ship began lengthy refit reduced reserve taken service ship sold scrap years later subsequently broken italy design description design royal sovereign class ships derived admiral class ironclad battleships greatly enlarged improve provide space secondary armament preceding class ironclad battleships ships displaced long tons normal load long tons deep load length perpendiculars feet overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches crew consisted officers ratings royal powered pair cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines driving shaft engines designed produce total indicated horsepower maximum speed knots mph steam provided cylindrical boilers forced draught ship class completed lengthy set steam trials sets figures survived knots mph hours ihp normal draught knots mph hours ihp forced draught boiler tubes observed crack leak pressures involved result navy decided push boilers class past ihp prevent similar damage ships carried maximum long tons coal gave range nautical miles speed knots mph main armament consisted breech loading inch guns mounted twin gun barbettes fore aft superstructure gun provided rounds secondary armament consisted quick firing inch guns rounds gun carried ships sixteen pounder dozen pounder hotchkiss guns fitted defence torpedo boats pounders upper fighting removed remaining light guns lower fighting tops main deck followed royal sovereign class ships mounted seven inch torpedo tubes removed armour scheme similar waterline belt compound armour protected area barbettes inch belt transverse bulkheads inches thick closed ends belt belt inch harvey armour closed inch oblique bulkheads barbettes protected compound armour ranging thickness inches casemates inch guns protected equal thickness armour armour deck ranged inches walls forward conning tower inches thick aft conning tower protected inch plates construction career royal sovereign class ordered supplement normal naval estimates seventh ship serve royal_navy laid september drydock lacked long accommodate ship floated dock february christened queen_victoria completed sea trials commissioned cost relieved battleship flagship august served flagship annual manoeuvres coast ireland reprised role flagship july august manoeuvres western approaches reduce rolling fitted june sister ships british naval squadron attended opening germany week july ship took annual manoeuvres southwest coast england fleet june paid crew transferred battleship mars relieved day recommissioned relieve battleship mediterranean_sea departing mediterranean took june july took annual manoeuvres coast ireland finally departed england mediterranean september arrival joined mediterranean_fleet january rear admiral second command mediterranean_fleet hoisted flag aboard ship captain appointed command days later following month ship toured italian waters visiting naples genoa syracuse july visited modern croatia company battleships departing days later 28th man killed aboard gun accident buried sea evening november greece inch guns exploded breech fully closed killing officer injuring officer sir 4th seamen captain appointed command november relieved mediterranean battleship london gibraltar july arriving portsmouth england july august commissioned captain coast guard ship august ship participated manoeuvres coast portugal underwent extensive refit portsmouth inch armoured casemates added inch guns february commissioned special service vessel reserve incorporated vessels april september taken service sold scrap october ship demolished | HMS Royal Sovereign (1891) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4563_HMSEssex(1901) | hms essex hms essex class armoured cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century completion assigned 2nd cruiser squadron channel_fleet ship placed reserve march recommissioned service north_america west indies station essex returned home assigned training squadron home fleet refit following year rejoined 4th cruiser squadron early beginning world war august ship captured german following month essex spent half war atlantic_ocean escorting convoys searching german commerce raiders ship captured german reduced second line roles depot ship accommodation ship months later paid sold scrap years later design description designed protect british merchant shipping fast cruisers like class ships designed displace long tons overall length feet inches beam feet deep draught feet powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower designed maximum speed knots mph essex failed meet designed speed engines powered belleville boilers carried maximum long tons coal complement consisted officers ratings class ships main armament consisted fourteen breech loading inch vii guns guns mounted twin gun turrets fore aft superstructure positioned casemates amidships mounted main deck usable calm weather maximum range approximately yards pound shells quick firing pounder inch cwt guns fitted defence torpedo boats essex carried pounder hotchkiss guns submerged inch torpedo tubes beginning main deck inch guns class ships moved upper deck given gun shields casemates improve pounder guns displaced transfer point war pair pounder anti aircraft guns installed upper deck waterline armour belt maximum thickness inches closed inch transverse bulkheads armour gun turrets barbettes inches thick casemates thickness inches protective deck armour ranged thickness inches conning tower protected inches armour construction service essex named commemorate english county laid royal dockyard wales january launched august christened wife dockyard ship completed march initially assigned 2nd cruiser squadron channel_fleet essex placed reserve march suffered inch gun explosion july training recommissioned september assigned 4th cruiser squadron north_america west indies station transferred refitted following year essex rejoined 4th cruiser squadron january commander command visiting jamaica ship arrived veracruz mexico february relieve sister ship suffolk protect british interests going weeks later visited galveston texas heading mexico arrived march essex spent days returning veracruz march mexican soldiers briefly detained american sailors buying gasoline ship april returned veracruz days later days americans began landing april satisfied mexican president ordered city occupied retribution major arms delivery forces resisted stray bullets hit essex day wounding man shot feet escorted ratings sent dispatches british minister mexico_city 26th returned days later rear admiral inspected ship crew essex sailed leaving mexican waters 14th month later ship visited canadian minister marine fisheries june following month essex ferried governor general canada duke newfoundland returning july world war received preliminary war warning july ordered essex join sister lancaster bermuda reached days later ship ordered patrol area north northwest protect british shipping destroy german commerce raiders germans appeared concentrating efforts caribbean ordered essex south reinforce forces early september september captured tender armed merchant cruiser der route halifax jamaica ship continued patrol caribbean_sea canadian waters end february escorted troop convoy ireland essex sailed began refit lasted april assigned 7th cruiser squadron grand_fleet spent weeks scapa_flow transferred began patrolling area azores rear admiral commander 9th cruiser squadron hoisted flag aboard ship september pulled 29th essex began brief refit gibraltar october lasted 26th resumed patrolling captured german ship resumed patrolling arrival devonport august essex paid days later later year recommissioned served destroyer depot ship devonport april essex accommodation ship december serving training ship reverted previous role accommodation ship essex paid october later sold scrap november broken germany | HMS Essex (1901) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4601_HMSDrake(1901) | hms drake lead ship class armoured cruisers built royal_navy assigned different cruiser squadrons home waters completion flagship flagship return home assigned 6th cruiser squadron squadron flagship fleet incorporated grand fleet outbreak world war remained grand_fleet refitted late transferred north_america west indies station convoy escort duties participated unsuccessful search german commerce sms late drake torpedoed german submarine northern_ireland sank shallow water loss eighteen lives wreck partly salvaged beginning fishing collided remainder wreck sank day ships demolished 1970s remnants remain popular dive site design description drake class ships designed faster larger versions preceding class slightly powerful armament displaced long tons long tons earlier ships overall length feet inches beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam provided belleville boilers sea trials drake reached speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal complement consisted officers ratings main armament drake class consisted breech loading inch guns single turrets fore aft superstructure secondary armament sixteen inch vii guns arranged casemates amidships mounted lower deck usable calm weather dozen quick firing pounder cwt guns fitted defence torpedo boats additional pounder cwt guns service ashore ships carried pounder hotchkiss guns submerged inch torpedo tubes february lower casemates inch guns upper deck heavy weather pounders removed room inch guns ship waterline armour belt maximum thickness inches closed inch transverse bulkheads armour gun turrets barbettes inches thick casemates inches thick protective deck armour ranged thickness inches conning tower protected inches armour construction service hms drake named sir laid dock april launched march christened wife local landowner completed january assigned channel_fleet command future captain future sea lord commander grand_fleet captain ship commanded captain serving flagship 2nd command rear admiral following year drake flagship channel_fleet attending hudson celebration time assigned 5th cruiser squadron channel_fleet served flagship returning home joined 6th cruiser squadron 2nd fleet reserve fleet merged grand fleet drake flagship rear admiral commander squadron squadron briefly deployed beginning war blockade northern exit north_sea october command ship carry russian worth million pounds britain arrival drake lay thirty miles gold brought night ship refitted october transferred north_america west indies station convoy escort duties participated unsuccessful search west_indies german commerce sms december drake torpedoed german submarine commanded october convoy dispersed destinations ship miles tip northern_ireland hit torpedo struck boiler room caused engine rooms boiler room flood killing crewmen gave list knocked steam powered steering captain decided steam accidentally collided merchant ship dropped anchor collision damage drake forced beach sink drake crew taken capsized later afternoon wreck church bay favourite site divers wreck depth metres generally good visibility salvage wreck began continued years night november steam struck wreck subsequently sank atop drake ammunition ordnance salvaged 1970s demolished depth charges reduce chance ships coming grief remaining fuel oil salvaged reduce pollution leaking oil | HMS Drake (1901) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4675_HMSPrinceofWales(1902) | hms prince wales hms prince wales formidable class pre dreadnought battleship built royal_navy decade 20th century ships queen sub class shortly completion ship assigned mediterranean_fleet atlantic home fleets year later prince wales served flagship career ship assigned channel_fleet beginning world war august ferried belgium month early ordered mediterranean support allied forces prince wales remained briefly ordered adriatic reinforce italian forces case attack ship ordered home early reduced reserve arrival prince wales served accommodation ship listed sale late ship sold scrap broken design description director naval construction sir proposed pair round tactical squadron ships naval programme admiralty agreed despite going construction smaller faster duncan class controversy rear admiral lord second command mediterranean_fleet retention obsolete ironclads fleet largely responsible decision ships virtually identical preceding london sub class generally considered formidable london class difference distribution pounder inches guns lower displacement later construction lead authors view queen class separate formidable london classes prince wales overall length feet inches beam feet mean draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons normal load long tons deep load long tons lighter deep load ship metacentric height feet prince wales complement officers ratings completed ship powered cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines driving propeller produced total indicated horsepower steam provided belleville boilers boilers working pressure psi kpa cm2 british battleship built belleville boilers proven problematic earlier ships designed reach speed knots mph prince wales slightly exceeded sea trials february reaching knots mph carried maximum long tons coal steam nautical miles speed knots mph armament armour formidable class ships main armament consisted breech loading inch guns mounted twin gun turrets fore aft superstructure gun provided rounds guns maximum range yards pound shells secondary armament consisted dozen inch vii guns single mounts positioned casemates amidships broadside mounted main deck remainder upper deck main deck guns difficult work heavy weather rounds gun carried ship maximum range approximately yards pound shells fourteen quick firing pounder inch cwt guns fitted defence torpedo boats main deck pair end ship remaining upper deck prince wales carried pounder hotchkiss guns fighting turret roof ship fitted submerged inch torpedo tubes broadside abreast barbettes armour scheme similar unlike earlier ships waterline armour belt krupp cemented armour extended length ship inch thick portion feet long ran aft forward barbette point abreast aft barbette total height feet feet inches water remainder water normal load thickness forward belt armour reduced inch steps inch stem inch belt running aft barbette stern inch bulkhead extended aft end main belt rear face aft barbette gun turrets protected krupp armour inches faces inches backs roofs inches thick krupp armour barbettes inches thick main deck inches face sides inches rear casemates protected inches krupp armour mild steel decks ranged inches walls forward conning tower inches harvey armour inch roof aft conning tower inches steel construction career prince wales named title conferred eldest son monarch fifth ship serve royal_navy ship laid chatham dockyard march keel plate laid wife rear admiral sir admiralty launched princess wales later queen mary march presence later king george ship named completion march hms prince wales immediately went reserve chatham dockyard ship commissioned service mediterranean_fleet mediterranean collided merchant steamer french north_africa july anchor pushed main deck plating april prince wales engine room explosion men killed injured ended mediterranean tour paying refit lasted june november september ship commissioned mediterranean_fleet service flagship second command fleet august underwent refit malta prince wales transferred flagship fleet commander february damaged explosion july december rear admiral later commander grand_fleet sea lord hoisted flag prince wales ship underwent refit gibraltar february transferred initially prince wales flagship fleet reverted private ship squadron ship later flagship second command portsmouth 5th battle squadron february serving flagship second command 5th battle squadron june accidentally rammed submarine participating exercises suffered damage prince wales relieved sister ship queen flagship 5th battle squadron world war world war broke august squadron assigned newly channel_fleet november based portland patrolled english channel prince wales flagship rear admiral task squadron protect transfer france patrolled eastern end channel 7th 8th covered cruiser squadron western entrance germans significant effort interfere traffic channel 5th allowed return portland bulk august days later squadron ferried november squadron transferred guard possible german invasion united_kingdom transferred portland december march prince wales ordered dardanelles participate departed portland march assigned british 5th squadron dardanelles arrived march prince wales supported landings australian_army april time dardanelles destined short anglo french italian naval convention required british squadron battleships reinforce italy declared war austria-hungary admiral italian naval chief staff believed threat austro hungarian submarines naval mines narrow waters adriatic use fleet active way kept modern battleships plus british ones taranto blockade austro hungarians adriatic_sea prince wales battleships london queen transferred adriatic form 2nd detached squadron arrived new base ship flagship squadron march ended flagship duties june went gibraltar refit returned adriatic february prince wales ordered return united_kingdom voyage home called gibraltar february march arrived later march placed reserve arrival accommodation ship prince wales placed disposal list november sold scrap april ship arrived wales broken june | HMS Prince of Wales (1902) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4754_HMSAudacious(1869) | hms hms lead ship class ironclads built royal_navy late 1860s designed second class ironclads suitable use foreign stations ship spent bulk career decommissioned use training ship ship towed scapa_flow beginning world war receiving ship war ended sold scrap design description class ironclads laid central battery ironclads armament concentrated amidships british ironclads deck battery upper deck guns sides hull ships fitted short shaped ram crew numbered officers men hms feet long perpendiculars beam feet draught feet ship british ironclad completed designed displacement meant heavy required long tons cement ballast raise metacentric height sisters gun platforms large british ironclads era given experimental hull attempt reduce proved unsuccessful propulsion cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engines driving single inch propeller bronze bladed propellers arranged usual radial cross shape pairs elongated boss attempt reduce drag ship sails later replaced bladed propellers rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engines produced total indicated horsepower sea trials october reached maximum speed knots mph ship carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph class ironclads initially ship rigged sail area square feet loss storm ships modified barque rig reduced sail area square feet slow sail knots mph partly drag twin screws shallow draft flat meant close hauled ships vanguard invincible balanced described sail armament hms armed inch pounder rifled muzzle loading guns inch guns mounted main deck guns fitted upper deck gun ports corner upper battery worked unlike like guns main deck pounder guns mounted upper deck outside battery chase guns ship pounder armstrong guns use guns shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre pounder gun weighed long tons fired inch pound shell muzzle velocity received inch torpedo launchers carried main deck outside armoured battery ship refitted received inch breech loading guns quick firing pounder hotchkiss pounder hotchkiss guns defence torpedo boats armour complete waterline belt wrought iron inches thick amidships tapered inches thick bow stern protected main deck reached feet waterline load feet guns protected section inch armour feet long inch transverse bulkhead forward inch bulkhead rear armour backed inches teak total weight armour long tons service hms ordered april glasgow laid june launched february gale winds caught rear ship halfway twisted plates frames damaged ship completed september commissioned following month cost build completion guard ship reserve ireland modern transferred following year hull remained ship ordered far_east year serve flagship flag vice admiral sir despite presence escorting grounded twice suez_canal relieved sister singapore later collided merchant ship typhoon relieved turn returned previous post hull relieving served began lengthy refit included new boilers addition deck ship refit complete march relieved flagship china station later year remained returned chatham refitted rearmed replaced masts rigging simple pole masts fitted fighting tops completion refit returned hull time ship decommissioned relegated 4th class reserve engines removed converted depot ship acted depot ship destroyers paid april renamed french translation welsh town ship boy training establishment portsmouth ship towed scapa_flow start world war receiving ship renamed renamed victorious renaming cancelled towed march remained march sold ward scrap | HMS Audacious (1869) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4772_Blonde-classcruiser | blonde class cruiser blonde class cruisers pair scout cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century completion served flotilla leaders destroyer fleet assigned battleship squadrons world war began august remained squadrons fleet incorporated grand_fleet changed squadrons course war blonde participate unlike sister ship fired shot converted following year actually laid mines sisters reduced reserve sold scrap design description scout cruisers slow lead destroyers battle defend fleet enemy destroyer attacks flotilla leaders blonde class essentially repeat preceding class albeit powerful armament fuel displacing long tons ships overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered sets parsons steam turbines driving shafts turbines produced total indicated horsepower steam produced yarrow boilers burned fuel oil coal gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph crew consisted officers ratings main armament blonde class consisted breech loading inch vii guns forward pair guns mounted platform forecastle amidships broadside remaining guns quarterdeck ahead guns fired pound shells range yards secondary armament quick firing pounder inch guns submerged inch torpedo tubes scout cruisers ships lightly protected speed curved protective deck inch thick slope inches flat conning tower protected inches armour ships service blonde began careers destroyer blonde senior officers ship 7th flotilla mediterranean_fleet 1st destroyer flotilla fleet sisters transferred 4th 3rd battle squadrons respectively fleet blonde remained detached months mid year transferred 1st battle squadron april converted later year laid mines combat similarly remained january joined sister 4th battle squadron ship participated battle jutland fleet opportunity fire germans detached beginning presumably converted assigned 5th battle squadron april laid mines entrance february blonde reserve february assigned sisters listed sale march blonde sold scrap followed july | Blonde-class cruiser | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
4876_HMSDecoy(H75) | class destroyer royal_navy ordered ship constructed entered naval service initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred early temporarily deployed red_sea late crisis returning duty station remained transferred mediterranean_fleet second world war began september briefly assigned west_africa convoy escort duties returning mediterranean ship participated battles significant damage escorted ships mediterranean_fleet rest year assisted evacuations greece crete april began escorting supply convoys june libya ship badly damaged collision november repairs completed february transferred indian_ocean following month remained september ordered return britain ship refitted escort destroyer november april transferred month ship assigned convoy escort duties mid atlantic rest early transferred british coastal waters protect build operation overlord ships sank german submarines july september ship given lengthy refit canada october february returned april protect efforts kriegsmarine interfere allied supply lines continent end war served troop transport canadian waters placed reserve october broken description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence single inch cwt gun funnels quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began career ordered february naval estimates laid yard southampton june launched june completed january total cost excluding equipment supplied admiralty weapons ammunition wireless equipment ship initially assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment red_sea september october new torpedo tubes fitted malta return ship refitted september october service 8th later 21st arrived january attached mediterranean_fleet red_sea september crisis port visits east african ports returning hong_kong ship refitted october toured southeast_asia quarter required repairs april return august sailed carrying representatives incidents drunken sailors insulted japanese flag remained far_east rise tensions world war began prompted recall august world war outbreak war assigned mediterranean_fleet assigned control duties december ship began extensive refit repair problems fix boiler pumps replace funnels completing repairs january transferred joining 20th destroyer flotilla escort convoys west african coast returned mediterranean_fleet assigned 10th destroyer flotilla sister defender escorted convoy carrying australian new_zealand troops middle_east red_sea ship destroyers escorted french battleship british cruisers bombarded night june june participated sinking italian submarine console sisters defender destroyer australian destroyer voyager ship depth charged scuttled crew south east crete june participated squadron sinking italian submarine squadron patrolled area alexandria central mediterranean june operation support british convoys greek ports alexandria malta probably sunk near libya hours british destroyers possible depth charged sunk hours day short raf believes theory believable doubt july took hit splinters near miss italian battleship returning operation hats light cruisers bombarded night september november destroyers defender hasty hero screened capital ships mediterranean_fleet provided distant cover passage egypt malta convoy malta operation alexandria ship struck bomb penetrated completely ship november temporary repairs sent malta permanent repairs lasted february damaged january february participated landed island overwhelmed italian counter attack survivors taken days later ship participated operation demon evacuation allied troops greece april assisted evacuation troops crete egypt germans invaded crete operation spent rest year escorting convoys november escorting battleship hms ship torpedoed german submarine damaged collision following month repair malta december february returning alexandria transferred indian_ocean escorted slow ships force japanese carriers attacked march april ship remained ordered home refit september route briefly operated arrived october visit home ship refitted shipyard november april armament modified accommodate additional depth charges removing gun light armament increased addition millimetre guns parachute cable type surface search radar probably fitted time replaced type system war end supplemented director control tower rangefinder bridge replaced type target indication radar transferred refit march recommissioned april new ship gifted canadians june working assigned escort group convoy escort duties north_atlantic picked survivors norwegian tanker torpedoed sunk north_atlantic remained escort group october began refit halifax lasted december rejoined group completion refit ship reassigned preparation operation overlord group tasked protect allied shipping english channel destroyer ottawa corvette sank english channel south brighton july ottawa destroyer ship sank near august days later ships sank west brest extensively refitted october february resumed anti submarine patrols channel april working day troop transport newfoundland placed reserve sydney nova scotia october broken scrap | HMS Decoy (H75) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5029_HMSDefence(1861) | hms defence lead ship defence class armoured frigates ordered royal_navy completion assigned channel_fleet ship paid refit armed briefly reassigned channel_fleet recommissioned defence brief tours north_atlantic relieving ironclads refitted guard ship shannon recommissioned ship transferred channel_fleet guard ship defence placed reserve assigned mechanical training school devonport renamed school adopted served sold design description defence class ironclads designed smaller cheaper versions warrior class armoured frigates meant fit powerful engines warrior class ships knots mph slower far fewer guns naval architect sir future considered terms combat defence class ship worth quarter warrior feet long perpendiculars feet inches long overall beam feet inches draft feet inches ship displaced long tons ram shape hull subdivided watertight transverse bulkheads compartments double underneath engine boiler rooms defence feet inches shorter overall displaced long tons warrior class ironclads propulsion defence class ships cylinder trunk steam engine sons driving single propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine produced total indicated horsepower sea trials february defence maximum speed knots mph ship carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ironclads barque rigged sail area square feet lower masts iron withstand shock defence knots mph sail funnel semi retractable reduce wind resistance sail ship propeller hoisted stern ship reduce drag sail rigged barque september april returning original ship rig armament armament defence class ships intended muzzle loading pounder guns main deck fore aft chase guns upper deck plus rifled breech loading pounder guns guns modified construction rifled pounder breech loading guns pounders breech loading inch guns breech loading guns new designs armstrong hoped pounder guns installed main deck amidships chase guns pounder guns mounted main deck firing tests carried september armoured target proved pounder inferior pounder gun armour penetration repeated incidents breech explosions battles caused navy begin withdraw gun service shortly inch solid shot pounder gun weighed approximately pounds gun weighed pounds gun muzzle velocity range yards elevation inch shell pounder armstrong breech weighed pounds muzzle velocity elevation maximum range yards pounder gun weighed pounds guns fire solid shot explosive shells defence rearmed refit fourteen inch inch rifled muzzle loading guns new guns heavier fewer carried shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pounds shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour armour defence class ships wrought iron armour belt inches thick covered feet amidships armour extended upper deck level feet inch transverse bulkheads protected guns main deck armour backed inches teak ends ship left entirely unprotected meant steering gear vulnerable sub divided watertight compartments minimize flooding service hms defence laid december launched april commissioned december completed february completion served channel_fleet paid plymouth refit armament ship returned channel_fleet sent north_america station relieve served mediterranean_fleet command captain earned victoria_cross indian mutiny recovering items lost ironclad hms lord clyde grounded defence damaged propeller rudder briefly grounded trough wave nearly blown ashore march paid lengthy refit plymouth guard ship shannon ship rejoined channel_fleet transferred fleet mediterranean mediterranean_fleet patrolled dardanelles russo turkish war defence replaced sister ship guard ship saw sea going service july ship collided damaging bow flooding compartments converted floating workshop devonport renamed sold scrap devonport august | HMS Defence (1861) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5048_HMSHavock(H43) | class destroyer built british_royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship enforced arms blockade imposed britain france sides mediterranean_fleet months second world war searched german commerce raiders atlantic_ocean participated april june transferred mediterranean_fleet escorted number convoys malta ship took july march evacuation greece april damaged following month participated syria june began escorting supply convoys june libya ship damaged october repaired time escort convoy malta december badly damaged italian battleship whilst protecting convoy second battle march repairs attempted malta ship damaged air raid early april admiralty decided attempts repair malta pointless ordered gibraltar permanent repairs april passage ran aground near tunisia crew interned description construction displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began increased depth charges ordered december laid shipyard scotland launched july completed january excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost wartime modifications ships class rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun evacuation clear received modification changes included exchanging quadruple calibre vickers machine guns mounted funnels guns addition guns platform pair wings ship bridge service assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing policies night august september unsuccessfully attacked italian submarine torpedoes ship refitted gibraltar october november required repairs april hitting stone given brief refit august returning gibraltar ship sailed sierra august arrived september search german commerce raiders transferred november thorough refit december march meantime 2nd destroyer flotilla assigned home_fleet rejoined refit finished april rest 2nd destroyer flotilla escorted destroyer 20th destroyer flotilla sailed implement operation lay mines prevent transport swedish iron ore germany mines laid early morning april germans began invasion destroyers joined battlecruiser renown escorts battle april class ships 2nd destroyer flotilla attacked german destroyers transported german troops occupy northern norway previous day flotilla leader hardy led half sisters surprise dawn attack harbour hostile initially left entrance harbour fired torpedoes mass shipping torpedo hit german destroyer stern addition ship hit twice inch shells british ships withdrawing encountered german destroyers close range german ships crossed british ships quickly set hardy fire forced run aground line fired torpedoes german destroyers missed hit return significantly damaged confusion limited visibility pulled line find happened hardy protect rear british formation german destroyers pursuit turn allow rear guns fire forward guns failed hostile turned protect badly damaged sister continued withdraw route encountered german supply ship loaded artillery ammunition crew ran aground abandoned ship hostile fired ship boarding party found ship fire blew ship fired shells ship remained norwegian waters escorted light cruiser birmingham unsuccessful sweep north_sea looking german ships early month assigned shortly bombarded german troops occupying sister rescued survivors sunken ferry dutch coast returned recovered number british demolition parties ship ordered reinforce mediterranean_fleet malta assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla july ship escorted australian light cruiser rescued survivors italian cruiser escorting destroyers boiler room flooded attack italian aircraft battle repaired july september sister hasty surprised italian submarine surface october coast egypt forced destroyers rescued survivors engaged escort duties months including escorting carrier night november aside refit malta december february torpedoed sank italian destroyer march ship evacuated commonwealth troops greece end april destroyers escorting light cruiser bombarded night damaged dive bombers killing wounding men patrol repair alexandria june ship bombarded positions lebanon early july began escorting ships october propeller shafts propellers damaged repair october december alexandria mid december ship escorted supply ship malta brief engagement known battle joined attempt intercept italian convoy tripoli libya night december reinforced ran italian minefield sank cruiser damaged escorted badly damaged light cruiser aurora malta destroyers escorted alexandria early january whilst escorting convoy malta ship diverted escort damaged freighter alexandria attacked sunk axis aircraft route january rescued survivors sank ship transferred 22nd destroyer flotilla february continued escort convoys malta march splinters inch near miss italian battleship boilers second battle forced malta repairs whilst dock ship major target axis aircraft sustained damage april ordered gibraltar repairs complete ran aground tunisia april wrecked killed incident crew passengers interned released november result wreck later torpedoed italian submarine | HMS Havock (H43) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5270_N3-classbattleship | class battleship class dreadnought battleship class designed royal_navy world war incorporating lessons learned conflict similar design class battlecruiser larger guns thicker armour ordered signing limited size armament battleships long tons gun bigger inches background declared intention create navy second congress authorized building large number battleships battlecruisers response japanese government began large programme warship building fleet improved revenge class hulls rebuilt renown class battlecruisers royal_navy war new capital ships laid war admiral class battlecruisers design called question ships class cancelled leaving hood completed modified design plan delayed wartime need build smaller vessels estimates admiralty early 1920s royal_navy ships beginning americans completed battleship end world war building seven intended laid large powerful class armed inch guns japanese finished battleship end war construction correct state affairs admiralty initially planned build battleships battlecruiser fiscal year changed class battlecruisers built presumably followed number battleships following year pair designs prepared june derived battleship design ships long tons armed guns twin triple gun turrets mounting new inch gun development limitation design inability use british pass suez_canal unusual feature designs turrets superfiring presumably centre gravity low possible avoid extra weight required tall superfiring barbettes designs revised october split separate battleship battlecruiser designs battleship designs given letters alphabet use triple double gun turrets shown respectively superfiring guns armour reduced inch inclined waterline belt main armoured deck inches thick inches sloped meet belt designed speed knots mph displaced long tons thousand tons lighter followed november december different earlier designs sacrificed fire directly astern moving rear turret amidships order save weight shortening length armoured citadel compared earlier conventional designs saved long tons long tons weight saved reducing designed speed knots mph propeller shafts thought improve power smaller propellers changes saved long tons long tons predecessors lengthened version chosen development approved november description noticeable design concentration main battery forward bridge machinery spaces related feature design tower bridge structure gun turrets provided better stable foundation fire control equipment greatly improved accommodation protection weather battleships significantly larger predecessors revenge class overall length feet beam feet draught feet deep load displaced long tons nearly double displacement older ships complete double feet deep ships geared steam turbine sets drove propeller shaft engine rooms forward boiler rooms allowed funnel placed aft increased ability rear turret fire rear turbines powered small tube boilers intended produce total shaft horsepower ships maximum speed knots housing main armament triple turrets new royal_navy british companies involved production triple gun turret designs navies choice high muzzle velocity relatively lighter shell taken german practice ran counter previous british guns inch mark gun calibre length lower muzzle velocity weapons firing heavy shells armament design mounted calibre inch guns triple gun turrets designated rear guns maximum elevation guns completed test fired sources differ exact specifications naval historian quotes weight pounds fired muzzle velocity cite pounds fired muzzle velocity carried secondary armament sixteen inch guns superfiring twin turrets turrets sited forward superstructure stern guns elevate fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity maximum range elevation rate fire rounds minute anti aircraft battery inch viii guns included maximum depression maximum elevation fired pound high explosive shell muzzle velocity rate rounds minute guns maximum ceiling effective range ships intended carry millimetre pounder gun commonly known funnels stern barrel provided rounds ammunition gun fired millimetre pound shell muzzle velocity distance yards gun rate fire approximately rounds minute like previous classes british battlecruisers pair submerged broadside firing torpedo tubes planned ships compartment located forward shell room platform deck inch torpedoes tube carried peace time increase wartime mark torpedoes pounds tnt powered oxygen enriched air speed settings governed range yards knots mph yards knots mph fire control main guns battleships controlled director control towers primary mounted forward superstructure mounted roof conning tower armoured hood main gun turret provided foot coincidence rangefinder armoured housing turret roof secondary armament primarily controlled mounted bridge anti aircraft guns controlled high angle control system mounted mount director height aft foot torpedo located sides funnels armour british dreadnought use protection scheme medium thickness armour proven useless stopping heavy calibre shells world war vital areas ship protected possible armour rest ship left use system pioneered contemporary battleship designs starting nevada class system protection required armoured citadel reserve ship stable rest hull gunfire waterline belt maximum thickness inches thick armour angled angle increased armor relative thickness horizontal close range fire albeit cost reducing relative height increased chance going ran feet feet forward barbette rear inch magazine feet reduced inches engine boiler rooms belt height feet inches feet inches designed waterline lower edge belt abreast magazines continued feet inches thickness high steel inclined prevent shell reaching magazines wave trough high speed ends belt terminated inch transverse bulkheads inch armoured deck matched length waterline belt sloped meet upper edge belt extended forward torpedo compartment separate transverse bulkhead protecting inches thick steering gear protected deck bulkhead inches thick turret faces inches thick sides probably inches thickness roof inches thick armour barbettes conning tower inches thick conning tower communications tube upper deck inches thick fire control director atop conning tower protected armoured hood inches thick anti torpedo internal hull intended withstand explosion pound torpedo consisted outer air space inner space inches thick torpedo bulkhead bulkhead situated feet ship postwar tests replica system showed filling space water sealed steel crushing tubes hood effective weighed cancellation battleships ordered arms limitation treaty negotiation time forbade construction ship larger tons aspects design ultimately incorporated nelson class battleships described cut received design designation marking design sequence guns intended battlecruisers cost reasons comply treaty inch limitation main armament | N3-class battleship | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5282_Briton-classcorvette | class corvette class group wooden screw built royal_navy late 1860s ships class served overseas brief service lives assigned china african north american regarded obsolete years completed sold design description class designed sir director naval construction lengthened versions eclipse class like smaller ships ram style bow reduce weight forward elimination knee stem similarly shortened counter stern save weight ships feet long perpendiculars beam feet forward ships draught feet inches aft drew displaced long tons tons hull built entirely wood iron crew consisted officers enlisted men different types engines boilers class hms ship completed cylinder horizontal steam engine driving single foot propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph sea trials contrast later ships cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine driving single foot inch propeller cylindrical boilers provided steam engines working pressure psi kpa cm2 engines produced indicated horsepower gave ships maximum speed knots mph carried long tons coal carried additional long tons information available range admiral estimated thirds range sisters despite additional coal carried greater efficiency compound expansion engines class ship rigged sail area square feet lower masts iron masts wood ships poor sailors best speed sail knots mph attributed poor performance sail drag propeller hoisted water attributed sluggish steering sail interference flow water rudder fixed propeller ships rigged commission ships initially armed mix inch pounder cwt rifled muzzle loading guns pounder guns mounted broadside inch guns mounted forecastle chase guns calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour completion commissions ships rearmed total fourteen lighter cwt pounder guns replaced inch guns chase guns ship completed given armament beginning ships ship built ship initially assigned cape good hope station remained years transferred north_america west indies station refitted return home december included ship recommissioned february returned returned home september paid laid sold scrap trio commissioned assigned remained half years engaged suppression slave trade ship refitted rearmed return home remained reserve recommissioned service transferred years cape crew relieved sent britain ship remained station sold armament bombay construction followed sisters year delay initially assigned transferred year station returned home refitted years later ship assigned ordered home paid arrival sold | Briton-class corvette | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5308_HMSPhilomel(1890) | hms hms later pearl class cruiser fifth ship served royal_navy commissioning served cape good hope station later mediterranean_fleet loaned new_zealand service later early stages world war performed convoy escort duties carried operations mediterranean turks later conducted patrols red_sea worn dispatched new_zealand served depot ship transferred devonport naval base service training ship decommissioned sold scrap hulk scuttled design description hms laid naval dockyard devonport plymouth derived greek mythology daughter king athens fifth ship named ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches displaced long tons propulsion cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shafts produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph rigged sail installing foremast noticed stamped devonport dockyard main armament consisted inch guns secondary armament pounders machine guns ship mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes launched august completed following march completing sea trials commissioned royal_navy november commanded captain assigned cape good hope station fitting work working trials meant arrive south_africa june operational history years served station slave traders coast africa participated rebels murdered seized palace bombarded palace fortress ship action lasted hour resulted routing rebels following year transferred participated refit completed returned cape good hope station served second boer war complement men served field inch guns disembarked war returned devonport paid march laid years refit carried dock ireland tow ireland went night north_sea rope vessel broke recommissioned february service mediterranean_fleet command captain provided assistance wake earthquake sicily following year served running patrols years transfer new_zealand admiralty agreed lend new_zealand training cruiser form nucleus newly established new division royal_navy response desire new_zealand minister defence time wanted establish local naval force operate fledgling recommissioned october singapore later sailed new_zealand join class cruisers serving commissioned new_zealand service july command captain mainly country warship world war short voyage july prior taking complement new_zealand cadets recalled wellington harbour anticipation outbreak war largely personnel royal_navy volunteers brought board bring ship strength supplies departed await instructions august formed ocean escort new_zealand forces dispatched occupy escort unlikely offer resistance german cruisers sms known area fortunately convoy encounter german ships steamed deliver news hostilities returning new_zealand main body formed service overseas ready embark wellington convoy middle_east escorted convoy far western australia sailed singapore search german cruiser carrying raids indian_ocean ships modern reached received news sinking arrived singapore november continued escorting french late needing maintenance update equipment malta underwent overhaul completed late january started operations mediterranean turks february landed armed party large force turkish soldiers encountered resulting seamen killed wounded action marked deaths war new serving new_zealand formation subsequently deployed red_sea remainder year december sailed bombay maintenance work january continuing patrolling end year engines giving trouble stern worn lengthy costly refit required cost ship nearly end operational life admiralty decided gift new_zealand dispatched home paid duly arrived march large portion royal_navy crew returned england assigned armament removed recommissioned depot ship wellington supporting operations postwar service march creation royal_navy recommissioned training base steamed berth wellington dockyard devonport naval base moored alongside training operated training facility new recruits naval service command series officers royal_navy including nearly months commander training armament installed boilers engines removed create accommodation space accommodation form wooden later constructed deck october creation recommissioned training base fate paid decommissioned january transferred day sent signal stated regret passing service majesty ship meant served goes good ships gone colours hauled sunset evening tradition established long career live depot given hulk sold based towed deliberately ran aground harbour near wharf fittings parts removed towed sea sunk near august teak timber fittings went newly built coaster named amalgamation crest mounted gate devonport naval base | HMS Philomel (1890) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5362_HMSDiamond(H22) | hms diamond hms diamond class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s ship spent bulk career briefly assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred west_africa convoy escort duties diamond returned mediterranean_fleet early generally escorted convoys malta ship participated november diamond sunk german aircraft april whilst evacuating allied troops greece description diamond displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers diamond carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence diamond single pounder inch gun funnels millimetre pounder guns mounted bridge fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began career diamond ordered february naval estimates laid yard september launched april completed november total cost excluding equipment supplied admiralty weapons ammunition wireless equipment ship initially assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment red_sea september november diamond refitted september october service 8th later 21st arrived january remained years ship began refit singapore august transferred mediterranean_fleet completed november diamond arrived malta december transferred following month departed malta january bound joined 20th escort duties april ship returned mediterranean diamond assigned newly formed 10th short refit malta slightly damaged air attacks june near malta italians declared war allies june sisters defender australian destroyer stuart light cruisers liverpool escorted convoy egypt ports late july diamond bombarded italian seaplane base libya august week later escorted transports malta destroyers ship escorted convoy operation collar reaching malta november sailed rendezvous force coming gibraltar day british forces combined spotted italians inconclusive fought operation excess diamond defender escorted convoy malta january mid april escorted convoy malta alexandria loss evening april diamond light cruisers destroyers force began evacuating british australian new_zealand troops cruisers destroyers hms isis embarked nearly troops morning calcutta ordered evacuation force sail troop ships dutch ocean liner continued embark troops embarked troops eventually orders convoy sailed crete near mouth luftwaffe dive bombers attacked convoy hit set began abandon ship calcutta ordered diamond alongside rescue survivors rest convoy continued try reach bay crete diamond reported rescuing survivors air attack destroyers reinforced convoy calcutta sent assist diamond stem stern diamond fired torpedo sank coup diamond reported rescued survivors proceeding bay hour later signalled request aircraft cover air attack german fighters bombers sank destroyers minutes launched destroyer launched survivors set east past occupants evening wind increased causing strike boat reluctantly cast april vice admiral light forces concerned diamond returned bay answering radio signals ordered radio silence attempt radio sent destroyer position lost found survivors night survivors morning took survivors crete living survivor veteran states sunk men rescued cruiser survivors reached crete stages april aimed island exhausted landed nautical miles southeast met greek refugees british soldiers evacuated day sailing night avoid detection evening left headed south crete people towed april sighted small landing craft left near athens took aboard day reached bay | HMS Diamond (H22) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5952_HMSEmpress(1914) | hms empress seaplane carrier royal_navy served world war converted ship empress ship aircraft conducted aerial reconnaissance observation bombing missions north_sea year war conducted anti submarine patrols mediterranean empress returned owners sold french company scrapped description empress overall length feet beam feet draught feet displaced long tons rated gross register tons grt ship sets direct drive steam turbines drove propeller shaft ship boilers generated steam produce shaft horsepower turbines ship designed speed knots mph speed knots mph sea trials shaft horsepower empress carried tonnes long tons coal range nautical miles knots mph service built fast chatham railway empress service world war admiralty august commissioned august month ship transported equipment belgium beginning august converted carry operate aircraft forward aft housed canvas handled newly fitted cargo career ship operated short type baby quick firing pounder guns fitted time completion modifications september empress assigned christmas day aircraft ships took housing seven successfully took attack inflicted little damage aircraft returned recovered crews safely recovered british submarine dutch july ship modified permanent aircraft hangar rear superstructure pair cranes mounted rear hangar water pounders apparently removed refit pounder cwt guns rounds vickers pounder anti aircraft guns rounds fitted empress transferred rest year moving mediterranean arrived january assigned egypt seaplane squadron carriers anne ben squadron command general officer commanding egypt primary duty watch attack turkish positions movements southern palestine early april empress detached squadron support operations coast bulgaria aircraft observed naval refit genoa ship rejoined squadron supported operations syrian palestinian coasts november january assigned anti submarine duties port said later gibraltar returned owners november sold armament france january empress collided british schooner english channel sank empress scrapped france | HMS Empress (1914) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
5958_HMSTabard(P342) | british submarine group class built launched november far boat royal_navy bear item clothing having launched war selected number boats class try new techniques based german type submarine involved collision february underwent exercises hours collision returned static training submarine shore establishment hms sold broken design description originally ordered orders switched ordered named official dress herald boat royal_navy bear laid september launched november completed june fourteen boats ordered programme completed unlike earlier boats class equipped inch gun shield standard open gun mounting aft cannon mounting modified boats having holes cut pedestal drainage group hull increased diving depth feet following post war tests submarines decided admiralty modify class submarines batteries increase power motors hulls pressure hull cut end engine room submarine lengthened feet gave room add additional battery compartment second pair electric motors propulsion system changed direct diesel electric transmission hms boats modified incorporating bridge streamlined fin adjustments hull external fittings removed including external torpedo tubes gun radar masts mast wireless mast incorporated new bridge fin service commissioned end second world war initially sent mediterranean duties march number ships operation step training exercise combined bulk home_fleet mediterranean_fleet biggest concentration british ships november january carrying duke edinburgh escorted hms surprise carrying admiral sir meet saudi_arabia talks refitted malta june damaged electrical cables installed reports british media arose little month later mistakenly damage december rescued later captain observer downed joined sydney australia underwent refit sydney january march submarine refitted operated units april collided wharf docking brisbane damaging equipment involved minor collision frigate following week anti submarine training exercises depth passed bending submarine fin frigate keel port propeller vessels able safely return sydney docked naval base repairs february participated anti submarine exercises aircraft carrier destroyer finishing hours day hours later voyager sailed melbourne bow cut sunk killing crew known voyager incident later year june participated news anti submarine exercise coast new_zealand underwent second refit island october december extensive repairs required fin salt water systems following establishment 1st australian submarine squadron returned remained loan returned united_kingdom march permanently moored static training submarine hms shore establishment replaced class boat service royal_navy albeit non operationally finally sold scrap january arriving breakers march service spent years mediterranean years australia covering miles | HMS Tabard (P342) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
6086_HMSEmperorofIndia | india hms emperor india class battleship british_royal_navy originally named delhi renamed completed honour king george emperor india ship laid vickers shipyard launched november finished ship commissioned year later november shortly start world war armed main battery inch guns capable speed knots mph commissioning emperor india joined 4th battle squadron grand_fleet based scapa_flow took numerous sorties northern north_sea enforce blockade germany frequent training exercises gunnery drills emperor india dock refit late unavailable increased danger submarines led grand_fleet german high seas fleet pursue cautious strategies jutland led war war emperor india sent mediterranean_fleet involved allied intervention russian civil war black_sea remained mediterranean transferred london naval treaty mandated emperor india sister ships dismantled underwent series weapons tests proved highly beneficial future british battleship designs emperor india ultimately sold scrap february broken shortly design emperor india feet inches long overall beam average draught displaced long tons designed long tons combat loading propulsion system consisted parsons steam turbines steam provided eighteen boilers engines rated shaft horsepower produced speed mph cruising radius nautical miles economical mph emperor india crew officers enlisted men wartime grew emperor india armed main battery inch naval guns mounted twin gun turrets arranged superfiring pairs forward aft fifth turret located amidships funnels rear superstructure close range defence torpedo boats provided secondary battery inch vii guns ship fitted pair inch cwt anti aircraft guns pounder guns typical capital ships period equipped torpedo tubes submerged broadside emperor india protected main armoured belt thick ship deck thick main battery turret faces thick turrets supported thick barbettes service history emperor india laid vickers shipyard originally named delhi launched november christened emperor india ship commissioned royal_navy grand_fleet admiral november sea trials months outbreak world war following month assigned 4th battle squadron second division flagship served years war december emperor india sister ship arrived begin working pronounced fit service fleet december period inch guns removed iron duke class ships casemates sealed low hull permitted water continually enter ship world war december 4th 2nd squadrons conducted gunnery practice north following day entire fleet sortied sweep north_sea concluded december emperor india fleet operation round gunnery drills followed january west time entire fleet evening january bulk grand_fleet sailed support main fleet engaged took place following day march grand_fleet conducted sweep northern north_sea conducted training manoeuvres cruise took place march april grand_fleet conducted patrol central north_sea returned port april patrol area took place april followed gunnery drills april grand_fleet conducted sweep central north_sea encountering german vessels mid june fleet conducted round gunnery training september fleet went cruise northern end north_sea conducted gunnery drills rest month grand_fleet conducted numerous training exercises october majority fleet conducted sweep north_sea returning port 15th november emperor india participated fleet training operation west cruise took place december typical routine gunnery drills squadron exercises occurred january fleet departed cruise north_sea february intended use sweep bad weather prevented operations southern north_sea result operation confined northern end sea night march emperor india rest fleet sailed scapa_flow support light forces raided german base time grand_fleet approached area march british german forces severe gale threatened light craft fleet flagship guided destroyers emperor india rest fleet retired independently april grand_fleet conducted demonstration distract germans defensive minefields baltic_sea fleet returned scapa_flow april proceeding south response intelligence reports germans launch raid grand_fleet arrive area german high seas fleet withdrawn fleet conducted demonstration german attention focused north_sea emperor india available june dock refit following jutland transferred 1st battle squadron served second division flagship remained 1st squadron rest war august germans sortied time bombard vice admiral german fleet commander hoped draw battlecruisers destroy british signals intelligence german wireless allowing time deploy grand_fleet attempt engage decisive battle sides withdrew opponents submarines inflicted losses british cruisers nottingham torpedoed sunk german boats german battleship sms damaged british submarine returning port issued order prohibited fleet southern half north_sea overwhelming risk mines boats later year emperor india equipped equipment handle balloon following investigation battle jutland royal_navy determined deck protection insufficient capital ships result emperor india additional long tons short tons armour magazines october december series minor modifications followed included installation larger additional improve night combat capabilities funnel caps reduce smoke interference spotting tops rangefinder intended difficult estimate range enemy gunners later removed late germans began destroyers light cruisers raid british convoys norway forced british deploy capital ships protect convoys april german fleet sortied attempt catch isolated british squadrons convoy passed safely grand_fleet sortied late catch retreating germans battlecruiser sms torpedoed badly damaged submarine following capitulation germany november allies interned high_seas_fleet scapa_flow fleet british light cruiser cardiff led ships allied fleet escort germans scapa_flow massive fleet consisted british american french warships fleet remained captivity negotiations ultimately produced treaty versailles believed british intended seize german ships june deadline germany signed peace treaty morning grand_fleet left scapa_flow conduct training maneuvers away issued order high_seas_fleet post war career emperor india assigned mediterranean_fleet 4th battle squadron sisters class battleships period served black_sea allied intervention russian civil war support whites admiral commander british forces black_sea hoisted flag aboard ship april ship bombarded troops outside later disrupt operations railway supply assault port march emperor india provided gunfire support white russian forces outside french armoured cruiser shortly emperor india came fire armoured train prompting ship leave harbour bound ship involved observing turkish war included stops ports returned britain refit new long base installed turret followed stint mediterranean fleet lasted period took demonstration turkish demands foreign warships leave port transferred served stability tests conducted ship provided basis proposal director naval construction add anti torpedo iron duke class ships proposal sent board review concerns value ships replaced terms cost reconstruction led board cancel july september refit devonport served squadron flagship june january relieved according terms london naval treaty ships iron duke class scrapped emperor india scheduled removed service broken scrap ship provided final service navy serving gunnery target tests included firing destroyer armament upper works close range test effectiveness simulated night engagement direct hits inch shells aerial attacks experiments flash magazines main tests emperor india took place june departed portsmouth june ran aground salvage efforts proved fruitless navy decided conduct gunnery tests tests june sister hit emperor india inch shells days round shells fired yards second day range increased yards refloated later sold scrap february arrived demolition february tests provided experience incorporated lion classes hms vanguard particular importance shell struck emperor india edge main belt penetrated boiler rooms caused tremendous damage showed depth british belt armour shallow influenced design king george class addition tests emperor india highlighted weaknesses deck armour british battleship designs particularly ammunition magazines world war vintage battleships continued service additional armour installed subsequent 1930s | HMS Emperor of India | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
6102_EandF-classdestroyer | class destroyer class destroyers group destroyers built royal_navy 1930s ships initially assigned home_fleet reinforced mediterranean_fleet italian invasion enforced spanish civil war beginning second world war august class ships assigned escort duties assigned escort ships home_fleet sank german submarines march losing ship submarine sisters committed april june helped sink german destroyer submarine class destroyers helped evacuate allied troops june sent gibraltar end june formed force participated attack months later participated battle sank french submarines rest sank italian submarine losing ships mines torpedoes force covered number convoys malta sank german submarine lost destroyer bombs class ships began escorting convoys russia late transferred sunk japanese forces early transferred replace reinforced arctic convoy escorts fought engagements german destroyers sank german submarine detached escort malta convoys ship lost ships converted escort destroyers late early duty north_atlantic assigned extended periods time sank german submarines ships later transferred sent mediterranean_fleet support invasion sicily remained transferred year remained greek service ships remained atlantic sank german submarines recalled prepare invasion normandy sank submarines class ship lost ships returned north_atlantic overlord began long canada canadian ships transport troops canada end war broken british ships broken time ship sold served design description class ordered naval construction programme class following ships based preceding class minor changes hull armament ships modified accommodate mines class repeats minor differences destroyers fitted ability use speed destroyer sweep gear class destroyers displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches ships complement officers ratings powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers operated pressure psi kpa cm2 temperature turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph destroyers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships main armament quick firing inch mark guns single mounts designated rear guns maximum elevation achieved lowered section deck mount allowed breech gun lowered deck height fired pound shell muzzle velocity range yards anti aircraft defence quadruple mounts inch machine gun platforms funnels class ships fitted quadruple mounts inch torpedo tubes ships equipped throwers rack depth charges stern fitted pair housed mechanical chain system ensure smooth delivery mines compensate weight mines rails inch guns ammunition sets torpedo tubes removed main guns controlled control clock data derived manually operated director control tower separate foot rangefinder situated bridge capability anti aircraft fire anti aircraft guns aimed solely eye wartime modifications beginning bank torpedo tubes removed replaced pounder cwt anti aircraft gun mast funnel cut improve gun field fire cannons added surviving ships usually replacing calibre machine gun mounts funnels pair added bridge wings pair mounted abreast platform early war depth charge increased surviving ships fury gun quarterdeck removed allow additional depth charge additional depth charge throwers pounder removed allow installation radio direction short mainmast depth charges survivors echo gun replaced anti submarine mortar director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar fame gun type short range surface search radar adapted royal_air_force radar added early models scan directly forward aimed turning entire ship express modifications differed somewhat gun replaced twin gun pounder hotchkiss mount split installation addition retained pounder gun remaining torpedo tubes removed flotilla leaders time class programme flotilla leaders built enlarged design lengthened incorporate additional inch gun funnels lengthened design resulted boiler room layout enhance water tight integrity leaders fitted displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches ships carried total personnel included staff captain commanding officer flotilla turbines shp powerful private ships knots mph faster propulsion machinery identical early wartime loss consequently received modifications survived war modifications differed somewhat private ships received inch gun lieu aft torpedo tubes later inch gun replaced inch gun later added forward aft superstructure quadruple pounder mount replaced gun funnels finally rangefinder replaced high angle director fitted type gunnery radar ships class class service class assigned 5th destroyer flotilla home fleet commissioning following italian invasion entire flotilla sent red_sea august monitor italian warship movements april refitted return deployed spanish waters spanish civil war intercept shipping carrying goods spain protect british ships class ships assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home fleet followed pattern class sisters april 5th 6th renumbered 7th 8th respectively newly commissioned class destroyers began replace class ships reduced reserve lack manpower increasing tensions nazi_germany august caused british navy reserves allowed ships manned assigned 12th destroyer flotilla home fleet war began september class ships express assigned convoy escort patrolling duties remained home_fleet performing sorts tasks september escorting aircraft carrier sank german submarine lost war unsuccessfully attacked carrier days later fortune sank class remained april transferred end sunk january hand forced surface february scuttled crew fortune sank march express assigned specialist 20th shortly war began class destroyer busy laying mines north_sea english coast april beginning april saw class transferred home_fleet operations norwegian waters escorted ships home_fleet convoys norway escort battleship second battle april helped sink german destroyer escorting convoy fearless destroyer sank days later express ships committed evacuation june rescuing thousands allied troops 8th escorted battlecruiser late june formed days later participated attack french ships stationed escort ship sunk italian submarine july covering malta convoy force returned brief refit early august return end month 8th consisted fortune fury night august september express destroyers laid minefield dutch island ship struck blew bow closing render aid struck mines broke half heavy casualties express towed england repairs lasted october september met convoy carrying troops intended capture french escorted eclipse echo encounter days later attacked sank french submarine fortune sank submarine day later sank submarine 25th battle echo returned home_fleet resumed regular duties fleet escort october fame ran aground refloated months following day destroyer wrestler royal_air_force flying boats sank italian submarine fury encounter participated inconclusive november 8th escorted force covered multiple convoys aircraft carriers flying aircraft malta returning missions fearless sank june month later fearless crippled italian bombs july escorting convoy malta scuttled sister badly damaged near misses return gibraltar repairs ships 8th returned home august october repairs encounter transferred mediterranean_fleet april spent months repair badly damaged bombs malta ship transferred november arrived singapore following month eclipse echo assigned 3rd destroyer flotilla home fleet beginning escorted larger ships fleet searching german commerce raiders missions began escorting convoys russia august continued following year months detailed escort battleship prince wales battlecruiser singapore october express express half escorts prince wales sailed north december little japanese bombers sank capital ships help rescue odd survivors return singapore joined encounter destroyers escorting ships singapore encounter escorted heavy cruiser exeter battle java sea february ship sunk japanese destroyer covered exeter withdrawal days later encounter american destroyer pope escorting damaged exeter route ceylon encountered japanese heavy cruisers escorts encounter exeter sunk subsequent battle march express participate battles damaged boiler room fire early february repairs begin april fortune joined sister february following months later march fury eclipse light cruiser trinidad escorting convoy arctic intercepted german destroyers ensuing action cruiser damaged torpedoes eclipse hit twice cruiser sank german destroyer light cruiser edinburgh close escort convoy returning iceland edinburgh torpedoed april hits disabled steering towed destroyers days later attacked german destroyers badly damaged torpedo edinburgh destroyers took survivors scuttled cruiser temporarily repaired sisters trinidad escort home set fire german bomber scuttled echo eclipse escorted arctic convoys september sinking september escorting convoy fury briefly detached escort fleet august torpedoed scuttled repaired fame converted escort destroyer assigned joining sister fearless completion september month later sank protecting fearless torpedoed sunk december convoys russia resumed december fury eclipse echo assigned escorts fury eclipse detached augment escorts march joining sisters german submarine attacks reached peak sunk february escorting express fortune assigned beginning returned britain february begin transferred renamed june respectively followed august converted escort destroyer given canadians february renamed assigned june badly damaged premature projectiles september repair end fury echo eclipse transferred mediterranean_fleet escort covering force invasion sicily july subsequent landings mainland italy fury eclipse participated surrender italy september ship sank hitting october echo began long refit malta december loaned completion april supported government forces retained end war fury later supported operations italy returning june escorting convoy helped sink march days later participated sinking fame joined sisters covering preparations invasion normandy invasion fame destroyers sank june fury struck june forced beach prevent sinking written salvaged broken scrap beginning september returned canada august lengthy lasted returned returned north_atlantic october helped sink august sent north_atlantic fitted new squid anti submarine mortar repairs finished postwar ferry canadian troops home placed reserve subsequently sold scrap scuttled british_columbia serve reduced reserve broken following year lasted active duty year longer served anti submarine training flotilla ship scrapped year unlike sisters fame remained active duty placed reserve sold dominican_republic renamed ship renamed finally discarded later training ship returned royal_navy broken following year | E and F-class destroyer | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
6377_HMSFiredrake(H79) | class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s assigned home fleet completion ship attached mediterranean_fleet crisis spanish civil war spent time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict weeks start second world war september helped sink german submarine took early sent gibraltar formed force escorted malta convoys mediterranean helped sink italian submarine participated screened capital ships force bombarded genoa damaged italian bomb repairs completed ship convoy escort atlantic beginning torpedoed sunk german boat late loss crew description class ships repeats preceding class displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph barely exceeded designed speed sea trials carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts designated sequence rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began wartime modifications october rear torpedo tube mount replaced pounder gun ship repair late gun removed allow total depth charges aboard changes probably happened refit notably single light guns installed abreast bridge type short range surface search radar fitted radio direction mounted pole mainmast construction career sixth ship royal_navy built hull sub contracted laid walker newcastle shipyard july launched june day sister ship fame completed april ship cost pounds excluding government furnished equipment like armament initially assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home_fleet sent reinforce mediterranean_fleet sisters crisis september remained december refitted gibraltar december february briefly returned home leave crew later month returned mediterranean march remained july began refit completion september ship returned mediterranean began enforce arms imposed sides spanish civil war june april battlecruiser hood escorted british harbour despite presence nationalist cruiser attempted blockade port returned gibraltar september resumed patrols spanish waters november began refit lasted december ship spent months gibraltar january march patrolled spanish coastline year later 6th renumbered 8th destroyer flotilla april months start world war remained assigned june escorting larger ships fleet world war september assigned home_fleet based scapa_flow month hostilities anti submarine hunting group centred aircraft carrier september carrier unsuccessfully attacked german submarine company sisters counter attacked sank north west ireland october ship rescued survivors small freighter february escorts convoy carrying troops canada slightly damaged going alongside destroyer march repaired april cardiff wales supported allied landings battle ship continued provide fire support battle rest month nights helped evacuate troops await evacuation ships escorted troop ships evacuating troops area june slightly damaged splinters aerial attack june port steering motor gun knocked action repairs completed days later briefly assigned 4th destroyer flotilla rejoined 8th mid august escorted battleship new carrier gibraltar arriving august day fury force covered passage rendezvous mediterranean_fleet operation hats october sank italian submarine east gibraltar destroyer wrestler flying boats squadron raf boarding party captured operational documents aboard boat led sinking italian submarine days later destroyers rescued officers ratings escorted carriers operations coat white november flew aircraft malta ship escorted force malta later month participated inconclusive november screen battlecruiser renown battleship january ships intercepted french convoy seized merchant ships convoy later month involved operation excess january carry unsuccessful night torpedo attack british ships returned gibraltar february began preparing operation naval bombardment genoa successfully carried days later destroyer accidentally ran aground fog near gibraltar march received preliminary repairs april final repairs completed june rejoined 8th gibraltar shortly leading column convoy streaming narrows july italian kilogram bomb near missed detonated port blew plating boiler room disabled towed gibraltar destroyer temporary repairs gibraltar transferred repair september exchanged inch gun additional depth charges repair better suit new role convoy escort escorting convoy january ship assigned escort group escorting convoy escorts drove received repairs april clyde august belfast rescued survivors torpedoed september months later ship detached reinforce escort convoy november helped prevent losses convoy december escorting convoy torpedoed broke bow section sinking immediately coordinates stern stayed afloat corvette picked survivors rest crew men lost | HMS Firedrake (H79) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
6613_HMSIronDuke(1912) | hms iron duke hms iron duke dreadnought battleship royal_navy lead ship class named honour 1st duke wellington built keel laid january launched months later commissioned home_fleet march fleet flagship armed main battery inch guns capable speed knots mph served flagship grand_fleet world war including battle jutland inflicted significant damage german battleship sms early main fleet action january relieved fleet flagship war operated mediterranean flagship mediterranean_fleet participated allied intervention russian civil war black_sea turkish war assisted evacuation refugees assigned served training ship remained active duty years london naval treaty specified iron duke class battleships scrapped converted gunnery training ship armour armament removed render unfit combat served capacity outbreak second world war september moored scapa_flow harbour defence ship october badly damaged german bombers run aground avoid sinking continued serve anti aircraft platform duration war eventually refloated broken scrap late 1940s design feet inches long overall beam average draught displaced long tons designed long tons combat loading propulsion system consisted parsons steam turbines steam provided eighteen boilers engines rated shaft horsepower produced speed mph cruising radius nautical miles economical mph crew officers enlisted men wartime grew armed main battery inch naval guns mounted twin gun turrets arranged superfiring pairs forward aft fifth turret located amidships funnels rear superstructure close range defence torpedo boats provided secondary battery inch vii guns ship fitted pair inch cwt anti aircraft guns pounder guns typical capital ships period equipped torpedo tubes submerged broadside protected main armoured belt thick ship deck thick main battery turret faces thick turrets supported thick barbettes service history laid january launched october year completing fitting work began sea trials november ship completed march joined home_fleet completing trials home_fleet served flagship admiral sir july war continent rest home_fleet ordered proceed scapa_flow portland safeguard fleet possible german surprise attack world war august outbreak world war home_fleet reorganised grand_fleet remained flagship fleet admiral 1st evening november grand_fleet conducted fruitless sweep southern half north_sea stood main body support vice admiral 1st fleet port scapa_flow november fleet initially remained port german raid december sent reinforce british forces area receiving information possibility rest german fleet sea gave order fleet sortie try intercept germans time retreated went sea 2nd 4th battle squadrons gunnery practice north december following day rest fleet joined sweep north_sea concluded december rest fleet conducted gunnery drills january west evening january bulk grand_fleet sailed support rest fleet engaged ensuing following day returning operation went refit away acted temporary fleet flagship work completed february returned scapa_flow march grand_fleet conducted sweep northern north_sea conducted training manoeuvres cruise took place march april grand_fleet conducted patrol central north_sea returned port april patrol area took place april followed gunnery drills april grand_fleet conducted sweep central north_sea encountering german vessels carried meet admiral new sea lord returned scapa_flow time participate sweep north_sea returning scapa_flow immediately departed fleet conducted gunnery training mid june 2nd battle squadron 1st conducted gunnery training august completing drills ships returned scapa_flow august ship took meeting time prime minister scapa_flow august september fleet went cruise northern end north_sea conducted gunnery drills rest month grand_fleet conducted numerous training exercises went october period work lasted october days later majority fleet conducted sweep north_sea returning port october november participated fleet training operation west cruise took place december later month took gunnery drills conducted experiment sorts determine accuracy ship gunners concluded result satisfactory collided tanker january scapa_flow sank tanker come loose severe gale winds miles hour undamaged accident typical routine gunnery drills squadron exercises occurred january fleet departed cruise north_sea february intended use sweep bad weather prevented operations southern north_sea result operation confined northern end sea night march rest fleet sailed scapa_flow support light forces raided german base time grand_fleet approached area march british german forces severe gale threatened light craft guided destroyers rest fleet retired independently april grand_fleet conducted demonstration distract germans defensive minefields baltic_sea fleet returned scapa_flow april proceeding south response intelligence reports germans launch raid grand_fleet arrive area germans withdrawn fleet conducted demonstration german attention focused north_sea battle jutland attempt lure destroy portion grand_fleet german high seas fleet composed dreadnoughts pre dreadnoughts light cruisers torpedo boats departed jade early morning fleet sailed concert rear admiral battlecruisers supporting cruisers torpedo boats royal_navy room intercepted german radio traffic containing plans operation admiralty ordered grand_fleet totalling dreadnoughts battlecruisers sortie night cut destroy high_seas_fleet day battle steamed 4th battle squadron 9th ship british line initial action fought primarily british german battlecruiser formations afternoon grand_fleet approached scene large caliber shells fell near caused damage minutes later closed effective gunnery range yards german fleet took dreadnought sms fire fell short target ship gunner claimed hits german battleship fact scored seven hits inflicted significant damage shortly fighting disabled german cruiser sms badly damaged earlier engagement resumed opened fire crippled cruiser nearby destroyers secondary battery range yards gunners claimed sunk destroyers hit second fact missed targets entirely shortly german destroyers attempted launch torpedo attack british line began firing sinking destroyer credited determining ship fired shells melee difficult according naval historian following german destroyer attack high_seas_fleet rest grand_fleet saw action battle confusion aboard exact location course german fleet information bring fleet action grand_fleet began nighttime cruising formation early morning june grand fleet area looking damaged german ships spending hours searching found returned scapa_flow arriving course battle fired ninety rounds main battery rounds secondary guns subsequent actions north_sea august germans sortied time bombard hoped draw battlecruisers destroy british signals intelligence german wireless allowing time deploy grand_fleet attempt engage decisive battle sides withdrew opponents submarines inflicted losses british cruisers nottingham torpedoed sunk german boats german battleship sms damaged british submarine returning port issued order prohibited fleet southern half north_sea overwhelming risk mines boats odds defeating high_seas_fleet decisive engagement high aftermath jutland royal_navy determined horizontal protection particularly ammunition magazines insufficient result ships grand_fleet additional armour installed went dock work october work saw long tons armour added ship completed december november dry dock admiral replaced commander grand_fleet served flagship january transferred flying platforms aircraft installed turrets post war career march transferred mediterranean_fleet served flagship ship went black_sea april participate allied intervention russian civil war route ship stopped constantinople april involved destruction warships travelled constantinople provided landing party occupy city outer forts returned black_sea remained june returned mediterranean returned black_sea late arrived october met white russian protected cruiser october ship stopped returned january january stopped ports inspect situation white russians june shore parties destroyer shark destroyed turkish guns forts protecting black_sea september steaming coast training cruise received news greek defeat turkey admiral mediterranean fleet commander ordered proceed expected disturbances served flagship british naval forces participating evacuation greek refugees city present great fire devastated city chaos number refugees managed come alongside small boats brought aboard battleship following month allies held conference aboard turkish dispute ship proceeded constantinople november queen elizabeth relieved mediterranean_fleet flagship transferred mediterranean_fleet squadron flagship moved march training squadron remained squadron flagship period relieved sister navy considered adding anti torpedo sister ships plan discarded ships replaced terms plan economical year aircraft launching platform mounted turret removed ship went dry dock periodic refit work lasted anti aircraft guns installed forward superstructure aircraft platform turret removed period returned service recommissioned gunnery training ship served capacity year half november terms london naval treaty disarmed converted gunnery training vessel work lasted september commissioned new sea trials ship turrets removed small guns types installed atop barbette anti aircraft guns installed later removed high angle director anti aircraft guns added place aft rangefinder long tons steel belt armour removed long tons material removed ship long tons added ship recommissioned october devonport gunnery training ship featured film brown resolution released july present attended coronation review twin inch dual purpose gun mount installed aft barbette second world war second world war base ship floating anti aircraft platform scapa_flow secondary guns removed coastal defence base october medium bombers attacked scapa_flow damaged near misses prevent sinking crew run ship aground march ship beached attacked luftwaffe aircraft time eighteen attacked harbour surrounding installations badly damaged heavy cruiser norfolk ship presence scapa_flow affected germans plans operation atlantic sortie battleship german aerial reconnaissance spotted battleships harbour erroneously identified active units home_fleet mistaken impression heavy units home_fleet port german fleet commander decided break atlantic resulted ship later repaired returned service harbour ship duration war remained beached remained royal_navy inventory march sold scrapping beached scapa_flow ship refloated april transferred august september sold moved glasgow arriving november subsequently broken scrap bell display | HMS Iron Duke (1912) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
6910_HMSBulldog(H91) | class destroyer built royal_navy initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred home_fleet spanish civil war ship spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict bulldog saw service world war convoy escort duty battle atlantic arctic notable actions capture complete machine german submarine sinking german submarine surrender german garrisons signed aboard bulldog redundant war broken scrap description bulldog displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers bulldog carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers enlisted men increased wartime bulldog mounted calibre quick firing inch guns single mounts designated rear briefly fitted mount capable degree elevation testing purposes anti aircraft defence bulldog millimetre pounder guns mounted platform funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began ship fitted type set detect submarines sound waves water reflect submarine april ship armament increased rear set torpedo tubes replaced inch pounder gun late ship converted escort destroyer replacement gun anti submarine mortar april gun removed compensate increase depth charges additional depth charge later replaced pounder high angle gun pounder mounts replaced millimetre additional guns added forward superstructure combat german boats pounder gun mounted tip bow construction service ship ordered march swan hunter naval programme laid august launched december sixth ship carry bulldog completed april cost excluding items supplied admiralty guns ammunition communications equipment commissioning assigned 4th destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet september transferred home_fleet bulldog aided survivors earthquake patrolled southern spanish waters month spanish civil war time mediterranean ship refitted gibraltar malta returned britain bulldog continuously repair chatham dockyard january remained january multiple deployments coast spain enforcing march refitted time dockyard ship escorted battleship resolution flow september briefly assigned january plane guard aircraft carrier glorious mediterranean march october deployed glorious battleship malaya destroyer daring indian_ocean based sailed malta glorious january refit returning plane guard duty march time april bulldog repairs feed water devonport lasted bulldog joined home_fleet flow sailed force consisting cruiser birmingham thirteen destroyers search mouth german british force spotted german boats returned base intercepted boats torpedoed destroyer kelly day seriously damaged bulldog towed repairs sustaining damage stern structure tow repaired ship damaged propellers repairs chatham dockyard june transferred 1st destroyer flotilla sailed france june assist evacuation british troops advancing german troops operation cycle afternoon severely damaged hits german aircraft knocked steering gear bulldog crew able temporarily repair steering gear ship reached early following morning whilst repair damaged splinters air raid august bulldog rejoined flotilla repairs completed september refitted january february assigned convoy escort duties iceland commander ship captain commander group destroyer amazon sloop rochester damaged escorting convoy iceland days later corvette depth charged forcing surface bulldog destroyer broadway fired closed boat crew abandoning boat sub lieutenant david bulldog led boarding party removed machine immense help government code breaking german naval codes took submarine tow sank following morning bulldog remained atlantic convoy duties october sailed glasgow conversion escort destroyer process lasted february conversion type target indication radar installed bridge replaced director control tower rangefinder type short range surface search radar fitted bulldog ship assigned february aided destroyer richmond collided american merchant ship march whilst escorting convoy scotland iceland april rejoined convoy route arrived week later beginning april escorted returning convoy ships days later light cruiser edinburgh joined convoy whilst taking position ahead convoy later day edinburgh hit torpedoes fired cruiser heavily damaged steering gear wrecked taken tow voyage convoy attacked german destroyers searching edinburgh commander bulldog captain commander escorts destroyers germans drove germans hour battle bulldog lightly damaged shell splinters repaired june august assigned special escort division november escorted british ships participating allied landings north_africa returning repairs november december bulldog assigned escort december return home weather repairs december repairs completed january escorted convoys iceland months ship repair march april sailed escort duties nigeria gibraltar bulldog returned home october lengthy refit lasted november june began escort duties sank june august hull badly damaged collision frigate bay repairs lasted september resumed local convoy duties clyde flow required major machinery repairs november completion january bulldog escorted convoys plymouth ports rest war sailed german forces formally surrendered british representatives aboard ship ship placed category reserve transferred november reduced category reserve december bulldog approved scrapping december turned limited january | HMS Bulldog (H91) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7014_HMSRoyalOak(1892) | seven class pre dreadnought battleships built royal_navy 1890s completion initially placed reserve service returning briefly reserve ship assigned following year mediterranean_fleet remained returned home refit ship assigned home_fleet served flagship fleet second command reduced reserve taken service ship sold scrap early design description design royal sovereign class ships derived admiral class ironclad battleships greatly enlarged improve provide space secondary armament preceding class ironclad battleships ships displaced long tons normal load long tons deep load length perpendiculars feet overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches crew consisted officers ratings royal powered pair cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines driving shaft engines designed produce total indicated horsepower maximum speed knots mph steam provided cylindrical boilers forced draught ships carried maximum long tons coal gave range nautical miles speed knots mph main armament consisted breech loading inch guns mounted twin gun barbettes fore aft superstructure gun provided rounds secondary armament consisted quick firing inch guns rounds gun carried ships sixteen pounder dozen pounder hotchkiss guns fitted defence torpedo boats pounders upper fighting removed remaining light guns lower fighting tops main deck followed royal sovereign class ships mounted seven inch torpedo tubes removed armour scheme similar waterline belt compound armour protected area barbettes inch belt feet long total height feet inches feet water transverse bulkheads inches thick closed ends belt belt inch steel armour closed inch transverse bulkheads barbettes protected compound armour ranging thickness inches casemates inch guns protected armour equally thick deck armour ranged inches walls forward conning tower inches thick aft conning tower protected inch plates construction career royal sovereign class ordered supplement normal naval estimates named tree king charles_ii hid sixth ship serve royal_navy ship laid shipyard floated drydock november arrived october fitting completed sea trials june cost completion placed reserve portsmouth years later january service formed response rising tensions europe following germany kaiser telegram support boer government squadron disbanded november ship returned reserve portsmouth recommissioned march service mediterranean_fleet relieve battleship departed portsmouth march arrived malta april relieved battleship departed mediterranean arrived plymouth portsmouth following day paid june soon moved refit casemates provided inch upper deck guns february recommissioned portsmouth service home_fleet battleship crew nucleus summer participated combined exercises atlantic involving home_fleet mediterranean april operating home_fleet isles sister ship revenge bottoms lightly damaged struck sunken wreck flagship home_fleet second command relieving sister took annual maneuvers july august march paid portsmouth crew transferred battleship following day ship recommissioned skeleton crew service newly formed reserve home refit chatham explosion small arms magazine killed injured july participated manoeuvres crew transferred battleship ocean recommissioned new nucleus crew serve emergency reserve ship chatham unit took annual maneuvers coast portugal eastern atlantic june july january recommissioned reserve devonport nucleus crew april reserve ships nucleus crews devonport formed relieved sister parent ship division june turn relieved duty sister november ship taken service december towed battleship august sold january subsequently broken ferry | HMS Royal Oak (1892) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7057_HMSHowe(32) | pennant number british king class battleships royal_navy built laid june launched april originally named changed howe admiral howe completed august building time extended needed war supplies diverted work higher priority construction repair merchant ships escort ships like sister ship howe spend career arctic providing cover russian convoys howe took bombarded naval base support allied invasions king george howe escorted surrendered italian battleships alexandria howe sent pacific attached task force provided naval allied landings okinawa april following end war howe spent years flagship portland placed reserve battleship marked disposal sold scrap completely broken construction aftermath world war drawn effort stop arms race developing britain japan france italy united_states treaty limited number ships nation allowed build capped capital ships tons restrictions extended treaty london mid-1930s japan italy withdrawn treaties british concerned lack modern battleships navy result admiralty ordered construction new battleship class king george class provisions treaty london effect king george designed main armament class limited inch guns prescribed instruments battleships built time adhere treaty soon apparent british signatories treaty ignoring requirements late change design class laid keel howe ship king george class laid june shipyard originally named admiral commander british battlecruiser squadron battle jutland changed admiral howe launched april completed august carried improved anti aircraft armament radar equipment result lessons learned world war design howe displaced long tons built long tons fully loaded overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches designed metacentric height feet inch normal load feet inch deep load ship powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shafts steam provided admiralty drum water tube boilers normally delivered shaft horsepower produce shp emergency gave howe speed knots mph ship carried long tons fuel oil carried long tons diesel oil long tons reserve feed water long tons freshwater speed howe range nautical miles knots mph armament howe mounted inch vii guns inch guns mounted twin turret forward quadruple turrets forward aft guns elevated degrees depressed degrees training arcs turret degrees turret degrees turret degrees training hydraulic drives rates degrees second respectively gun broadside weighed pounds fired seconds secondary armament consisted inch guns mounted twin mounts weighing tons maximum range guns degrees shell anti aircraft ceiling feet guns elevated degrees depressed degrees nominal rate fire rounds minute practice guns fire seven rounds minute commissioning main secondary batteries howe carried inch viii anti aircraft guns guns operational history home_fleet howe joined home_fleet august building time extended owing urgent demands industry like sister ship spend early years combat career arctic waters covering convoys bound russia december howe sister ship king george provided distant cover convoy safely arrived january howe king george provided distant cover convoy march helped recover ships sunk howe transferred gibraltar king george operation allied invasion sicily battleships alabama substituted absence home_fleet british ships shelled naval base july based pair offered cover operation allied landings setting september september howe king george escorted surrendered italian battleships alexandria end october howe king george returned britain end year howe underwent long overhaul devonport number alterations anti aircraft armament increased changes radar watertight integrity stern improved modifications accomplished officers crew quarters operations tropical climates included changes extensive use air conditioning equipment pacific operations august howe arrived ceylon join eastern fleet modern british battleship deployed eastern waters loss prince wales december howe action quickly providing cover carrier based air operations targets sumatra december moved sydney sailed flag waving visit february howe king george sailed sydney begin operations earnest pacific theatre carriers cruisers destroyers task force major undertaking task force redesignated operation offshore support landings got way april force subjected sporadic japanese attacks ships emerged unscathed actions howe anti aircraft batteries succeeded shooting attacking plane ships principal roles air defence land bombardment carried accurately particularly howe anti aircraft installations island half way okinawa post war week june howe sydney immediately decided send refit saw remainder war relocated portsmouth january howe placed reserve towed devonport ordered scrapped howe towed broken royal_navy presented ship bell edinburgh reported parts gun turrets exist having nuclear laboratory career howe refitted occasions bring equipment date artefacts ship bell inscribed hms howe preserved edinburgh | HMS Howe (32) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7071_HMSCardiff(D58) | hms cardiff hms cardiff class light cruiser built royal_navy world war ships sub class spent career flagship assigned grand_fleet war ship participated second battle bight late cardiff briefly deployed baltic late supporting forces british campaign baltic russian civil war transferred mediterranean_fleet early spent rest year adriatic_sea early ship black_sea supporting whites cardiff spent rest time world wars overseas reserve ship played minor role world war initially assigned training ship late continued role rest war cardiff sold scrap early subsequently broken design description class cruisers intended escort fleet defend enemy destroyers attempting close torpedo range sub class slightly larger improved version preceding sub class ships feet inches long overall beam feet inches mean draught feet inches displacement long tons normal long tons deep load cardiff powered geared parsons steam turbines driving propeller shaft produced total shaft horsepower turbines steam generated yarrow boilers gave speed knots mph carried long tons tons fuel oil ship crew officers ranks main armament class ships consisted inch guns mounted identical number layout considerably improved moving gun bridge fore funnel superfiring position forward gun wider firing arc old position aft rear funnel stern gun superfiring gun inch cwt anti aircraft guns positioned abreast fore funnel torpedo armament identical torpedo tubes twin mounts broadside class protected waterline belt thick protective deck thick steering gear walls conning tower thickness inches construction career cardiff second ship serve royal_navy ordered march april repeat war programme ship laid shipyard july launched april completed june flagship 6th grand_fleet following month cardiff participated second battle bight november successful attempt british intercept german forces clearing british minefields north_sea 6th screened light courageous class battlecruisers 1st cruiser squadron battle 1st light cruiser squadron british lost german smoke screen laid german light cruisers pursued ships battle inflicted little damage poor visibility caused german smoke cardiff fired ship squadron hit german ships hit times killing seven crewmen wounding thirteen lightly damaged based scapa_flow ship spent remainder war escorting convoys training northern portion north_sea november war cardiff honour leading german high seas fleet forth interned days later 6th command rear admiral ordered baltic_sea support attempted secure independence russia half sister destroyers ship bombarded positions east estonia december brought russian offensive halt destroyed bridge connecting russia day starboard gun given 6th recalled early january arrived january cardiff arrived portsmouth january begin refit lasted february conning tower removed time bridge enlarged march sailed malta join squadron renumbered 3rd light cruiser squadron 3rd assigned mediterranean_fleet ship arrived days later squadron assigned duties adriatic cardiff spent time visiting adriatic ports malta flagship rear admiral september january ship constantinople cardiff arrived admiral hope concurred decision evacuate city face advancing ship departed city day returned february hope assumed command british forces city late march ship stationed whites forced evacuate november november cardiff picked emperor austria king hungary wife romania conveyed exile portuguese island arrived november ship present great fire year later mid september close end turkish war remained mediterranean went home lengthy refit cardiff time mediterranean fitted pair pounder guns original foot exchanged foot models assigned flagship 6th ship returned home month replaced half sister flagship july following year transferred flagship participated silver jubilee fleet review king george july cardiff present ship considered conversion anti aircraft cruiser june programme delays caused conversion pushed month later cardiff recommissioned service 5th cruiser squadron ship departed hong_kong april placed reserve second world war day war september cardiff assigned 12th searching returning german merchant ships north norwegian seas days later assigned patrol gaps late november searched german battleships sank armed merchant cruiser 23rd june cardiff tasked suppress german artillery batteries overlooking prevent firing british ships evacuated troops longer visible sea ship arrived cruiser received wounded men coaster cameo returned portsmouth cardiff converted use gunnery training ship october served capacity rest war ship fitted millimeter light guns type surface search radar april late type long range search radar fitted cardiff paid september sold scrap young january ship broken scotland arrived march | HMS Cardiff (D58) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7196_HMSPerseus(R51) | class light fleet aircraft carrier built royal_navy world war ship initially named renamed admiralty decided convert aircraft maintenance carrier completed end world war trip australia late year return early placed reserve ship recommissioned serve trials ship steam catapult development test launches conducted catapult removed converted use ferry carrier transport aircraft troops equipment overseas reduced reserve sold scrap design description construction class carriers intended meet shortage naval flight decks design based class modified permit rapid construction commercial yards completed original design success maintenance aircraft carrier prompted modification ship whilst construction aircraft maintenance ship aircraft overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet deep load displaced long tons standard load ship sets parsons geared steam turbines drove propeller shaft steam supplied admiralty drum water tube boilers operating pressure psi kpa cm2 turbines designed total shaft horsepower gave speed knots mph ship carried long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph order maximize space workshops stores ship arresting gear catapult fitted facilities required flying operations removed large added port island rear flight deck ship single hangar feet inches high aircraft transported flight deck aircraft lifts elevators measured feet large cranes mounted flight deck aircraft stores flight deck ship carried small self propelled allow aircraft transferred ships shore facilities bulk petrol storage consisted imperial gallons gal ship crew totalled plus aircraft repair department aircraft undergo maintenance functional equipment tests carried aboard hangar deck components repaired board work carried workshops engine repair component repair ships accompany maintenance carrier ship equipped quadruple mounts millimetre pounder gun gun mounts elevate maximum viii pounder gun fired millimetre pound shell muzzle velocity distance yards gun rate fire approximately rounds minute fitted single mounts fired pound shell muzzle velocity rate fire rounds minute maximum range yards guns mounted flight deck hull like half sisters completed aircraft carriers mount provided separate fire control director fitted type gunnery radar ordered march laid newcastle january launched march ship renamed july decision convert aircraft maintenance ship completed october service arrived portsmouth october end world war begin working sailed november australia arrived sydney december time charge winding air train supported ship departed melbourne march carrying load aircraft return united_kingdom arrived placed reserve fitted experimental steam catapult catapult placed carrier existing flight deck port island removed accommodate launches catapult beginning wheeled dead loads gradually increasing weight moving aircraft wings truncated reduce ability final tests manned aircraft type flown ship arrived philadelphia january demonstrate catapult united_states_navy launches manned aircraft british americans arrived portsmouth march catapult removed remaining maintenance equipment removed converted use ferry carrier december ship carried squadron singapore arriving january arrived portsmouth february embarked transferred royal_navy terms norfolk virginia march arrived norfolk load remaining aircraft april fitted temporary seating june important persons press elizabeth_ii later year trip transporting troops equipment far_east january squadron second line unit flew aboard conduct trials anti submarine version helicopter successful squadron redesignated squadron ferried malta april ship continued deliver relief supplies singapore intended korea reduced reserve return july admiralty intended convert submarine depot ship towed belfast begin work defence white paper caused conversion cancelled ship towed await decision ship disposition sold scrap towed port glasgow begin demolition | HMS Perseus (R51) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7294_Invincible-classbattlecruiser | invincible class battlecruiser invincible class battlecruisers built royal_navy entered service world battlecruisers admiral sir john fisher man sponsored construction world big gun warship new breed warship armoured cruiser battleship armament high speed combination allow chase ships allowing run powerful designs design philosophy prove successful able use speed run smaller weaker ships classic example invincible sank german armoured cruisers sms virtually loss despite numerous hits german ships successful standing main line battle faced enemy battleships example loss invincible magazine explosion battle jutland explosion owed flaws british ammunition handling practices exposed numerous charges fire turret flaws design ship surviving ships uneventful time rest war conducting patrols north_sea high_seas_fleet forbidden risk losses reserve early sold scrapping december design admiral fisher appointed sea lord october pushed early december decision arm armoured cruiser inch guns speed knots mph shortly convened committee designs investigate report requirements future ships nominally independent served decisions criticism fisher ability consider options decided admiralty fisher appointed members committee president committee meeting february decided outline design fast armoured cruiser turn approved board march minor changes reduction anti torpedo boat armament eighteen guns general characteristics invincible class ships formally known armoured cruisers redesignated battlecruisers admiralty order november unofficially number designations including cruiser battleship dreadnought cruiser battle cruiser significantly larger armoured cruiser predecessors class overall length beam draft deep load displaced long tons load long tons deep load nearly long tons earlier ships propulsion early design process thought power ships traditional vertical triple expansion steam engines persuaded adopt parsons steam turbines required fewer boilers power easier protect damage compact engines kept waterline addition significantly lighter reliable older design direct drive turbines use significant ran relatively high speed required small diameter fine pitch propellers large blade area adversely affected low speeds parsons problem suggestion fitting powerful astern turbines shafts increase reversing turbines needed additional solution fit twin balanced inner shaft contrast single central rudder earlier ships greatly increased effectiveness rudder substantially decreased turning circle comparison earlier ships size paired sets parsons turbines housed separate engine rooms set consisted high pressure ahead astern turbine driving shaft low pressure ahead astern turbine driving inner shaft cruising turbine coupled inner shaft eventually disconnected shaft drove propeller feet diameter turbines designed produce total shaft horsepower reached nearly shp trials designed speed knots knots trials maintained average speed knots days passage north_atlantic august steam plant consisted yarrow invincible large tube boilers arranged boiler rooms maximum approximately long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate fuel capacity ships steam nautical miles speed knots armament carried inch guns powered twin turrets invincible mounted guns electrically driven turrets turrets mounted fore aft identified respectively turrets mounted amidships second funnels identified turret mounted port normally faced forward turret mounted starboard normally faced aft turrets forward enabling fire limited arc starboard likewise fire limited arc port guns mounted british hms dreadnought lord nelson class class brief period firepower nations battleships guns initially depressed elevated turrets modified allow elevation world war fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity provided maximum range armour piercing shells elevation range extended aerodynamic slightly heavier shells rate fire guns rounds minute ships total rounds wartime shells gun ships secondary armament initially intended consist eighteen inch guns firing trials old destroyer showed gun little chance stopping destroyer torpedo boat got close fire torpedoes originally intended pounder guns exchanged sixteen guns early construction process positioned superstructure turret roofs open mounts expected manned ship ship engagement daylight turret roof guns transferred superstructure total number guns reduced remaining guns enclosed casemates given blast shields time better protect gun crews weather enemy action guns mounts maximum depression maximum elevation fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity provided maximum range common pointed shells rate fire rounds minute guns replaced inch guns elevate fired pound shells muzzle velocity maximum range rate fire rounds minute iii guns replaced inch vii guns guns elevate fired pound shells muzzle velocity gave maximum range rate fire rounds minute additional gun fitted april anti aircraft gun mounted high angle mounting maximum elevation reduced charge muzzle velocity earlier anti aircraft guns included pounder hotchkiss gun high angle mounting maximum elevation invincible carried theirs november august fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity rate fire rounds minute provided maximum range maximum effective anti aircraft range fitted single inch cwt gun high angle mount aft end superstructure maximum depression maximum elevation fired pound shell muzzle velocity rate fire rounds minute maximum effective ceiling gray quote additional seven maxim guns confirmed inch submerged torpedo tubes mounted stern fourteen torpedoes carried fire control spotting tops head fore main masts controlled fire main guns data foot rangefinder input mechanical computer electrically transmitted vickers range located station located beneath spotting converted range data use guns target data recorded plotting table assist gunnery officer predicting movement target gun turret transmission equipment turrets spotting tops connected combination firing trials hero revealed system vulnerability gunfire spotting hit twice large splinter severed voice pipe running mast guard possibility turret fitted foot rangefinder rear turret roof equipped control entire main armament fire control technology advanced quickly years immediately preceding world war development advance combined functions range clock simplified version fitted important development director firing system consisted fire control director mounted high ship electrically provided gun data turrets turret crewmen follow director officer fired guns simultaneously aided spotting shell effects roll shells invincible battlecruiser receive system refit april august installation interrupted outbreak war fully working battle november didn receive systems immediately battle jutland protection armour protection given waterline belt measured inches amidships slightly half thickness dreadnought inches belt inches thick roughly fore aft inch gun turrets reduced inches fore turret bow extend aft rear turret inch bulkhead met barbette turret fully armoured citadel gun turrets barbettes protected armour turret roofs cemented armour thickness main deck base barbettes crown base rear conning tower crown base forward conning tower lower deck armour flat inches thick slope aft rear turret increased protect steering gear sides forward conning tower thick rear walls rear conning tower inches thick roof floor conning towers armour inches thick communication tubes signal tower immediately aft forward conning tower inches mild steel torpedo bulkheads inch thickness fitted abreast magazines shell rooms krupp cemented armour mentioned aircraft surviving carried flying ramps fitted turrets platform canvas hangar protect aircraft weather construction ordered time dreadnought naval programme following table gives build details purchase cost members invincible class whilst standard british practice time costs exclude armament stores reason cost quoted class includes armament estimated cost including guns early career ships entered service second half initially invincible assigned home_fleet took prince wales later king george celebrations canada joining home_fleet invincible electrically driven turrets proved failure despite lengthy converted hydraulic power refit early enormous cost situation bad gunnery trials october captain royal_navy gunnery school described operation order given train turret elevate run gun necessary push button switch result flash blue flame fill turret invincible england newer formed nucleus mediterranean_fleet served flagship november mediterranean naval action world war took place british pursued german warships outbreak war world war accompanied command admiral sir encountered battlecruiser light cruiser morning august headed east bombardment french port britain germany war turned shadow germans headed battlecruisers problems boilers able break contact reached morning 5th time war declared german invasion belgium admiralty order respect italian neutrality stay outside mile limit italian coast entrance passage observe port directly stationed northern exit expecting germans break west attack french troop transports light cruiser gloucester southern exit sent better positioned react german sortie germans sortied august headed east constantinople trailed gloucester expecting turn west kept battlecruisers malta shortly midnight august set sail knots spotted hours earlier received incorrect signal admiralty stating britain war austria war declared august order hours later followed standing orders guard adriatic austrian break attempt seek finally august given clear orders chase passed 7th steering north east believe heading dardanelles resolved guard exit unaware intend come remained mediterranean blockade dardanelles ordered home august november churchill ordered british attack dardanelles following opening hostilities turkey russia attack carried french pre dreadnought battleships intention attack test fortifications measure turkish response results encouraging minute bombardment single shell struck magazine fort tip gallipoli peninsula displacing destroying guns killing turkish soldiers significant consequence attention turks drawn strengthening defences set expanding field attack actually took place formal declaration war britain ottoman_empire didn happen november ordered return england december joined 2nd battle bight invincible action battlecruiser force command admiral battle bight operation august ships originally intended distant support british cruisers destroyers closer german coast case large units high_seas_fleet sortied response british attacks turned south speed british light forces failed schedule rising tide meant german capital ships able clear bar mouth jade estuary brand new light cruiser crippled earlier battle fire light cruisers battlecruisers mist able duck evade fire remained visible quickly crippled fire squadron distracted task finishing sudden appearance elderly light cruiser directly turned pursuit reduced hulk range yards turned north general signal retire time invincible trailing main body battlecruisers opened fire fired rounds misses main body encountered crippled shortly turning north sunk lion rear admiral destroyed german german commanded admiral november response admiralty ordered squadron sent destroy germans squadron command admiral sir consisted invincible flag departed november cruisers rocks coast brazil 26th departed following day reached port stanley morning december making voyage atlantic wished destroy radio station port stanley sent armoured cruiser light cruiser harbour clear british warships morning december spotted pre dreadnought grounded defend town wireless station didn receive signal little expecting engagement ships furthermore armoured cruiser cornwall light cruiser bristol engines repair armed merchant cruiser patrolling outer harbour entrance armoured cruiser kent anchored outer harbour scheduled relieve germans weren expecting resistance guns caused sheer planned bombardment wireless station fall main body ships didn sortie harbour retreating german ships southwest horizon fresh dry dock knots mph advantage ships bottoms limited speeds knots mph best light cruiser ships opened fire range dropped yards invincible opened fire shortly ships began leipzig range closed yards ordered squadron separate ordered light cruisers turn southwest armoured cruisers turned north east cover retreat german ships opened fire scored hit sms hit invincible shell burst belt armour sides fired rapidly half hour engagement opened range little ships outside effective range german guns british gunnery poor period scoring hits rounds fired primary cause smoke guns funnels british germans gun invincible turret jammed action thirty minutes turned south hope british vision obscured opened range yards british saw course change futile british battlecruisers gave chase knots mph minutes later british opened fire yards minutes later turned east battle time strategy close range british ships bring secondary armament play successful guns able open fire maximum elevation course smoke bothered sides multiple hits regardless germans failed detonate hit insignificant area contrary starboard engine room action ordered ships wakes gain advantage turned northwest attempt cross british actually bring undamaged starboard guns bear port action british continued hit regularly time ceased fire survivors slowed earlier damage battered hour half invincible ranges yards despite damage crew continued fire ceased firing ready order cease fire ammunition freed shot british continued pound captain given order slowly capsized british able rescue men invincible fired inch shells respectively battle hit times invincible hit times bow compartments flooded hit waterline abreast turret flooded coal bunker temporarily given list man killed wounded aboard battlecruisers battle january force german battlecruisers command admiral sortied clear british fishing boats small craft collect intelligence german movements british reading coded messages sailed intercept larger force british battlecruisers command admiral included contact initiated 24th british light cruiser spotted german light cruiser sms germans spotted force hipper ordered turn south knots mph believing ships saw northwest british battleships increased speed maximum speed knots mph british battlecruisers ordered battlecruisers speed catch germans escape managed exceed knots mph recognised performance signal despite achievement slowest ships gradually fell newer faster battlecruisers heavily damaged fire battlecruisers speed dropped knots mph steering gear jammed ordered attack combination mistake flag lieutenant signalling heavy damage flagship lion knocked radio caused smoke obscure signal couldn communicate ships rest battlecruisers turned away hipper main body engaged fired shells capsized sank end battle ordered tow lion port engines knocked failing number times beneath waterline took day half speeds knots battle invincible repaired refitted gibraltar invincible sailed england joined arrived dardanelles january replaced flagship mediterranean_fleet bombarded turkish fortifications february start little effect march results line british ships march attempted suppress turkish guns minefields swept moderately damaged turkish gunfire seriously damaged probably size blew large hole starboard bow flooded forward torpedo flat drowning men beached island prevent sinking taken long tons water temporarily repaired feet hole sailed malta escorted april nearly worked loose heavy weather route towed stern hours repaired repair malta early june sailed home reached june joined 3rd end year british battlecruiser force organised squadrons 3rd consisting invincible class ships command rear admiral hood invincible 1st 3rd sortied response german bombardment april failed locate german ships heavy weather return home invincible rammed patrol yacht bow embedded invincible partially invincible speed reduced knots mph flooding forced haul line proceed independently repairs lasted battle jutland end 3rd battlecruiser squadron temporarily assigned grand_fleet gunnery practice entire grand_fleet admiral battlecruisers ordered sea prepare excursion german high seas fleet support rear admiral hood took battlecruisers ahead grand_fleet invincible intercepted radio message british light cruiser attached reporting sighting enemy cruisers reports seven enemy ships steering north hood interpreted attempt escape ordered increase speed steered east southeast cut fleeing ships minutes later invincible intercepted message reporting enemy battlecruisers sight later signals reporting engaging enemy south easterly course hood ordered speed course south southeast attempt converge british ships sight hood requested course position speed received reply hood continued course gunfire spotted direction light cruiser chester dispatched investigate gunfire flashes chester encountered light cruisers hipper badly damaged hood turned investigate able drive german cruisers away chester invincible opened fire followed minutes later german ships turned south firing torpedoes attempted find shelter mist turned invincible hit engine room knocked engines hit escorted light cruiser destroyers 2nd 9th 12th half flotilla attacked 3rd succession driven hood remaining light cruiser canterbury destroyers escort confused action germans launched torpedoes disabled destroyer shark gunfire having turned west close ships broadside oncoming torpedoes invincible turned north turned south present profile torpedoes torpedoes missed passed underneath invincible turned north helm jammed come stop fix problem quickly squadron reformed heading west grand fleet hood turned south lead battlecruisers hipper battlecruisers yards away immediately opened fire hipper flagship hit times quickly took hits lion invincible including hits waterline forward invincible ultimately doom invincible abruptly appeared clear target german ships fired invincible sank seconds inch shell struck invincible turret flash detonated magazines ship blew broke killing crew officers men including rear admiral hood remained company rest battle encountered hipper battlecruisers yards away sun setting opened fire hit times battlecruisers rescued pre dreadnought battleships british shifted fire new threat hit able turn career loss battlecruisers jutland led force reorganised squadrons 2nd jutland little significant naval activity routine patrolling thanks kaiser order ships allowed sea assured victory end war saw end older vessels remaining invincible class ships sent paid march end war chile began seeking additional ships navy april chile bought canada destroyers ordered chile prior war outbreak british war planned expansion included secret negotiations acquire leaked press major erupted chile visible came block officers navy publicly opposed possible purchase instead promoted new navy acquire submarines aircraft argued weapons cost country lengthy coastline better protection external threats ships bought reasons cost aircraft supporters hoping sold scrap december | Invincible-class battlecruiser | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7302_HMSCyclops(1871) | lead ship class monitors built royal_navy 1870s ships ordered satisfy demands local defence war scare pace construction slowed perceived threat war declined ship spent career reserve sustained period commission months russo turkish war british trying force russians end war allowing seize constantinople sold scrap design description class ships modified versions class ships length perpendiculars feet beam feet draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons crew consisted officers men ships cylinder inverted compound steam engines driving single propeller shaft engines produced total indicated horsepower december ship sea trials gave maximum speed knots mph carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ships mounted inch rifled muzzle loading guns twin gun turrets fore aft superstructure guns fire solid shot explosive shells mounted carriages hydraulic elevate guns class complete waterline belt wrought iron inches thick amidships inches ends superstructure conning tower fully armoured reason called inches wrought iron gun turrets inches faces inches sides rear vertical armour backed inches teak decks inches thick construction laid september london launched july commissioned january ship towed month proved lengthy fitting period completed cost build refit recommendation ships construction extend superstructure sides ship improve stability acted refitted 1880s refit strengthened upper decks added watertight bulkhead false keel quick firing pounder hotchkiss guns added torpedo boat defence machine guns increased crew approximately men added long tons displacement service ship completed lead ship class placed 1st class reserve completion ship sisters commissioned april august russo turkish war service admiral sir portland harbour paid chatham august refitted ships class participated annual fleet times like sisters placed non effective list january transferred sold july | HMS Cyclops (1871) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7431_Implacable-classaircraftcarrier | class aircraft carrier class aircraft carrier class aircraft carriers built royal_navy world war derived design class faster carried aircraft older ships initially assigned home_fleet completed attacked targets norway german battleship subsequently assigned ship pacific attacked japanese controlled oil sumatra route participated operation invasion okinawa march april arrival pacific delayed refit begin operations japanese june sister ships participated attacks japanese july august carrier chosen continue operations withdrew prepare operations early august japanese formal surrender september ferried allied troops prisoners war australia canada rest year sisters returned home rest year transport troops placed reserve training carrier home_fleet converted training ship reactivated service home_fleet relegated reserve year modified training ship sisters scheduled mid-1950s cancelled carrier queue ahead proved expensive lengthy sisters decommissioned sold scrap background description class origin improved version class aircraft carriers naval programme remaining long tons available allowed initial change increase carriers speed knots mph required addition fourth steam turbine associated propeller shaft additional weight machinery meant reductions armour hangar deck bulkheads ends hangar time director naval construction developing different modified design design carry additional dozen aircraft total lower hangar incorporated additional machinery initial design sacrifice armour hangar height initially planned feet inches upper hangar accommodate new torpedo bomber feet lower hangar accommodate taller amphibious aircraft later change policy raised upper hangar height feet design submitted august approved november april lower hangar height reduced feet compensate hangar armour inches idea carrying amphibians hangar abandoned class ships feet inches long overall feet waterline beam feet inches waterline draught feet deep load ships significantly overweight displaced long tons deep load complement approximately officers enlisted men metacentric heights feet light load feet deep load completed ships parsons geared steam turbines driving shaft steam supplied admiralty drum boilers turbines designed produce total shp maximum speed knots mph sea trials ships reached speeds knots mph shp class carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph foot armoured flight deck maximum width feet cables crash aircraft catapult lifts designed handle aircraft pounds weight carriers fitted cables aft designed stop landing speeds knots mph backed crash prevent landing aircraft crashing aircraft parked ship bow case damage rear flight deck class ships mounted additional forward cables permit aircraft land bow single hydraulic catapult fitted forward flight deck launch pound aircraft knots mph lighter aircraft launched maximum speed knots mph ships equipped lifts forward measured feet served upper hangar aft lift feet served upper hangar feet long lower hangar feet long uniform width feet height feet storage fighters post war aircraft helicopters case fire upper hangar divided fire lower hangar fire curtain designed aircraft use permanent deck park allowed class accommodate aircraft crewmen maintenance personnel facilities needed support additional aircraft housed lower hangar ships provided imperial gallons gal aviation gasoline approximately sorties aircraft armament electronics armour ships main armament consisted sixteen quick firing inch dual purpose guns powered twin gun turrets hull unlike class ships roofs gun turrets flat flush flight deck gun maximum range yards elevation ceiling feet light anti aircraft defences included mounts pounder anti aircraft guns flight deck forward island aft island port hull single quadruple pounder mount fitted port hull pounder gun maximum range yards ships fitted approximately varying numbers single twin gun mounts guns maximum range yards replaced guns ships transferred shell unlikely destroy hit ship gun maximum range yards additional quadruple mounts added joined war exchanged guns april sisters guns inch guns controlled fire control directors mounting type gunnery radar directors positioned flight deck fore aft island island aft funnel fourth director port hull flight deck director sent data keeping clock fire control system gunnery calculations provided director carried range type gunnery radar class ships radar suite readily available fitted type surface search height finding radar bridge type target indicator radar foremast ships probably carried type type early warning radars based radars fitted aboard class carrier victorious late war class ships flight deck protected inches armour sides designed inches thick protect hangar low level attacks pound semi armour piercing bombs supposedly inches late design process cost reducing height lower hangar naval historian wrote ironically appears ships actually built inch armour ends protected inch bulkheads armour hangar deck ranged inches thickness waterline armour belt inches thick covered central portion ship form armoured citadel belt closed inch transverse bulkheads fore aft underwater defence system layered system air filled compartments class estimated able resist pound explosive charge magazines inch guns lay outside armoured citadel protected inch roofs inch sides inch ends planned tentatively scheduled following victorious draft staff requirements drawn july included combining single inch hangar strengthening flight deck aircraft handling equipment deal pound aircraft lifts feet adding gallery deck hangar flight deck accommodate additional personnel required addition steam increase aviation fuel imperial gallons gal desired improvements new boilers increase endurance space latest radars replacement anti aircraft armament british version gun mounts guns october estimated completion date victorious year past initial estimate april scheduled begin april completion director pointed existing schedules prevented beginning earlier april cruisers guided missile test ship delayed controller navy asked time cost reconstruction reduced minimum modifications expensive involved structural alterations controller ordered director plan rebuilding june december protested limited require quarters structural work original plan shortage skilled workers insufficient victorious delay work ships order reduce structural work requirement replace boilers cancelled ship receive existing radars instead systems development january ship new armament finalized twin gun mounts mounts months later admiralty decided victorious fleet carrier experience showed process longer cost ships construction service ships originally planned carrier included naval programme delayed year government construction ships forward lift enlarged non folding aircraft like early models flight deck widened abreast forward lift splinter protection added seven diesel generators watertight compartment changes increased ships displacement long tons deep load construction suspended favour escorts needed carriers launched days embarked portions air wing training late august assigned home_fleet october scapa_flow working joined ships searching week later spotted battleship near subsequently successfully attacked targets norway late october carrier arrived participated norwegian coast sinking warships merchant ships damaging german submarine november december provided air cover operations attacked german shipping norwegian coast december began refit preparatory transfer included light armament refit completed march ship embarked enlarged air wing aircraft torpedo bombers largest number aircraft aboard british carrier time arrived sydney australia joined carriers 1st aircraft carrier squadron 1st return invasion okinawa june june carrier attacked japanese naval base working carriers ship sailed 1st july rendezvous american carriers task force japanese home island days later british carriers began flying sorties japanese targets july aircraft departing area august flew sorties arrived sydney august spent rest year allied prisoners war soldiers australia canada january sister ships number port visits australia new_zealand ship refitted sydney preparation return home june deck landing training carrier home_fleet temporarily trials carrier october air group ready refitted october december preparation service home_fleet flagship embarked squadron april flagship admiral sir april squadron flew deck later year air group augmented squadron placed reserve september slowly converted training ship addition extra accommodation classrooms including addition flight deck recommissioned january flagship present elizabeth_ii june months later ferried battalion troops response crisis british decommissioned september sold breaking october conducting builder trials landed aboard march piloted lieutenant landing twin engined carrier working ship assigned home_fleet early july air group july participated operation mascot attack german smoke screens following month aircraft provided air cover operations attacked targets norway assigned series attacks late august failed significantly damage battleship assigned november arrived ceylon december joined 1st carriers attacked oil sumatra january operation operation sailing sydney prepare operations pacific joined march attacked airfields south okinawa beginning march preparations operation operations british carrier hit penetrated combat air patrol cap struck base island april bomb carried detonate limited casualties men killed wounded damage ship minimal flight deck operation thirty minutes later okinawa secured arrived sydney june delayed rejoining operations required repairs machinery departed july reached coast japan days later aircraft began attacking targets july withdrew planned august prepare operation olympic invasion scheduled november ships remained represent britain end operations ship aircraft flew missions august missions shot losing gunner shot japanese aircraft aircraft continued fly cap flew reconnaissance missions looking allied prisoners war arrived sydney september began refit lasted november touring australia new_zealand arrived march modified accommodate passengers ferried troops australia ceylon singapore america rest year placed reserve beginning ship modified use training ship recommissioned service decommissioned october towed june listed disposal sold scrap september subsequently broken list ships second world war list ship classes second world war | Implacable-class aircraft carrier | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7869_HMSGrenville(H03) | flotilla leader class destroyers built royal_navy mid-1930s spent pre war period mediterranean_fleet ship transferred british isles escort shipping local waters shortly beginning world war january struck outside thames estuary sank loss crew description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided yarrow fired water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began service history ordered ship laid glasgow september launched august completed july excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost aside brief period assigned 20th destroyer flotilla commissioning spent period flagship 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet spent months deployed spanish coast spanish civil war returning portsmouth brief overhaul june ship returned mediterranean given thorough refit portsmouth june july outbreak war september deployed mediterranean october sisters griffin grenade transferred arrived plymouth november grenade collided night november boiler room flooded repair dockyard devonport december ship repair flotilla transferred local patrol escort work rejoined december participated attempts intercept enemy shipping traffic dutch german north_sea coasts whilst returning missions january struck miles east seventy seven ship company killed ship sank | HMS Grenville (H03) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
7941_HMSEngadine(1911) | seaplane tender served royal_navy world war converted cross channel ship initially fitted temporary aerial reconnaissance bombing missions north_sea participated unsuccessful late began thorough conversion increased capacity aircraft transferred late participated battle jutland aircraft flew heavier air reconnaissance mission naval battle transferred mediterranean sold original owners resumed role sold philippine company renamed sunk heavy loss life december invasion philippines beginning pacific war description overall length feet beam feet mean draught feet inches displaced long tons deep load rated gross register tons grt ship sets direct drive steam turbines drove propeller shaft ship boilers generated steam produce shaft horsepower turbines designed speed knots mph carried tonnes long tons coal range nautical miles knots mph construction service laid brothers scotland shipyard fast chatham railway run ship launched september completed later year service admiralty august commissioned september modified handle canvas installed forward aft flight deck aircraft lowered sea takeoff recovered sea landing newly installed crew numbered officers enlisted men including aviation personnel completion modifications september assigned seaplane empress christmas day aircraft ships took housing seven successfully took attack inflicted little damage aircraft returned recovered crews safely recovered british submarine dutch notable member crew served instructor coastal navigation newly trained pilots managed extend duties include flying navigator observer participated raid mentioned despatches purchased february admiralty modified february march permanent aircraft hangar rear superstructure pair cranes mounted rear hangar water quick firing pounder cwt guns rounds vickers pounder anti aircraft guns rounds fitted self defence carried housed carrier aircraft wireless broken completion conversion rejoined july attempted launch aircraft river lure attacked attempted launch wrecked badly damaged transferred vice admiral based october later month carried trials high speed balloons gunnery observations generally served base ship fleet battle jutland attached 3rd light cruiser squadron commanded rear admiral carried short type baby aboard seat type intended observation fitted low power wireless intended shoot accompanied cruisers sortied evening intercept german high seas fleet time actually leading ships spot oncoming germans position vanguard dictated requirement smooth water successfully launch aircraft turbulent water ships wakes ruin attempt come complete stop aircraft prepare launch process took minutes anchor launch water fall main body fleet ordered search north northeast sailed turning north east find water lieutenant took type observer signalled spotted german cruisers destroyers ships leading battlecruisers vice admiral time heavier air aircraft carried reconnaissance enemy fleet action spot reports transmitted aircraft fuel line forced aircraft able repair signalled ready ordered taxi carrier surface aircraft reached ship hoisted aboard time pair destroyers ordered protect stationary reached attempted relay spot reports flagship flagship 5th unsuccessful trailed force run south time escorts detached reversed course run north long ton armoured cruiser warrior crippled numerous hits german battleships fell minutes later rudder jammed continued turn tight circles steam exhausted attempted tow jammed rudder prevented trained amidships making knots mph turbines making revolutions knots mph early following morning warrior progressive flooding worsened sinking captain ordered ship abandoned came alongside warrior guns hull waterline ship rolled moderate seas quickly officers enlisted men successfully smaller quickly distribute prevent seriously wounded men transferred man fell ships rescued orders bravery awarded class gold briefly living recipient transfer completed warrior sank shortly remained early transferred mediterranean_fleet based malta conducting anti submarine patrols remainder war postwar career sold original owners december resumed role cross channel ferry transferred british railroads consolidated passing hands ship broker sold philippines renamed sinking december left dock manila total darkness loaded filipino civilians seeking escape southern philippines war started estimated people board including approximately philippine soldiers americans philippine legislators hundreds college students traveling home schools closed aboard military supplies entire artillery complement owners ship failed inform navy patrol ship plan leave captain prior experience navigating mined entrance manila bay mines place july navy changed procedures day post near safe channel days previous guide boats sailed close island pass channel ship observed turning electrically controlled minefield officers posted army headquarters island recommended mines temporarily disarmed ship pass minefield number accounts state defense commander colonel ordered mines kept active entered minefield large explosion starboard vessel ship quickly began sink people trapped deck survivors stated ship sank quickly time large scale panic set illuminated scene aided rescue effort sailors squadron posted cove heard explosion left boats investigate boats arrived found survivors water able retrieve survivors seven rescued passengers later died injuries incident investigated japanese invasion later army officers reported remote mines set safety position immediately explosion occurred total number victims unknown estimated lost lives dead captain crew legislators american passengers time sinking significant maritime disaster philippine history greatest maritime disasters world occur result military naval action | HMS Engadine (1911) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8019_Minotaur-classcruiser(1906) | class cruiser class ship class armoured cruisers built decade twentieth century royal_navy initially served home_fleet generally cruiser squadrons flagship defence served flagship 1st cruiser squadron mediterranean shannon remained home flagship different squadrons world war began august defence participated pursuit german ships sms hunted german commerce raiders pacific indian oceans shannon remained grand_fleet home_fleet renamed entire war present battle jutland defence sunk heavy loss life surviving pair spent rest war assigned unsuccessfully searching german warships commerce raiders scrapped war design description class ships armoured cruisers built royal_navy significantly larger heavily armed predecessors armour reduced attempt compensate additional weight armament design criticized weakness wide dispersal inch turrets length ship described naval historian cruiser editions lord nelson class battleship class displaced long tons built long tons deep load defence overall length feet beam feet inches mean draught feet shannon foot beam foot draught sister ships evaluate theory faster proportions sisters class displaced long tons feet inches longer overall foot broader beam predecessors duke edinburgh class normal load metacentric height feet deep load feet designed carry officers enlisted men mustered ships powered pair cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft developed total indicated horsepower intended maximum speed knots mph engines powered water tube boilers working pressure psi kpa cm2 carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity ships steam nautical miles speed knots mph sea trials december designed speed reached knots ihp hour power test shannon proved slowest reached knots mph ihp trial days armament carried calibre inch guns compared earlier ships guns mounted twin powered turrets gave gun broadside guns elevation range fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity provided maximum range armour piercing shells rate fire guns rounds minute ships carried rounds gun secondary armament heavier older ships single powered turrets equipped calibre inch guns mounted guns depressed elevated shells maximum range pound projectiles fired muzzle velocity rounds minute gun provided rounds anti torpedo boat defence provided sixteen pounder cwt guns mounted tops inch gun turrets superstructure fore aft deck plan illustration fired inch pound projectiles muzzle velocity gave maximum range maximum elevation mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes broadside plus mounted stern armour armour class reduced compared earlier ships upper belt considered elimination main deck casemates eliminated transverse bulkheads connected waterline belt barbettes protected ships fire inch waterline armour belt krupp cemented armour extended past fore aft inch gun turrets lower edge feet waterline normal load forward armour inches feet bow reduced inches aft belt armour inches thick way stern addition engine cylinders protected armour plates inches thick faces primary gun turrets inches thick inch sides face armour inch turrets inches thick sides inches thick main barbettes protected seven inches armour ammunition armour inches lower main decks thickness lower deck ranged inches flat amidships inches slope connecting lower edge waterline belt length ship ends ship thickness deck armour increased inches sides forward conning tower inches thick rear conning tower inches thickness modifications funnels raised feet eliminate smoke interference bridge pounder fitted rear superstructure pounder quarterdeck guns high angle mounts anti aircraft defence reinforcing legs added foremast support weight fire control director shannon received director year year war reinforced foremast replaced stronger mast pounder moved forward turret ships careers sisters initially assigned home fleet commissioning shannon frequently serving flagship 5th 2nd flagship 2nd squadron flagship briefly joined defence transferred mediterranean end year serve flagship 1st cruiser squadron war began searched unsuccessfully pacific commerce raiding light cruiser indian_ocean transferred grand_fleet end flagship 7th assigned defence participated pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser rear admiral decided engage powerful guns heavier armour faster speed blockaded german ships inside dardanelles admiralty ordered ship october join rear admiral squadron searching german ships defence reached november received word admiral squadron destroyed days previously battle ship ordered south_africa escort troop convoy great_britain defence departed table bay cape_town december rejoined 1st cruiser squadron grand_fleet flagship arrival early sisters assigned grand_fleet flagship respective squadrons battle jutland 2nd 7th combined flagship battle 2nd fire guns contrast 1st cruiser squadron engaged close range german capital ships battle defence hit german ships caused aft inch magazine explode resulting fire spread ammunition passages adjacent inch magazines detonated turn ship exploded loss men board men killed shannon present attempted interception high_seas_fleet grand_fleet august combat occurred rest war ships assigned december sisters destroyers assigned patrol convoy route norway germans successfully destroyed convoy norwegian coast following day returned home spotted british ships able rescue survivors escort sole surviving ship convoy crippled destroyer scapa_flow sisters paid shannon temporarily training ship sold scrap shannon actually broken january | Minotaur-class cruiser (1906) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8077_HMSOcean(1862) | royal_navy prince consort class ironclads completed originally laid gun second rate ship line converted construction armoured frigate ship spent bulk career served flagship time return great_britain hull found partly rotten placed reserve sold scrap design description feet inch long perpendiculars beam feet inches ship draught feet inches forward feet inches aft displaced long tons ocean metacentric height feet meant rolled lot gun platform hull metal reduce crew consisted officers enlisted men propulsion ocean simple horizontal cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engine driving single propeller shaft steam provided rectangular boilers engine produced indicated horsepower ship sea trials june gave ship maximum speed knots mph ocean carried maximum long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph barque rigged masts sail area square feet best speed propeller disconnected sail knots mph yards added ship ocean given ship rig retained rest career armament ocean initially armed seven inch rifled muzzle loading guns guns mounted upper deck chase guns fore aft calibre seven inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell credited ability penetrate inches armour guns replaced inch rifled muzzle shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate inches wrought iron armour muzzle armour entire prince consort class ships upper deck level downwards protected wrought iron armour tapered inches ends inches amidships armour extended feet inches waterline small conning tower fitted upper deck amidships proved ship guns fired armour backed sides ship inches thick service history laid august wooden deck gun ship line admiralty ordered june lengthened feet cut deck converted armoured frigate price ship launched march commissioned july completed september ocean initially served channel_fleet immediately transferred mediterranean far_east arrived october armoured ship double cape good hope canvas voyage ocean set record having sailed nautical miles august cold boilers greatest distance covered sail power british ironclad ocean served years docking ship relieved old station flagship vice admiral took command new crew carried hms captain assumed command ship ocean relieved turn hms iron duke drew water pass suez_canal admiralty ordered return home cape good hope steam ship foul averaged knots voyage ocean lost lot time far_east bad state ship relegated dockyard reserve sold | HMS Ocean (1862) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8204_HMSAnne(1915) | 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) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8242_HMSAjax(1880) | hms ship class ironclad battleships built royal_navy 1870s completed immediately placed reserve ship commissioned time later year assigned coast guard ship scotland remained years reduced reserve taken service decade later ship sold scrap subsequently broken design description class designed shallow draught version preceding smaller cheaper unfortunately need imposed budgetary constraints produce smaller ship produced vessel shortcomings virtues ships length perpendiculars feet feet inches long overall feet shorter beam feet draught feet inches displaced long tons crew consisted officers ratings long tons class ships bad steered especially high speed added partially successful attempt problem class powered pair inverted vertical compound expansion steam engines built sons drove single propeller steam provided cylindrical boilers engines designed produce total indicated horsepower speed knots mph ships carried maximum long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph copied main armament layout turrets arranged turrets directly ahead theoretical practical damage muzzle blast turret mounted pair rifled muzzle loading inch guns shells weighed pounds gun weighed long tons guns muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle attack portion opponents class fitted pair rifled breech loading inch pounder guns defence torpedo boats carried quick firing guns ships mounted pair water inch torpedo launchers carry foot torpedo boat class copied armour scheme heavily armoured citadel ends sides unlike predecessor lacked remain afloat ends flooded citadel feet armour composed wrought iron plates inches inches thick separated backed inches teak waterline reducing waterline armoured thickness inches similar sandwich citadel closed fore aft transverse bulkheads inches thick water inches armoured deck inches thick bow stern turrets protected compound armour plates inches thick inch plates defended conning tower construction career fourth ship serve royal_navy named mythological hero ship laid march dockyard wales launched march wife dockyard captain superintendent completed march cost commissioned april assigned commanded admiral summer squadron evaluated weapons defences fortified harbour ireland torpedo boats threats august tensions russia subsided posted guard ship accidentally collided turret ship devastation portland compartment water received holes bow ship participated annual manoeuvres august shell exploded inch gun barrels september wounding man ship reduced reserve chatham dockyard inch pounder guns replaced inch guns reduced november sold castles scrap march subsequently broken | HMS Ajax (1880) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8348_HMSRoyalOak(1862) | prince consort class armoured frigate built royal_navy 1860s lead ship class described half sister ships different engine boiler arrangements like sisters converted ironclad wooden ship line construction ship spent career mediterranean_fleet briefly serving channel_fleet returned home refit instead placed reserve save money fourteen years later reserve sold scrap design description feet long perpendiculars beam feet inches ship draught feet inches forward feet inches aft displaced long tons tons low centre gravity meant rolled lot gun platform sailed sail steam crew consisted officers enlisted men propulsion simple horizontal cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engine built drove single propeller shaft steam provided rectangular boilers engine produced indicated horsepower ship sea trials june gave ship maximum speed knots mph steam carried maximum long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ship initially barque rigged masts sail area square feet yards added ship june given ship rig retained rest career propeller designed disconnected hoisted stern ship reduce drag sail rarely bulkhead surrounding holes flooded ship covers removed moderate sea reduce drag funnel lowered best speed propeller disconnected sail knots mph fastest british ironclad ship exceed best speed steam sail armament initially armed muzzle loading pounder guns main deck rifled breech loading armstrong seven inch pounder guns main deck served chase guns upper deck bow aft inch solid shot pounder gun weighed approximately pounds gun weighed pounds gun muzzle velocity range yards elevation seven inch shell pounder armstrong breech weighed pounds muzzle velocity elevation maximum range yards guns fire solid shot explosive shells ship original armament replaced refit seven inch inch rifled muzzle loading guns seven inch guns chase guns shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre seven inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell able penetrate inch armour armour entire prince consort class ships upper deck level downwards protected wrought iron armour tapered inches ends inches amidships armour extended feet inches waterline backed sides hull inches thick construction service named english oak tree king charles_ii hid escape defeat laid chatham dockyard gun class ship line ordered converted ironclad launched september ship commissioned april run trials completed price briefly served channel_fleet transferred mediterranean_fleet paid refit rejoined channel_fleet months accidentally rammed hms warrior heavy weather night august impact main boats starboard months later ship returned mediterranean present opening suez_canal november grounded outside egypt sustaining damage paid extensive refit portsmouth end instead laid economy measure fourth class reserve years longer worth repairing sold breaking september memorials block housing new development rochester riverside named ship | HMS Royal Oak (1862) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8358_HMSCaesar(1896) | majestic class pre dreadnought battleship royal_navy named roman military political leader ship built portsmouth dockyard starting keel laying march launched september commissioned fleet january armed main battery inch guns secondary battery inch guns ship speed knots mph served mediterranean_fleet brief stint channel_fleet resumed service organised channel_fleet time service home_fleet placed reserve following outbreak world war returned channel_fleet transferred north_america west indies station brief spell guard ship gibraltar served depot ship firstly mediterranean seas black_sea support naval operations role pre dreadnought battleships service outside united_kingdom returning england decommissioned sold scrap design feet long overall beam draft displaced tonnes long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted cylinder triple expansion engines powered coal fired cylindrical boilers oil fired models engines provided speed knots mph indicated horsepower considered handled easy roll suffered high fuel consumption crew officers enlisted men ship armed inch viii guns twin turrets forward aft turrets placed circular barbettes unlike sisters retained earlier pear shaped barbettes carried inch guns mounted casemates gun decks amidships carried sixteen pounder guns pounder guns equipped inch torpedo tubes submerged ship hull broadside deck mounted stern ships class inches harvey armour allowed equal protection cost weight compared previous types armour allowed sisters deeper lighter belt previous battleships loss protection barbettes main battery protected armour conning tower thickness steel sides ship armoured deck thick service history built portsmouth dockyard keel laying taking place march launched september completed january ship commissioned portsmouth january serve mediterranean fleet leaving mediterranean attached temporarily channel_fleet serve home waters departed united_kingdom mediterranean service undergoing refit malta captain appointed command december succeeding captain ended mediterranean service october paying portsmouth october begin refit refit completed commissioned portsmouth february relieve sister ship flagship channel_fleet channel_fleet result reorganisation january flagship relieved duty march 2nd flagship new channel_fleet home fleet prior reorganisation june collided sank barque afghanistan suffering significant damage bridge wings carried away boats net port badly damaged refitted devonport repair damage flagship home_fleet december relieved duty february transferred temporary flagship served role recommissioned service new home_fleet formed january service underwent refit devonport transferred temporarily serving flagship vice admiral 3rd april transferred devonport serve january rammed barque fog suffering damage march placed commissioned reserve nucleus crew outbreak world war august brought commission transferred 7th battle squadron channel_fleet squadron charged defence service helped transporting plymouth belgium covered passage england france september december detached 7th battle squadron transferred gibraltar serve guard ship gunnery training ship july transferred north_america serving guard ship gunnery training ship bermuda patrolling atlantic north_america service ended september transferred relieve old second class cruiser flagship senior naval officer british pre dreadnought serve flagship september went malta refit depot ship equipped repair shops leisure facilities recreation rooms reading rooms conversion completed took duties october depot ship january transferred egypt service depot ship june dardanelles transferred black_sea served depot ship british naval forces operating russian revolution service british pre dreadnought serve operationally overseas returned united_kingdom march paid devonport april placed disposal list sold british firm scrapping november german firm july towed devonport germany scrapped | HMS Caesar (1896) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8625_HMSYork(90) | york class heavy cruisers built royal_navy late 1920s served north_america west indies station world war early war ship escorted convoys atlantic participated york transferred mediterranean theatre late escorted convoys larger ships mediterranean_fleet wrecked attack italian explosive 10th flotilla bay crete march ship wreck salvaged scrapped design description york design based classes intended smaller cheaper better armoured easily distinguishable sister ship exeter straight masts funnels york angled rear addition york tall bridge designed clear aircraft catapult originally planned carried superfiring gun turret forward york displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers york carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch guns twin turrets secondary armament consisted inch anti aircraft guns single mounts york mounted single pounder light guns ship carried triple torpedo tube water mounts inch torpedoes york lacked waterline armor belt sides boiler engine rooms protected inches armour sides magazines protected inches armour transverse bulkheads end machinery rooms inches thick ends magazines inches thick lower deck machinery spaces steering gear thickness inches space weight reserved catapult seaplane fitted completed second catapult intended mounted turret deleted design construction service york laid launched july completed flagship 2nd cruiser squadron home fleet commissioning commanded captain served 8th north_america detached mediterranean_fleet second italo war returning outbreak war september ship transferred halifax nova scotia month convoy escort duties october york assigned force halifax active hunting commerce raiders protecting convoys briefly refitted bermuda october november returned great_britain thorough refit december completion february york assigned 1st cruiser squadron home fleet march ship intercepted german blockade runner near iceland scuttled crew captured early april york rest squadron assigned carry troops plan british plan invade norway troops disembarked april british learned imminent german invasion norway squadron command vice admiral joined bulk home_fleet sea april destroyer hms eclipse badly damaged air attack york detailed tow repairs ship light cruisers ferried 1st troops april york returned home april york ships evacuate british french troops french transports number british destroyers evening mediterranean august york assigned mediterranean_fleet joining alexandria late september escorting convoy cape good hope days later participated mediterranean_fleet escorted light cruisers hms gloucester ferried troops malta york sank disabled abandoned destroyer october destroyer engagement light cruiser previous evening month later york mediterranean_fleet executed operation complex series including ship escorted aircraft carrier aircraft attacked november days later york ferried british troops alexandria egypt greece november york rest covered small convoy malta mediterranean_fleet including york sortied december conduct air strikes italian shipping rhodes bombard early january ship escorted tanker flower class covered operations operation excess arrived alexandria january york returned early february operations italian shipping operation march protected troop convoys egypt greece fate york disabled bay crete italian explosive italian regia marina assault launched destroyers march old destroyers fitted special cranes operate assault craft entered bay led attacked targets pairs york second tanker ship anchor attacking boats problems mechanical human extreme temperature conditions successfully attacked targets packed kilogram charges bows struck york amidships flooding boiler rooms engine room british seamen killed italian sailors survived attack fell british hands ship run aground prevent sinking submarine supply electrical power operate cruiser guns anti aircraft defence later severely damaged air attack towed away repairs damage inflicted german bombers ship damaged repair main guns wrecked demolition charges allies began evacuate crete york wreck salvaged february towed broken beginning march | HMS York (90) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8749_HMSKempenfelt(I18) | hms hms class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s flotilla leader saw service home_fleet world war ship deployments spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict transferred renamed world war served convoy escort battle atlantic sinking german submarine anti submarine patrols invasion normandy employed troop transport day returning canadian servicemen decommissioned sold scrap ran aground towed breakers broken design construction displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided yarrow water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence single inch cwt gun funnels millimetre pounder guns mounted aft end forecastle deck inch gun removed pounders relocated funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge fitted capacity depth charges world war began increased depth charges delivered rails throwers changes armament war dates roughly assigned replacement ship rear torpedo tube mount pounder gun pounders exchanged quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun later gun removed allow depth charge increased depth charges gun later removed pounder place increased depth charge capacity later changes included fitting split mortar gun exchanging quadruple calibre vickers machine guns mounted funnels guns addition guns platform ship director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar type short range surface search radar added radio direction short mainmast ship ordered july programme laid october launched september 2nd ship carry completed built flotilla leader displaced long tons rest class carried extra personnel personnel formed staff captain flotilla service assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla home_fleet commissioning ship briefly mounted experimental inch gun mount evaluation purposes time replaced standard inch gun based rest visited mediterranean january march returning home ship given refit devonport ended january shortly participated home_fleet tour west_indies ended march ship visited scandinavian ports remainder year participated king george july following italian invasion sent august red_sea ships 2nd flotilla monitor italian warship movements april given brief refit devonport lasted june return stages spanish civil war late ship evacuated british nationals different spanish ports december began thorough refit devonport lasted april returned spanish waters intercept shipping carrying goods spain protect british ships march ship destroyer rescued survivors nationalist heavy cruiser sunk republican destroyers refitted chatham june number port visits scandinavia following month transferred remained war began september wartime service transfer ship transferred 18th destroyer flotilla based escorted shipping conducted anti submarine patrols purchased war began canadian government agreed allow british retain royal_navy compensate loss auxiliary anti submarine vessels time british ready turn ship repair collision hand delayed october renamed arrived halifax nova scotia november ship fitting steam heating necessary operate canadian winter transferred caribbean exchange destroyer arrived kingston jamaica december assigned north_america highlight ship service caribbean capture german blockade runner passage islands hispaniola puerto_rico night march initially intercepted light cruiser crew disabled steering gear set ship fire took burning ship tow prevent entering waters neutral dominican_republic cruiser sprayed water fire ships swapped roles morning destroyer crew aboard help boarding party fight fire cruiser towed freighter kingston arrived halifax march refit completion refit ship escorted local convoys halifax january transferred assigned 10th based rescued survivors february damaged collision april repairs completed transferred newfoundland june reinforce escort forces early august sister american destroyer escorted battleship prince wales prime minister winston_churchill met president time whilst escorting early august type radar spotted heavy fog august destroyer closed contact briefly spotted submarine twice losing fog submarine reappeared crossing destroyer bow range yards ships opened fire range close inch guns engage calibre machine guns shot submarine deck conning tower kept germans manning millimetre deck gun millimetre gun manned firing gun punched holes destroyer plating set petrol tanks deck disabled gun claimed canadian casualty engagement ordinary kenneth watson destroyer unable ram rear inch gun hit conning tower killing entire bridge crew caliber machine guns able silence gun caused senior surviving officer order submarine dive meant hold straight course able advantage rammed conning tower whilst diving caused electric motors fail damaged propellers led water entering submarine result ordered ballast tanks blown submarine abandoned destroyer rammed resurfaced dropped pattern depth charges set detonate shallow depth hit time inch shell submarine finally sank number survivors rescued british corvette ship head home repairs taking water waterline required nearly months repairs halifax assigned escort group completed december whilst route dropped shallow pattern depth charges submarine contact badly damaged stern march ship repaired liverpool march july assigned continued escort work april began refit nova scotia completion july assigned following month 12th including engaged german august sinking remained british waters rest war ship damaged collision february repair early march returned canada june briefly troop transport boiler room fire july effectively ended career paid august placed disposal list whilst tow breakers baltimore ran aground near attempts failed left eventually broken place convoys escorted | HMS Kempenfelt (I18) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8803_HMSIvanhoe(D16) | class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship enforced arms blockade imposed britain france sides mediterranean_fleet start world war ship modified lay mines removing armament transferred shortly war began helped sink german submarine october converted undergoing refit november december laid minefields german coastal waters anti submarine minefields british coast destroyer configuration february reverted role april laid number minefields dutch coast ship participated evacuation badly damaged german aircraft june mission repairs completed struck german scuttled september disaster description class ships improved versions preceding class displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began class destroyers fitted equipment late january malta consisted mounts rails deck carry mines electric mines rails pair added stern allow mines clear propellers dropped sea guns sets torpedo tubes modified allow removed compensate weight mines ship carry maximum mines fitted sound detection system locate submarines underwater construction career ship ordered yarrow october naval programme ship laid february launched february second royal_navy warship carry completed august cost excluding items supplied admiralty guns communications equipment assigned 3rd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning participated training exercises french_navy december january ship forced leave exercises prematurely problems tubes replaced malta january march transferred gibraltar patrolled spanish waters enforcing policies end war february march protect british citizens interests foreigners republican troops supporters evacuated city transit alexandria malta world war began september plymouth september entire 3rd transferred escort duties sisters ship sank german submarine october refitted converted november december transferred specialist 20th destroyer flotilla december laid minefield ships flotilla mouth estuary night december minefield laid night january laid series anti submarine minefields later month ship replaced guns torpedo tubes portland january february resumed duties early april destroyer escorted 2nd destroyer flotilla laid mines operation lay mines prevent shipment swedish iron ore germany mines laid early morning april germans began invasion destroyers joined battlecruiser escorts successfully laid mines ship present played significant renown brief engagement german battleships april later month ship carried troops 15th loaded mines laid minefield approaches trondheim night april boiler cleaning express laid mines hook holland night german later sunk minefield july nights later ships reinforced auxiliary laid minefield dutch coast princess victoria struck german voyage home sunk destroyers rescued ship survivors laid minefields dutch coast end month ship transferred evacuation effort ferried troops dover day took aboard crew badly damaged destroyer scuttled withdrawn evacuation valuable risk decision reversed following day evacuated men dover morning june having loaded troops ship attacked harbour german aircraft bombs missed port starboard detonated upper deck flooded forward boiler rooms bomb killed including soldiers wounded troops wounded taken destroyer boiler room ship reached dover power repairs lasted august converted august transferred 20th destroyer flotilla night sailed express lay minefield dutch coast north express hit newly laid german field night bow blown closed assist struck shortly explosion knocked power hours ship able raise steam september reached speed knots mph steaming backwards stress damaged bow propellers fell propeller shafts fractured lost speed motor torpedo boats arrived loaded men ship crew fourth stayed destroyer recover remaining crewmen continued water started list early afternoon lost power pumps captain ordered ship abandoned opening speed sinking shortly discovered damaged german aircraft sink scuttled torpedo fired destroyer later afternoon ship quickly sank position | HMS Ivanhoe (D16) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8808_HMSFlintCastle(K383) | castle class built royal_navy world war completed end ship ran aground training january repairs completed following month briefly assigned 39th convoy escort duties atlantic_ocean transferred escort group march screened convoys gibraltar september month joined escort group escort convoys canada britain continued end war ship anti submarine training ship scotland moving portland beginning remained taken service march broken beginning july design description castle class corvette stretched version preceding flower class enlarged improve accommodate modern weapons ships displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers engines developed total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph castles carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings castle class ships equipped single inch gun forward primary weapon single barrel squid anti submarine mortar backed depth charge rail throwers depth charges ships fitted twin pair single mounts millimeter light guns provision single mounts needed equipped type type sets detect submarines reflections sound waves water type search radar radio direction rounded castles suite construction career ship serve royal_navy ordered january laid shipyard scotland april ship launched september completed december arrived scotland january begin training royal_navy hms western isles ran aground training january refloated arrived belfast northern_ireland following day begin repairs lasted february ship assigned 39th escorted atlantic convoy mid march transferred liverpool based escort convoys gibraltar september assigned escort group protected convoys sailing newfoundland canada britain ship refitted cardiff wales january march rejoined group liverpool april assigned june anti submarine training ship visited ports norway germany months transferred june employed training unit redesignated basic anti submarine training flotilla september unit transferred portland variety names settling second training squadron january june took held celebrate coronation queen elizabeth_ii ship portray german anti submarine vessel film heroes taken service march demolition began starting july service uneventful awarded battle honour atlantic | HMS Flint Castle (K383) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8963_HMSRoyalSovereign(05) | pennant number revenge class known class battleship royal_navy displacing metric tons long tons short tons armed inch guns twin turrets laid january launched april completed ready service time participate end month served grand_fleet remainder war action early 1930s assigned mediterranean_fleet based malta unlike queen elizabeth class battleships sisters interwar period minor alterations anti aircraft battery effected outbreak world war september assigned home_fleet tasked convoy protection returned mediterranean_fleet present july slow speed prevented engaging italian battleships march assigned indian_ocean indian ocean raid admiral withdrawn eastern africa escort convoys january returned britain royal_navy transferred ship renamed escorted arctic convoys end war soviets returned ship broken scrap description length overall feet inches beam feet inches deep draught feet inches designed displacement long tons displaced long tons deep load powered parsons steam turbines steam eighteen oil fired boilers turbines rated shaft horsepower speed knots mph range nautical miles cruising speed knots mph crew numbered officers enlisted men cost completion armament ship equipped breech loading inch guns twin gun turrets superfiring pairs fore aft superstructure designated rear fourteen inch guns mounted casemates broadside vessel amidships remaining pair mounted shelter deck protected gun shields anti aircraft armament consisted quick firing inch cwt guns august september inch guns replaced pair inch guns ship refit shelter deck inch guns removed pair inch guns added replaced inch guns twin turrets refit pair barrel pounder added abreast funnel barrel added early atop turrets guns added added initially equipped submerged torpedo tubes broadside pair removed forward pair removed ship refit fire control completed fire control directors fitted foot mounted conning tower protected armoured hood spotting foremast turret fitted foot rangefinder main armament controlled turret secondary armament primarily controlled directors mounted compass platform foremast fitted march foot rangefinder replaced smaller originally fitted turret similarly large rangefinder fitted turret ship refit simple high angle rangefinder added bridge refit high angle control system director replaced high angle rangefinder spotting refit positions pounder anti aircraft directors added new platforms abreast fire control director spotting refit director replaced spotting added torpedo control tower aft type air warning radar type surface search radar type gunnery radar type anti aircraft gunnery radars installed september type radar replaced improved type type radars fitted protection waterline belt consisted face hardened krupp cemented armour inches thick barbettes inches ship ends reach bow stern armour inches thick extended barbettes transverse bulkheads inches thick ran angle ends waterline belt barbettes gun turrets protected inches armour turret roofs inches thick barbettes ranged thickness inches upper deck inches thick revenge class ships multiple armoured decks ranged inches thickness main conning tower inches armour sides inch roof torpedo control tower rear superstructure inches armour protecting inch high steel added main deck magazines additional anti flash equipment added magazines gun shields upper deck inch guns replaced armoured casemates protect underwater explosions ship fitted longitudinal torpedo bulkheads inches inches thick ran forward rear magazines refit fitted anti torpedo ran length ship fore aft barbettes divided water tight lower compartment upper compartment filled water tight crushing tubes intended absorb distribute force explosion space tubes filled wood cement aircraft ship fitted flying platforms mounted roofs turrets fighters reconnaissance aircraft launch platforms removed turrets catapult installed quarterdeck crane recover seaplane catapult crane removed march service history world war laid january portsmouth dockyard ship launched april commissioned working battle jutland end month present engagement weeks commissioning present scapa_flow fleet commander admiral ordered fleet sea purposely left port inexperience crew result missed following day months engagement quickly ready service fleet increase numerical superiority grand fleet german high seas fleet grand fleet sortied august ambush high_seas_fleet advanced southern north_sea series mistakes prevented reaching german fleet returned port light cruisers sunk german boats operation prompting decide risk major units fleet south north prevalence german submarines mines admiralty concurred stipulated grand_fleet sortie german fleet attempting invasion britain strong possibility forced engagement suitable conditions april high_seas_fleet sortied attack british convoys norway enforced strict wireless silence operation prevented room warning new commander grand_fleet admiral british learned operation accident aboard battlecruiser forced break radio silence inform german commander condition ordered grand_fleet sea intercept germans able reach high_seas_fleet turned germany time rest grand_fleet sea remainder war november following armistice entire grand_fleet left port escort surrendered german fleet scapa_flow inter war period royal marines detachment assigned left ship june conduct exercises ship went drydock september post war saw men leave ship dock returning service late ship assigned 1st battle squadron conflicts greece ottoman_empire prompted royal_navy deploy force eastern mediterranean april sister ship resolution steamed region malta ottoman capital constantinople british warships took white fleeing refugees aboard princess family washington naval treaty cut battleship strength royal_navy ships remaining active battleships divided atlantic mediterranean fleets conducted joint operations annually remained october ship placed reserve effect major refit new installed refit finished ship assigned 1st battle squadron mediterranean_fleet squadron consisted sisters based malta 1930s ships queen elizabeth class rotated extensive sisters smaller slower queen elizabeth class extensively inter war period changes anti aircraft batteries fleet exercises carried followed fleet greece ship returned britain august transferred 2nd battle squadron served flagship rear admiral ship served training vessel june placed reserve major overhaul lasted february returned 2nd battle squadron king state visit canada rest fleet escorted ship halfway atlantic met return leg voyage early admiralty considered plans send sisters asia counter japanese reasoned established singapore strategy called fleet formed britain dispatched confront japanese attack inherently risky long delay argued dedicated battle fleet allow faster reaction plan abandoned new king george class battleship begin enter service weeks august royal_navy began concentrate wartime bases tensions germany rose steamed joined sisters resolution battlecruiser august force joined nelson flagship admiral commander home_fleet second world war august day german invasion poland assigned screening force greenland iceland united kingdom gap patrol german merchant ships attempting reach germany outset war september assigned 2nd battle squadron home_fleet assigned based halifax nova scotia tasked protecting convoys britain returning plymouth underwent short refit moved mediterranean_fleet based alexandria battleships malaya command admiral june sister ship hms escorted convoys alexandria malta june aerial reconnaissance located italian destroyers admiral took 7th left slow speed split fleet groups malaya core present battle july slow speed prevented engaging italian battleships bore action malaya mid august steaming red_sea unsuccessfully attacked italian submarine later month returned atlantic convoy duties lasted august periodic maintenance effected norfolk virginia admiralty decided deploy powerful fleet based singapore counter japanese attempt invade western colonies southeast_asia sisters revenge resolution assigned force unit assembled singapore march reached theatre earlier beginning march heavy cruiser cornwall smaller vessels escorted convoy transporting soldiers convoy departed march bound australia convoy reached incident march end march formed command admiral fleet centred pair fleet aircraft carriers elderly carrier battleships sisters fifth fleet included seven cruisers sixteen destroyers despite numerical strength units including revenge class battleships longer line warships vice admiral powerful composed carriers fast battleships significantly stronger result operate fleet carriers sisters kept away combat escort convoys indian_ocean late march code breakers branch informed japanese planning raid indian_ocean attack destroy fleet divided fleet groups force consisted fleet carriers cruisers force centred sisters carrier intended ambush fleet night action method thought achieve victory days searching japanese fleet success returned refuel ships received report japanese fleet approaching attacked following day april followed attacks april following raid april withdrew sisters secure shipping routes middle_east sisters departed early morning april bound remained stationed september exception long period dockyard philadelphia late moored philadelphia american light cruiser badly damaged veteran shared pier refit ship deck armour increased inches inch guns removed sent united_states major overhaul philadelphia march september returned indian_ocean resume patrol duties january left indian_ocean bound britain service returning britain sent naval base scapa_flow transferred loan lieu war italy ship left britain august escort contained thirty merchant vessels days later route convoy attacked boat submarine captain incorrectly reported hits destroyer torpedoes exploded prematurely impression crippled battleship germans launched submarine attacks ship moored anti torpedo nets ensured attacks failed germans planned use submarines attack ship mechanical difficulties eventually forced cancellation plan regardless departed patrol time arrived soviet crew commissioned ship august largest ship soviet fleet war soviet service flagship admiral tasked meeting allied convoys escorting ran aground late extent damage unknown returned ship royal_navy february italian battleship transferred soviet black sea fleet initially sought avoid sending ship claiming sufficiently voyage britain inspection royal_navy officer soviet navy agreed return vessel january returning naval base royal_navy personnel thoroughly inspected ship found equipment appeared main battery turrets rotated ship soviet service jammed result poor condition sold scrap ship arrived scotland broken elevation mechanisms main battery gun turrets later reused foot mark radio built | HMS Royal Sovereign (05) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
8991_HMSHunter(H35) | hms hunter class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship enforced arms blockade imposed sides britain france struck repair year half rejoined mediterranean_fleet months world war hunter searched german commerce raiders atlantic_ocean transferred britain february returning action sunk german destroyers april description hunter displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers hunter carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence hunter quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began career ordered december hunter laid england march launched february completed september excluding government furnished equipment armament ship cost hunter assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning spanish civil war destroyer patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing hunter struck south spain afternoon suffered severe damage heavy list radio wrecked bow flooded complement killed wounded ship towed clear minefield spanish republican destroyer laid weeks earlier german spanish nationalist boats hunter towed arrived early hours light cruiser towed gibraltar temporarily repaired august hunter towed malta permanent repairs august completed november ship assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla repairs finished given brief overhaul malta june july hunter sent plymouth thorough refit mid august lasted august world war world war began september hunter route sierra search german commerce raiders transferred north_america west indies station late october hunter remained station transferred british isles february began refit lasted march ship rejoined 2nd destroyer flotilla home fleet flow march april hunter rest 2nd destroyer flotilla escorted destroyer 20th destroyer flotilla sailed implement operation lay mines prevent transport swedish iron ore germany mines laid early morning april germans began invasion destroyers joined battlecruiser renown escorts battle april hunter class ships 2nd destroyer flotilla attacked german destroyers transported german troops occupy northern norway previous day flotilla leader hardy led half sisters surprise dawn attack harbour hostile initially left entrance hunter followed hardy harbour fired torpedoes mass shipping torpedo hit german destroyer forward engine room followed hunter inch shells british ships withdrawing encountered german destroyers close range german ships crossed british ships quickly set hardy fire forced run aground hunter eventually took lead severely damaged germans probably including torpedo hit speed dropped rapidly immediately temporarily control hits rammed ships managed hunter capsized men crew killed died wounds german destroyers rescued men released sweden april wreck discovered march control vessel unknown nearly years marked war grave commemorate lost members crew series coordinated memorial ceremonies held board british norwegian warships saturday march died battles thousand nato personnel took including british norwegian sailors soldiers led warships steamed line past spot ship lies marked occasion hunter final resting place marked cast sea | HMS Hunter (H35) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
9219_HMSDefence(1907) | hms defence class armoured cruiser built royal_navy decade 20th century armoured cruiser built royal_navy stationed mediterranean world war began participated pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser ship transferred grand_fleet january remained rest career defence sunk largest naval battle war escorting main body grand_fleet ship fired german battlecruiser dreadnoughts attempted engage disabled german light cruiser struck german ships detonated rear magazine fire explosion spread ship secondary magazines exploded turn survivors description defence displaced long tons built long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches mean draught feet powered pair cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft developed total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered yarrow water tube boilers ship carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph defence designed carry officers men ship main armament consisted inch guns twin gun turrets fore aft secondary armament inch guns mounted amidships single turrets anti torpedo boat defence provided sixteen pounder inch cwt guns defence mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes mounted stern waterline belt consisted inches krupp cemented armour roughly fore aft inch gun turrets reduced steps inches ends ship gun turrets barbettes protected armour thickness lower deck inches armour conning tower inches thick construction career defence ordered naval construction programme class armoured cruisers laid february wales christened april commissioned february cost ship briefly assigned 5th cruiser squadron home_fleet transferred 2nd home_fleet reorganised march months later defence reassigned 1st cruiser squadron escorted ocean liner ship served royal yacht newly crowned king george trip india attend ship returned plymouth early defence transferred remained december ordered rejoin 1st cruiser squadron mediterranean flagship start world war involved pursuit german warships rear admiral decided engage powerful guns heavier armour faster speed blockaded german ships inside dardanelles ship ordered september hunt admiral order cancelled september clear german squadron defence returned dardanelles admiralty ordered ship october join rear admiral squadron searching german ships defence reached november received word admiral squadron destroyed days previously battle ship battlecruisers hms hms invincible later month transferred long range radio equipment invincible sailing south_africa escort troop convoy great_britain defence departed table bay cape_town december rejoined 1st cruiser squadron grand_fleet flagship arrival defence received pounder inch cwt anti aircraft gun pounder gun pounder gun mounted aft superstructure pounder quarterdeck extreme rear flagship rear admiral sir leading squadron formed starboard flank cruiser screen ahead main body grand_fleet defence right centre line defence hms warrior leading ships squadron spotted opened fire shells fell short ships turned port pursuit cutting battlecruiser forced turn away avoid collision shortly spotted disabled german light cruiser sms closed engage ships reached range yards spotted turn german battlecruiser sms battleships yards away fire german ships heavy defence hit german ships caused aft inch magazine explode resulting fire spread ammunition passages adjacent inch magazines detonated turn ship exploded loss men board men killed defence today time believed defence reduced fragments explosion wreck discovered survey north_sea english channel coordinates team led nautical archaeologist found largely intact despite violence sinking defence jutland declared protected place remains act discourage damage resting place approximately men | HMS Defence (1907) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
9466_HMSHurricane(H06) | class destroyer originally ordered late 1930s bought royal_navy beginning world war september later renamed completed june ship temporarily assigned home_fleet began escorting convoys conducting anti submarine patrols badly damaged german air raid liverpool repairs completed beginning hurricane assigned flotilla leader assigned mid ocean escort force escorting convoys north_atlantic years ship torpedoed german submarine christmas eve scuttled day unable steam port description hurricane displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers hurricane carried maximum long tons fuel oil giving range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men vessel designed inch guns single mounts designated rear gun removed compensate additional depth charges added anti aircraft defence hurricane quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers originally fitted increased sets rails throwers fitting ship load depth charges increased fitted set detect submarines reflections sound waves water wartime modifications little data hurricane modifications war survived known rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun october ship short range armament augmented guns wings ship bridge calibre machine gun mounts replaced pair ship director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar type short range surface search radar probably fitted mid way war ship probably received radio direction mounted pole mainmast service ordered brazil december ship laid june purchased british september beginning world war renamed ship launched september commissioned june assigned 9th destroyer flotilla home fleet commissioning new construction replaced losses suffered previous months hurricane began escorting convoys conducting anti submarine patrols september ship rescued survivors small passenger ship evacuating children freighter marina rescued survivors passenger cargo liner city landed scotland hurricane bombed sunk german air raid liverpool night struck bomb passed hull detonated underneath explosion blew large hole flooded engine room oil tanks ship structure badly damaged stern began downwards hurricane moved sink block traffic harbour killed attack crewmen received minor injuries ship repaired returned service january flotilla leader assigned mid ocean escort force hurricane remained leader years whilst escorting convoy ship hit acoustic torpedo fired german submarine evening december torpedo ship propeller noises blew feet stern explosion killed wounded crew rendered unable following morning scuttled destroyer | HMS Hurricane (H06) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
9811_HMSFoxhound(H69) | hms class destroyers built royal_navy mid-1930s assigned home_fleet ship detached mediterranean_fleet enforce arms blockade imposed britain france sides spanish civil war weeks start second world war september helped sink german submarine participated second battle april june ship sent gibraltar formed force participated attack escorted aircraft carriers force flew aircraft malta covered convoys reinforcing island late time ship helped sink german submarine december briefly transferred mediterranean_fleet escorted convoys malta transferred early assigned convoy escort duties south_africa west_africa converted escort destroyer conversion completed early ship transferred renamed assigned escort duties western approaches months ship transferred english channel protect convoys normandy landings engaged german surface ships times sent iceland convoy escort work october ship received lengthy refit canada end year completed ferried canadian troops canada months training ship placed reserve sold scrap end description class ships repeats preceding class displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph barely exceeded designed speed sea trials carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts single mounts designated sequence rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly second world war began wartime modifications october rear torpedo tube mount replaced pounder gun ship repair late existing director control tower rangefinder bridge replaced new director type gunnery radar mounted roof fed target data new fire control system calculated gunnery information guns ship received radio direction foremast short range armament augmented guns wings ship bridge pair enlarged platform probably pair added quarterdeck converted escort destroyer late gun replaced anti submarine mortar increased total depth charges meant gun pounder gun removed compensate weight type target indication radar replaced director likely vickers guns replaced quarterdeck time construction career seventh ship royal_navy laid shipyard august launched october completed june ship cost pounds excluding government furnished equipment like armament initially assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home_fleet detached mediterranean_fleet enforce arms imposed sides spanish civil war november february ship based gibraltar brief refit january patrolled spanish ports june august october returning home refit chatham dockyard october december returned mediterranean patrol area gibraltar french algeria january march september ship collided submarine damaging propellers repaired november december remained home waters rest 6th renumbered 8th destroyer flotilla april months start world war september assigned home_fleet based scapa_flow month hostilities anti submarine hunting group centred aircraft carrier september carrier unsuccessfully attacked german submarine company sisters counter attacked sank north west ireland february escorts convoy carrying troops canada later month ship rescued survivors torpedoed freighter february second battle destroyers hero streamed gear advance battleship escort steamed engage remaining german destroyers april ship british destroyers pursued remaining german ships easternmost branch east lack ammunition forced german ships retreat battle rescued officers ratings destroyer escorted troop convoys iceland occupied island early june ship escorting battlecruiser cruisers searched german commerce raiders iceland recalled norwegian waters june germans launched attack allied convoys evacuating norway germans returned base time ships arrived later escorted battlecruiser hood sisters fearless destroyer form force morning july ferried captain admiral commander meet admiral commander french forces algeria holland deliver ultimatum disposition french ships ensure fall hands germans initially refused meet low ranking envoy later relented negotiations underway afternoon french ships place british prime minister winston_churchill ordered talks terminated impending arrival french reinforcements british opened fire half hour later including month later ship escorted force operation hurry mission fly fighter aircraft malta conduct august shortly escorted hood home began refit lasted october returned gibraltar escorted aircraft carriers operations coat white november sorties mediterranean ship escorted convoys gibraltar west_africa early january involved operation excess january including departed gibraltar carry unsuccessful night torpedo attack british ships returned gibraltar february began preparing operation naval bombardment genoa successfully carried days later april escorting convoy coast west_africa rescued seamen survivors cargo liner sunk week earlier mid participated mission carriers furious flew fighters malta force ordered join escort convoy north_atlantic day battle denmark directed search german battleship heavy cruiser 25th heavy seas increased fuel consumption escorts forced return gibraltar refuel later day rejoining capital ships force 29th tracked sunk destroyer screened flying mission malta june days later german blockade runners reached france force sortied atlantic failed search blockade runners sisters fearless helped sink german submarine june days later 8th tasked intercept german supply ship spotted heading french coast day intercepted scuttled crew approach british ships rescued british taken ships sunk german raiders crew late june screened furious flew fighters malta operation railway operation substance leading column convoy streaming narrows july italian bomb near missed disabled towed gibraltar bulk convoy reached malta day escorts rejoined force week later screened capital ships force covered malta convoy operation style returned august refit lasted november ship briefly assigned north_atlantic convoy escort duties later month transferred mediterranean_fleet late december screened light cruisers force freighter convoy alexandria egypt malta early january week later escorted cruisers covering malta detached escort freighter libya developed engine trouble january route freighter sunk german aircraft arrived alexandria january march ship transferred assigned fast ships force organised forces anticipation japanese invasion indian_ocean shortly transferred south_africa 2nd destroyer flotilla escort convoys transferred 4th destroyer flotilla sierra july converted escort destroyer august transferred canada completion february ship commissioned day working anti submarine training school assigned initially 6th based port transferred 12th later patrolled western entrance english channel normandy landings protect shipping german attacks destroyers attacked german patrol boats brest night july german patrol boat sunk lightly damaged august ship destroyer intercepted small convoy south brest sank naval accidentally rammed engagement repair september following month joined patrols iceland end november ship arrived halifax november begin refit nova scotia lasted december june trips ferry canadian troops canada september ship stationary training ship placed reserve sold german scrap december | HMS Foxhound (H69) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
9814_HMSCampania(1914) | hms hms seaplane tender aircraft carrier converted elderly ocean liner royal_navy early world war conversion completed ship spent time conducting trials exercises grand_fleet revealed need longer flight deck allow larger aircraft modified accordingly missed number patrols elements grand_fleet saw combat soon relegated training role elderly machinery november anchored capital ships grand_fleet sudden storm caused anchors drag hit ships collisions hull slowly sank loss life early career originally built passenger liner service liverpool new_york holder blue award speed early career october sold wearing purchase conversion royal_navy purchased november initially conversion armed merchant cruiser equipped quick firing inch guns ship converted aircraft carrier instead forward inch guns deleted favour foot flying deck fitted transfer water holds amidships hold capacity seven large forward hold underneath flight deck fit small flight deck lifted hold access hms commissioned april takeoff flight deck occur august mounted wheeled feet flight deck ship steaming wind knots mph aircraft highest powered aircraft service close favourable wind demonstrated heavier aircraft launched flight deck october exercised grand fleet seven times flown aircraft times north_sea rough use captain recommended flying deck lengthened given slope allow gravity boost aircraft acceleration ship accordingly modified november early april forward funnel split funnels flight deck extended bridge length feet aircraft holds use flight deck canvas provided allow aircraft wings wind balloon supporting equipment added aft hold carried seven short type torpedo bombers smaller fighters scouts type takeoff flight deck june wheeled success prompted admiralty order world aircraft designed carrier operations ship received aircraft late joined smaller scouts times carried baby failed receive signal deploy grand_fleet departed flow route sailed hours minutes later slowly overtaking fleet early morning ordered return scapa_flow lacked escort german submarines reported area ship participated anti submarine patrols later declared unfit fleet duty machinery seaplane training balloon depot ship april grand_fleet transferred scapa_flow morning november lying anchor sudden force caused ship drag anchor collided bow nearby battleship battlecruiser glorious hull breached initial collision flooding engine room shutting main electrical power ship started settle stern sank hours breaking free ship crew rescued neighbouring vessels incident held watch officer largely responsible loss citing specifically failure drop second anchor ship started drift wreck hms designated site historic importance making offence dive licence remains aircraft seven board sank wreck | HMS Campania (1914) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10040_HMSZealous(1864) | hms ships hms forming second group wooden steam battleships selected conversion ironclads response perceived threat britain offered large french ironclad building programme ship ordered west_coast canada completed represent british interests flagship years relieved refitted arrival subsequently guard ship southampton paid ship reserve sold scrap design description hms given straight stem rounded stern hull original form found hull earlier prince consort class led longitudinal weakness conversion central battery ironclad cost contemporaries offset shorter battery effective broadside carried armour earlier class nearly knot slower built serve distant waters expected face opposing ships significant force shortcomings thought acceptable feet long perpendiculars beam feet inches ship draught feet forward feet inches aft displaced long tons propulsion simple horizontal cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engine driving single bladed inch propeller steam provided rectangular boilers working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced indicated horsepower ship sea trials november gave ship maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal ship rigged masts sail area square feet best speed propeller disconnected sail knots mph armament available inch inch guns powerful ships received armament inch guns deemed adequate expected service activity retained active career battleship uniform armament calibre half sister hms victorian ironclads retain original armament unchanged entire active careers armed inch rifled muzzle loading guns guns mounted upper deck chase guns fore aft calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour armour complete waterline belt wrought iron inches thick amidships tapered inches thick bow stern level main deck reached feet waterline guns main deck amidships protected section inch armour feet long inch transverse bulkheads end left chase guns unprotected armour backed sides ship consisted inches teak total weight armour long tons service history hms laid october wooden deck gun ship line construction suspended pending experience conversion half sisters prince consort class broadside ironclads admiralty ordered july cut deck converted armoured frigate price ship launched march commissioned september completed october order match french deployment armored alma classes pacific_ocean admiralty ordered sail west coast canada shortly completed arrival ship flagship reached operational base july headquarters remained moored end telegraph link britain april time sea service gunnery practice days quarter january picked fresh crew panama brought years station relieved revenge flagship started home cleaned left great_britain maximum knots mph sail steam return voyage took months struck rock sailing slightly damaged refitted plymouth april guard ship southampton paid ship placed reserve portsmouth sold scrap september coal extremely expensive west_coast americas hms generally sails covered miles sail victorian sailing ironclads career travelled company ironclad british ironclad sail britain mediterranean | HMS Zealous (1864) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10068_HMSHardy(1936) | flotilla leader class destroyers built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict hardy transferred sierra october hunt german commerce raiders returning united_kingdom early ship flagship 2nd destroyer flotilla assigned home_fleet norwegian campaign hardy participated sank german destroyer british ships withdrawing discovered german destroyers badly damaged hardy run aground stop sinking ship lifted rising tide eventually capsized description hardy displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers hardy carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence hardy quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges carried originally increased shortly war began service hardy laid company launched april commissioned december excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost ship assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning hardy patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing policies destroyer struck hardy stood case hunter needed assistance hardy port bombed spanish republican air force damaged end spanish civil war began refit june july ship malta world war began september october hardy pennant transferred sierra hunt german commerce raiders ship half sisters hms hostile battlecruiser aircraft carrier light cruiser hms neptune december rio_de_janeiro brazil proceeding estuary case damaged german pocket battleship admiral attempted escape taken refuge losing given brief overhaul devonport january february transferred scotland convoy escort duties ship rejoined 2nd destroyer flotilla home fleet scapa_flow march flagship april hardy rest 2nd destroyer flotilla escorted destroyer 20th destroyer flotilla sailed implement operation lay mines prevent shipment swedish iron ore germany mines laid early morning april germans began invasion destroyers joined battlecruiser escorts admiralty ordered captain attack german shipping norway april following morning hardy led half sisters surprise dawn attack harbour torpedo hardy blew stern german flagship killed german flotilla commander commodore sank day hit merchant ship stern second torpedoes fired german destroyers missed badly damaged ore docks captain led attack harbour later morning inflicted little additional damage poor visibility british destroyers completed second attack engaged german destroyers british destroyers attempted withdraw west pursued german ships additional german destroyers crossed british ships quickly knocked hardy forward guns hits ship bridge superstructure set fire mortally wounded captain killed wounded officers bridge captain secretary badly wounded took command hits disabled boilers ordered run aground lieutenant present bridge assumed command ordered ship abandoned crew delayed torpedo fired german ship gun fired ammunition captain brought ashore died hour head wounds men managed ashore seriously wounded captain posthumously awarded victoria_cross hardy lifted beach high tide drifted head capsized shallow waters wreck visible late | HMS Hardy (1936) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10138_HMSArkRoyal(1914) | ship history designed built seaplane carrier purchased royal_navy shortly keel laid ship frames allowed ship design modified totally accommodate world war participated early aircraft conducting aerial reconnaissance observation missions aircraft later supported british troops returned dardanelles act depot ship operating area january aircraft unsuccessfully attacked german battlecruiser sortied dardanelles attack allied ships area ship left area later year support conducting anti submarine patrols southern end war served aircraft transport depot ship aircraft support white russian british operations black_sea regions supported royal_air_force raf aircraft campaign mad later year ship placed reserve recommissioned ferry raf squadron dardanelles crisis reduced reserve return united_kingdom following year recommissioned serve training ship seaplane pilots evaluate aircraft catapult operations techniques renamed continued serve training ship beginning world war september assigned home_fleet beginning war took tasks aircraft transport addition training duties modified serve prototype fighter catapult ship late type ship intended defend convoys attacks german long range maritime patrol bombers launching fighters catapult provide air cover convoy served role reverted previous duties training ship lasted early barracks ship ship sold late conversion merchant ship began following year owner ran money process renamed seized creditors sold scrap broken late design description royal_navy conducted trials modified cruiser evaluate ability work fleet successful admiralty allocated naval programme purchase merchant ship thorough modification possible better accommodate steamer purchased begun construction easily modified suit new role laid november northumberland freighter probably intended coal grain trade black_sea purchased launched september ship commissioned december extensive changes ship converting seaplane tender superstructure funnel propulsion machinery moved aft working deck occupying forward half ship deck intended flying deck starting running seaplane engines recovering damaged aircraft sea ship equipped large aircraft hold feet long feet wide feet high extensive workshops long ton steam cranes sides forecastle lifted aircraft sliding hatch hangar flight deck water carried imperial gallons gal petrol aircraft standard commercial imperial gal carry regular wheeled aircraft return land launch land water alongside carrier lifted ship cranes original complement aircraft consisted type wheeled aircraft overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches normally displaced long tons displacement long tons deep load ship vertical triple expansion steam engine driving propeller shaft ship cylindrical boilers generated steam produce indicated horsepower engine ship designed speed knots mph speed knots mph sea trials shaft horsepower december carried tonnes long tons fuel oil range nautical miles knots mph ship armed pounder cwt guns machine guns including aviation personnel crew totalled officers men truly unique feature sail help head wind remains aircraft carrier fitted sail service world war ship proved slow work grand_fleet operations north_sea general ordered mediterranean mid january support gallipoli campaign command commander ship sailed february arrived island february attempted fly day arrival straits engine troubles despite calm water eventually managed air discovered new fortifications straits dropped single pound bomb dardanelles returned seven bullet holes skin days later ship aircraft attempted unsuccessfully spot fleet bombarded ottoman fortifications defending straits conducted aerial reconnaissance observation missions support fleet later month early march moved straits lost aircraft march propeller pieces feet aircraft crewmen recovered destroyer later month ship learned spot mines air moderately successful failed detect minefield sank french british damaged british battlecruiser march later month aircraft relieved squadron preparation squadron arrival ship crew cleared island serve airfield aircraft march march april companions fake landing attempts aircraft bombarded port little effect returned april exchanged flown ship pair single seat addition received type short type seat replacements ship room aircraft store additional workshop space aircraft resumed reconnaissance observation missions dardanelles aircraft discovered large ammunition dump april provided data direct gunfire hms lord nelson target aircraft provided support australian new_zealand troops landed april days later ship taken fire ottoman firing peninsula hurry avoid hit month later battle peninsula success german submarine sinking british forced safer anchorage end depot ship area aircraft continued support operations gallipoli occasion aircraft loaned ships reconnaissance observation missions ship left november aircraft flew aerial reconnaissance missions continued onwards arrived november based aircraft supported british troops fighting spotted british ships conducting shore conducted anti submarine patrols time operated short couple march ship transferred serve depot ship assigned wing controlled aircraft area end operated mixture short type aircraft morning january ottoman battlecruiser light cruiser german crews sortied dardanelles attack british warships based struck shortly exited mouth dardanelles switched targets sank british monitors returning dardanelles ships attacked babies pound bombs baby quickly shot forced emergency landing engine problems pilot able taxi aircraft beach recovered days later struck mines sank return whilst struck mines ran aground inside straits short attempted bomb dawn following morning bombs missed attempt attack ship short modified carry inch torpedo failed weight torpedo proved aircraft lift april ship transferred island support wing royal_air_force raf anti submarine patrols wing redesignated merged form raf transferred october armistice turkey signed october ship joined allied fleet occupied constantinople surrender interwar years world war war transported aircraft black_sea ferried british naval forces supporting white russian forces fighting russian civil war ship withdrawn black_sea late disembarked malta load dozen bombers personnel supporting force transport ship arrived december squadron support air land campaign mad served campaign solely depot repair ship raf withdrawn conclusion transferred black_sea support white russian forces began collapse ship twice ferried refugees coast second voyage constantinople outbreak passengers summer ferried raf aircraft personnel returned britain refit reserve november recommissioned september transport squadron equipped dozen dardanelles crisis aircraft ferried semi assembled transferred aircraft carrier fully erected october flew carrier airfield european straits ship remained area given brief refit malta early equipped returned dardanelles transferred united_kingdom late year arrival ship placed reserve depot ship reserve recommissioned training ship aircraft catapult installed forecastle forward cranes years ship conducted trials seaplane launch recovery equipment techniques december renamed release new carrier beginning construction ship assigned home_fleet world war began train seaplane pilots catapult launching recovery techniques squadron served aircraft transport present scapa_flow having delivered aircraft october battleship sunk german submarine closest ship able rescue survivors converted prototype fighter catapult ship november carrying fighters squadron december february replaced aircraft squadron february july fighters supposed defend convoys attacks maritime patrol bombers prevent location reports boats range land fighters ditch sea hope recovered ship convoy ship escorted convoys december july point war ship anti aircraft armament supplemented pair light anti aircraft guns mounted bow ship bridge enlarged mast replaced mast bearing type air warning radar ship seaplane training ship hosting squadron aboard april february barracks ship listed disposal june sold october renamed registered flag management ship sailed cardiff antwerp october begin conversion freighter work ceased early seized creditors auctioned dutch firm june ship purchased october later year ship broken scrap essex | HMS Ark Royal (1914) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10436_HMSAlgerine(J213) | lead ship namesake class built royal_navy world war class initially assigned north_sea transferred lead 12th flotilla flotilla posted mediterranean assist successful clearing operation torpedoed italian submarine causing sink leaving survivors description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts gave maximum speed knots mph ship mounted single inch gun single mounts millimetre fitted depth charge rails depth charge throwers career laid march belfast launched december eighth ship royal_navy named completed ship commissioned march adopted warship week campaign joined 9th flotilla began action escorting patrolling duties east england proposed leader 12th flotilla participate action abroad sister ships alarm joined acute october forward mediterranean assist departure delayed repair work ships flotilla left gibraltar escorts convoy days ships left escorted convoy early november helped recover escort destroyer damaged aerial attack november alarm positioned clearing mines mission successful mines cleared torpedoed italian class submarine commanded lieutenant commander submarine fired torpedoes middle ship trio fired torpedoes final ship suffered heavy casualties sank converted merchant vessel rescued men survived internal wounds killing survivors wreck lies northern coast algeria | HMS Algerine (J213) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10554_CAMship | ship ships world war era british merchant ships convoys emergency stop gap sufficient escort carriers available ship acronym catapult aircraft merchant ship ship equipped rocket propelled catapult launching single dubbed ships continued carry normal conversion distinguished fighter catapult ships carried catapult launched fighters ship merchant vessel commanded merchant ship commissioned warship commanded royal_navy origin aircraft range nearly nautical miles fall france aircraft operate western france british merchant ships atlantic flying airport reach convoy lanes west britain staying outside range british land based fighters royal_navy aircraft carriers available provide close air cover convoys shadow convoys directing boat attacks drop bombs convoy ships opposition deadly effect counter threat admiralty developed fighter catapult ship converted freighter manned naval crew carrying single fighter enemy bomber sighted fighter launched air rockets fly destroy drive away bomber large slow vulnerable target combat fighter pilot bail ditch ocean near convoy picked went admiralty experimented system ordered rocket propelled aircraft fitted merchant ships planes hurricane mark converted pilots aircraft drawn royal_air_force raf raf formed merchant ship fighter unit liverpool wing commander commanded unit providing training volunteer pilots fighter direction officers airmen training crews posted liverpool glasgow assisted loading hurricanes team consisted pilot atlantic runs pilots russia gibraltar mediterranean_sea radio telephone operator worked catapult crews signed ship articles civilian crew members authority civilian ship master ship chief engineer responsible catapult mate acted catapult duty officer responsible firing catapult directed single hurricane fighter launched enemy aircraft sighted agreement reached hand flag signals pilot ship master ships taken royal_navy service auxiliary fighter catapult ships later conversions officially named manned merchant crews ship sponsored royal_navy raf working trial launch belfast sailed convoy sunk june raf trial launch hurricane landed ships joined convoys june ship arrived destination pilot usually launched landed nearby airfield flight time possible return trip pilots rotated assignments round trip avoid deterioration flying skills lack flying time assignment initially limited north american convoys aircraft maintenance performed nova_scotia ships sailed gibraltar convoys beginning september aircraft maintenance unit established raf base aircraft provided january february proved impossible maintain catapult mounted aircraft flying order north_atlantic winter resumed march north_atlantic convoys april arctic russian convoys raf aircraft maintenance unit ships ships private owners sunk sunk novelist sunk ships owned empire ships sunk sunk sunk sunk empire hudson sunk sunk sunk sunk sunk sunk sunk procedure receiving bar removed dawn airmen started aircraft warmed engine intervals pilot climbed aircraft enemy aircraft reported ship hoisted international flag code decision launch ships usually stationed head port column convoy manoeuvre wind launch removed showed pilot took pilot applied degree flaps right rudder raised blue flag head inform ship master readiness launch ship master ship wind raised blue flag head launch ship master stood starboard bridge wing avoid catapult rocket blast damaged port bridge blue flag indicating ready launch signal pilot pilot opened throttle throttle friction pressed head head rest pressed right elbow tightly hip lowered left hand signal launch counted waited bow rise trough swell moved switch fire catapult rockets combat launches total combat launches aircraft pilot lost german aircraft destroyed damaged programme termination adequate numbers escort carriers available north american arctic russian convoys discontinued august aircraft maintenance unit withdrawn september removed surviving ships remaining continued sail mediterranean convoys headquarters ordered disbanded commencing june combat launches bound convoy operational ships sail disbanded september ships sunk sailing round trip ships city briefly fitted dummy aircraft deception purposes late | CAM ship | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10795_HMArmedSmackInverlyon | armed majesty armed fishing converted ship world war ships served lure german submarines near concealed weapons brought bear sink submarines august succeeded german submarine range sinking shots gun command vessel received members crew shared bounty offered german submarines ship career ended returned fishing sunk february career fishing tons fishing fleet suffolk coast wooden boat flush deck masts engine sails fore aft rigged red colour traditional sail colour british february germany began submarine offensive world war campaign enemy vessels german defined war zone german encompassed waters united_kingdom sunk british fishing fleet exempt mid june example german submarine sunk day period method devised deal boat attacks ship designed lure submarines targeting merchant shipping close concealed guns weapons sink selected ship outfitted pounder pounder gun entered service royal_navy august fishing crew temporarily inducted section gunner gunners torpedo boat operating assigned command august ton stopped boat boarded sunk explosives nautical miles east northeast attack likely operating area fourteenth patrol regardless identity attacker approach group vicinity day commander fishing vessels disguised surfaced near gross conning tower began shouting commands crew german waiting closed yards ordered white ensign raised gave command open fire burst rounds weapon scored hits conning tower second shot destroying bridge sending gross water helm drifted clear gunner shots hull point blank range small arms fire crew submarine boat began going bow nearly vertical disappearing surface fishing man named phillips attempt rescue phillips unable reach went met fate gross crewmen went nets deployed appearance real fishing boat essentially place ship crew having wireless set board sent word encounter followed releasing messenger following morning requesting instructions thought boat rejected nets cut freeing sink wreck lies position november awarded sinking crewmen split submarine bounty paid admiralty weeks sank opportunity sink boat unsuccessful boat encountered sank fishing vessels area september ended short lived ship career returned fishing boat addition subsequently specially promoted lieutenant january war service retired royal_navy october february german submarine shelled sank nautical miles position reported casualties | HM Armed Smack Inverlyon | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10823_HMSRavenII | hms raven hms raven seaplane carrier royal_navy world war converted captured german freighter ship aircraft conducted aerial reconnaissance observation bombing missions red_sea ship commissioned royal_navy searched indian_ocean german commerce wolf decommissioned late merchant navy year war sold succession owners names sunk world war japanese ownership description feet inches long beam feet inches draught feet inches rated grt ship propeller shaft powered quadruple expansion steam engine steam generated unknown number coal fired boilers maximum speed knots mph career german freighter built completed december outbreak war august seized british authorities whilst egypt service red ensign january operate special modifications ship aircraft aft hatch covers handled cargo operated french loaded french seaplane carrier flown french pilots british observers later ship operated included british short type months ship aircraft supported allied operations syria palestine aside reconnaissance duties delivered recovered allied spies observed ships performing coastal march arrived load aircraft crew damaged later hms anne ship commissioned royal_navy june renamed august anne spotted french armoured cruiser arc bombarded january assigned egypt seaplane squadron carriers empress ben anne squadron command general officer commanding egypt primary duty watch turkish positions movements southern palestine early end march sent red_sea attack turkish troops threatening carried seat short operation preliminary reconnaissance mission april aircraft dropped ninety pound bombs urging arab desert ship returned syrian coast patrols transferred early july conduct aerial reconnaissance bombing missions area transferred later month aerial photographs head gulf east coast red_sea aircraft observed monitor bombarded turkish aircraft forced land taken tow monitor delivered raven 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 sent area turkish coast aircraft bombed factory searched boat bases september ship preparing sortie red_sea hit bomb dropped german aircraft probably successful air attack aviation vessel lightly damaged anne sent place relieved anne october red_sea aircraft bombed turkish forces advancing december shortly ship transferred aircraft attacked bridge pound bomb pound bombs december march french armoured cruiser sailed indian_ocean hunt german ship wolf mission carried short baby short ships searched route ceylon reached april searched returned engine problems forced short emergency landing april crew rejoined ship series adventures inspired story flight fact recovered aircraft continued fly search missions joined convoy bound egypt arrived june early november ship aircraft observed fire variety ships battle commercial service hms raven paid shortly renamed served red ensign january end war management sold later year renamed ship sold renamed ship sunk world war circumstances unknown | HMS Raven II | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10851_SSEmpireEndurance | empire endurance grt cargo liner built hamburg germany shipping company years leading second world war carried cargo passengers germany australia outbreak war kriegsmarine use supply ship captured norway april british destroyer initially serving original repair supply cargo ship norway later passed renamed served april torpedoed sunk german submarine south east description ship grt cargo liner built hamburg yard number feet long beam feet depth feet assessed grt masts single funnel round stern stem ship propelled triple expansion steam engine cylinders inches inches inches diameter inches stroke engine low pressure steam turbine drove ship single screw propeller double reduction hydraulic total indicated horsepower gave speed knots history launched january completed february built code letters allocated port registry bremen served routes germany australia entries held passenger certificate change code letters allocated crew initially passengers passenger capacity increased capture march kriegsmarine supply ship operation german invasion norway forming invasion transporting heavy equipment departed april destined north norwegian port supply ships sailing port support german forces landing april cover sailing soviet_union ships destination lack supplies artillery leave german forces fighting vulnerable reaching norwegian waters tanker bound escorted norwegian torpedo boat far arrived april german plans suffered delay lack pilots guide ship northwards continuing later day departed april supply ships sent advance invasion suffered delays putting supply invasion plans schedule inspected torpedo boat finding irregular april reached hailed norwegian patrol boat syrian warned british naval minefield laid area earlier day steamed await developments days later april following outbreak war norway germany previous day syrian seize syrian found commander small norwegian patrol boat chose board german vessel suspected armed possibly carrying troops attempted escape syrian sent messages british warships area april captured british destroyer north intercepted german crew unsuccessful attempt vessel setting explosive charge light cruiser sent run aground near suffered damage british capture german supply ships heading forces leaving general troops supplies board tanker jan large weapons ammunition uniforms food captured base time capture command previously commanded holding ocean liner initially brought improvised british naval base arrival april prize crew took responsibility ship captured german crew unsuccessful attempt opening ship sea equipped help repair damaged allied warships vessels emergency repairs carried destroyer lost bow naval battles accommodation ship crews damaged vessels april departed port manned british prize crew german officers captured transferred united_kingdom british destroyers germans captured board eventually sent united_kingdom cargo anti aircraft guns spare parts aircraft ammunition communications equipment tons hay april allied support norwegian forces fighting german invasion country cargo use supply defence area hay norwegian authorities fear foot mouth disease board placed germans layer covering deck supplies transferred allied naval commander lord norwegian authorities repeated request weapons war intended effort arrival larger quantities arms ammunition promised weapons received assessed distributed norwegian military personnel command arrived having way german occupied communications equipment included mobile radio spare radio broadcasting station large quantities field telephone equipment sent units field equipment replaced old worn field telephone systems use point training german equipment provided swedish volunteers docked captive germans board manned norwegian sailors replacing british prize crew request admiralty sign ship departing day escorted anti submarine northern port retrieve cargo iron ore arriving loaded tons iron ore days sailing south port escorted norwegian patrol boat british submarine hms unsuccessful attack torpedoes despite efforts having cargo ship away submarine patrol area warn ship identity torpedoes missed exploding hit land arrived escort vessel sailing northwards mail provisions heavy cruiser shipping town harbour repeatedly subjected attacks bombers ships defended fighters squadron raf operating anti aircraft artillery attacks ship norwegian mortally wounded bomb fragments dying later day sailed united_kingdom ship convoy included crippled hms addition cargo iron ore ship carried british military personnel norwegian military personnel german prisoners war transported gun turret removed destroyer makeshift repairs arrived scapa_flow unloading passengers sailing june company passenger steamer escorted destroyers arrived scotland june empire endurance passed renamed united_kingdom official number code letters allocated port registry placed management empire endurance member departed essex august arrived days later joined convoy departed august dispersed sea august destination montreal quebec canada arrived september sailed september sydney nova_scotia arriving days later joined convoy departed halifax nova scotia september arrived liverpool lancashire united_kingdom october carrying general cargo stated bound newcastle northumberland left convoy clyde october empire endurance departed october join convoy departed liverpool previous day dispersed sea october destination montreal arrived november departed november clyde arriving november ship declared prize war december valued departed january join convoy departed liverpool day dispersed sea january sailed new_brunswick canada arriving january sailed february halifax arriving days later departing february clyde arrived february empire endurance departed february arriving march sailed march somerset arriving day departed march cardiff arriving day sailing april newport arrived later day sailed april arrived april april departed bound cape_town south_africa alexandria egypt manned crew passengers board cargo motor launches german time april hit amidships torpedo fired command time south west coup fired hit bridge breaking sank loss crew passenger crew members lost captain april canadian flower class corvette picked crew passengers landed crew rescued british cargo liner landed liverpool lost board commemorated tower hill memorial london | SS Empire Endurance | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
10915_HMSDreadnought(1875) | ironclad turret ship built royal_navy 1870s construction halted year began redesigned improve stability completion ship placed reserve commissioned service mediterranean_fleet return years later coast guard ship ireland years ship depot ship reclassified second class battleship dreadnought participated annual fleet manoeuvres years training ship ship taken service years later sold scrap background design dreadnought originally named fury designed director naval construction sir improved enlarged version preceding devastation class ironclad turret ships ship laid fully framed partially waterline belt armour work ordered stopped light loss ironclad turret ship captain heavy storm previous year formed january evaluate existing ship designs special consideration stability found designs lacking qualities needed modified reed resigned captain lost opposed changes new assistant future main changes increase beam inches widen reed armoured cover width hull increased ship amidships improved stability provided additional badly needed accommodation crew addition maximum thickness armour increased inches extended way bow reinforced ram white initial plan extend fore aft ends ship changed run way ends results devastation sea trials revealed low bow caused major problems head seas changes economical inverted vertical compound expansion steam engines reed original horizontal low pressure engines powerful inch guns inch ones chosen fitting hydraulic pumps work gun turrets description dreadnought length perpendiculars feet feet long overall feet longer devastation class beam feet inches draught feet inches ship displaced long tons dreadnought ship longitudinal watertight bulkhead divided engine boiler rooms crew consisted officers ratings proved steady ship minimal rolling wet high seas usually swept deck end end ship large ironclad cylinder inverted vertical compound expansion steam engines built drove single bladed foot propeller dreadnought engines powered dozen cylindrical boilers working pressure psi kpa cm2 engines designed produce total indicated horsepower speed knots mph ihp knots mph faster devastation class dreadnought reached maximum speed knots mph ihp sea trials ship carried maximum long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph dreadnought originally intended equipped pair inch rifled muzzle loading guns turret replaced inch guns ship redesigned shell inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons shell muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle gun turrets rotated steam power loaded hydraulic power ship complete wrought iron waterline armour belt inches thick amidships tapered inches outside armoured citadel ends ship armour plates tapered thickness inches edge extended feet waterline feet inches foot long armoured citadel protected bases gun turrets funnel crew quarters sides citadel inches thick inch thick curved ends turrets protected inch plates backed wood aft inch bulkhead original design retained forward redundant forward extension belt conning tower ranged thickness inches upper deck inches thick inside citadel inches outside construction career dreadnought fifth ship serve royal_navy laid september slip dockyard wales fury construction subsequently halted time redesign ship renamed dreadnought february renamed ship launched march daughter devon completed february cost ship immediately placed reserve commissioned service mediterranean_fleet dreadnought fitted inch guns hurricane deck commissioned ship sailed mediterranean_sea october remained decade future king george served aboard returned british waters september began refit chatham dockyard included replacement guns quick firing pounder pounder hotchkiss guns dreadnought coast guard ship ireland march years later march relieved duty depot ship july devonport ship guns installed dreadnought reclassified second class battleship took british fleet manoeuvres year following june refitted chatham serve tender torpedo school ship devonport later depot ship taken service transferred ship sold scrap july broken february | HMS Dreadnought (1875) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11158_HMSBlonde(1910) | lead ship class scout cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century led 7th destroyer flotilla mediterranean fleet completion ship temporarily assigned 1st destroyer flotilla joined world war blonde assigned battleship squadrons grand_fleet ship converted actually laid mines reduced reserve sold scrap design description designed provide destroyer command ship capable enemy destroyers inch guns blonde proved slow service start career knot mph speed inadequate match knot mph speeds destroyers led flotilla displacing long tons ship overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered parsons steam turbines driving shaft turbines produced total indicated horsepower steam produced yarrow boilers gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal long tons fuel oil crew consisted officers enlisted men main armament consisted breech loading inch vii guns forward pair guns mounted platform forecastle pairs port starboard amidships remaining guns quarterdeck ahead guns fired pound shells range yards secondary armament quick firing pounder guns submerged inch torpedo tubes scout cruiser ship lightly protected maximize speed curved protective deck inch thick slope inches flat conning tower protected inches armour construction service blonde eighth ship laid december launched july wife sir 1st completed captain command leader 7th destroyer flotilla mediterranean captain assumed command ship 1st destroyer flotilla fleet lost sea january replaced captain relieved captain april transferred scout cruiser fearless ship assigned flotilla ship transferred 4th battle squadron june captain assumed command july ship assigned 4th battle squadron grand_fleet scapa_flow start war august captain command march blonde flotilla leader broke patrol east scapa_flow depth charge carried blonde exploded damaging upper deck killing crew accident resulted type depth charge carried blonde depth charge withdrawn use grand_fleet ship refit april missed june blonde detached august october rejoined 4th battle squadron captain command transferred 1st battle squadron april captain honourable having assumed command february june commander september converted laid mines combat captain december retained command january relieved turn captain blonde reserve february assigned sister ship sisters listed sale march blonde sold scrap broken netherlands | HMS Blonde (1910) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11193_HMSNeptune(1874) | hms neptune hms neptune ironclad turret ship originally designed built britain brazil acquired royal_navy modifications suit royal_navy took years complete ship begin commission channel_fleet transferred mediterranean_fleet refitted portsmouth neptune ship 1st class reserve placed reserve portsmouth towed breakers neptune unintentionally rammed serving training hulk collided narrowly missed ships scrapped germany design description hms neptune designed sir version larger sea going version class monitors given provisional adding masts meant adding forecastle bow deck stern provide space required masts rigging blocked firing arcs gun turrets deprived fire original design greatest virtue ship resembled instead enlarged version russo turkish war tensions dramatically escalated russia great_britain feared victorious russian armies occupy turkish capital constantinople british prepared tolerate mobilized royal_navy case war break purchased number ironclads construction including sold ship nearly twice paid devastation years earlier spent bring standards royal_navy british service deemed white elephant thoroughly bad ship respects inherent faults small times danger neptune feet long perpendiculars beam feet draft feet ship normally displaced long tons long tons deep load neptune proved poor wet difficult manoeuvre heavy roller foot result flooded ship sea propulsion neptune cylinder trunk steam engine sons driving single foot propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine total designed output indicated horsepower produced total ihp sea trials february gave neptune maximum speed knots mph ship carried long tons coal steam nmi knots mph sir described weak ship engines consuming coal daily neptune barque rigged twin funnels close mainmast sails rigging rapidly deteriorated service mast eventually stripped sails yards ship fore masts combination described like half dressed refit ship masts rigging replaced simple pole masts fighting tops fore positions armament ordered inch gun turrets pair inch breech loading guns chase guns replaced british service hms neptune mounted pair inch muzzle loading rifles turret inch rifled muzzle loading guns forecastle chase guns guns traverse ship pounder armstrong guns use guns inch torpedo tubes mounted main deck torpedoes shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell muzzle velocity credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour muzzle blast main guns deck immediately stand charge guns reduced pounds powder minimize damage armour neptune complete waterline belt wrought iron inches thick amidships inches inches steps ends ship armour extended feet inches waterline feet armoured citadel feet long protected bases gun turrets funnel ventilation shafts engines boilers sides citadel inches thick closed transverse bulkheads inches thick chase guns bow protected patch inch armour faces turrets inches thick sides inches thick backed inches teak armoured deck inches outside citadel inches thick inside neptune provided conning tower protected inches armour situated right foremast regarded adequately installed conning position installed british ironclad service hms neptune laid london shipyard attempted launch july stuck fast second attempt july ship got stuck extensively damaging plating finally launched september towed repairs fitting cost accident resulted bankruptcy ran sea trials december purchased royal_navy march renamed neptune roman god sea taken portsmouth alterations armament equipment took september complete neptune commissioned march service channel_fleet transferred mediterranean_fleet returned portsmouth july refit ship assigned guard ship 1st class reserve neptune paid reserve november portsmouth april transferred fleet reserve ship sold september scrap tow portsmouth october neptune broke cables connecting storm winds strong flood tide pushing pushed harbour narrowly missed training ship hms neptune struck training brig anchored blow hit port making hole deck neptune pushed tides winds came rest bow ram hero finally broken | HMS Neptune (1874) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11297_HMSExmouth(H02) | class destroyer flotilla leader built royal_navy early 1930s assigned home fleet completion ship attached mediterranean_fleet crisis spanish civil war spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict assigned convoy escort anti submarine patrol duties western approaches world war began september sunk german submarine january escorting merchant ship north scotland description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers ratings ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began service ordered november naval programme laid march launched january named following day commissioned service november commissioning assigned leader 5th destroyer flotilla home fleet increased tensions italy eventually leading outbreak second italo war caused admiralty attach flotilla mediterranean_fleet august march refitted alexandria october january ship patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing annual portsmouth november january november january returned britain march assigned training duties local flotilla work based portsmouth april carried duties august placed commission leader 12th destroyer flotilla flotilla initially assigned home_fleet outbreak world war september ship flotilla mates eclipse echo escorted battlecruiser hood searched german commerce raiders south iceland late november december transferred carry patrols escort convoys transferred january carry duties north_sea escorting merchant january spotted german submarine command torpedoed sank loss hands sinking submarine fired master deemed dangerous pick survivors eighteen bodies later found washed ashore playing near buried military honours cemetery aftermath wreck discovered july independent expedition findings verified wreck listed protected place remains act | HMS Exmouth (H02) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11608_HMSGallant(H59) | hms hms class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict transferred mediterranean_fleet shortly beginning world war british isles escort shipping local waters slightly damaged german aircraft evacuation allied troops end following repairs transferred gibraltar served force months november ship transferred mediterranean_fleet escorted convoys struck january towed malta repairs proved extensive damaged near misses air raid april completed additional damage ship repair scuttled wreck broken description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes rail depth charge throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began service laid glasgow scotland september launched september completed february excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing pulled spanish grounded december ship attacked spanish nationalist aircraft april damaged month returned great_britain overhaul july world war began september mediterranean entire flotilla transferred plymouth october boiler cleaning ship reassigned end month patrol escort duties february sister ship griffin rescued crew oil tanker british councillor sinking struck took escorting convoy destroyer sunk february rescued survivors swedish ship near week later march escorted armed merchant cruisers collided ship refitted southampton march april rejoined flotilla day evening destroyer bulldog rescued crew destroyer kelly ship torpedoed german boat north_sea participating evacuation near miss bomb knocked steering caused minor damage hull electrical systems repaired hull encountered german laying sortie evening june company destroyer later june ship refitted chatham dockyard pounder inch anti aircraft gun replaced rear torpedo tube mount refit transferred 13th destroyer flotilla arriving gibraltar july voyage south ship escorted aircraft carrier loaded dozen fighters operation hurry destroyers escorted position south west carrier fly hurricanes malta august return gibraltar ship transferred october sister griffin destroyer sank italian submarine east gibraltar ship escorted battleship cruisers glasgow early november joined mediterranean_fleet transferred 14th destroyer flotilla malta november participated inconclusive november operation collar january operation excess italian torpedo boats attempted attack allied convoy right engagement sunk struck detonated forward magazine italian action pushed british convoy south pre established route explosion blew bow ship killing injuring crew sister griffin rescued survivors destroyer towed stern malta ship slowly repaired october estimated completed june april extensively damaged bomb splinters air raid beached prevent sinking judged total loss usable equipment stripped hulk expended september wreck broken | HMS Gallant (H59) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11663_HMSWarrior(1905) | hms warrior hms warrior warrior class armoured cruiser built royal_navy decade 20th century stationed mediterranean world war began participated pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser warrior transferred grand_fleet december remained rest career heavily damaged withdrew later abandoned sank rising sea description warrior displaced long tons built long tons fully loaded ship overall length feet inches beam feet inches draught feet inches powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shafts developed total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered yarrow water tube boilers cylindrical boilers ship carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph armament main armament consisted inch guns single turrets distributed centerline turrets fore aft turrets disposed corners funnels secondary armament inch guns single turrets carried amidships wing inch guns vickers pounders fitted turret roofs forward aft ships duke edinburgh class cruisers secondary armament inch guns inch guns casemates ships referred warrior class extra turrets comparison half sisters stability reduced good steady gun platforms ship mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes mounted stern service warrior ordered naval construction programme armoured cruisers laid november launched november completed december completion warrior assigned 5th cruiser squadron channel_fleet transferred 2nd ship transferred 1st cruiser squadron mediterranean_fleet involved pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser outbreak world war ordered engage warrior participated allied sweep led sinking austro hungarian light cruiser battle august days later ordered defend suez_canal turkish attack remained november ordered gibraltar join squadron french british ship search german warships sea african coast cancelled november location revealed survivors warrior joined grand_fleet december assigned 1st sir battle jutland 1st grand_fleet right squadron flagship warrior spotted opened fire shells felt short ships turned port pursuit cutting battlecruiser forced turn away avoid collision shortly spotted disabled german light cruiser sms closed engage ships reached range yards spotted turn german battlecruiser sms battleships yards away fire german ships heavy defence blew warrior hit shells saved german ships switched fire battleship steering jammed caused complete circles sight high_seas_fleet warrior heavily damaged german shells caused large fires heavy flooding engines continued running long allow withdraw west taken tow seaplane tender took surviving crew abandoned rising sea june upper deck feet water subsequently | HMS Warrior (1905) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11664_HMSBlackPrince(1861) | ship serve royal_navy world second ocean going iron armoured warship following sister ship hms warrior brief period warrior class ironclads powerful warships world virtually naval guns time rapid advances naval technology left sister obsolete short time spent time reserve training roles line service spent active career channel_fleet harbour training ship ireland renamed iii assigned training establishment plymouth ship sold scrap design description feet inches long perpendiculars feet long overall beam feet inches draught feet inches ship displaced long tons hull subdivided watertight transverse bulkheads compartments double underneath engine boiler rooms propulsion warrior class ships cylinder trunk steam engine sons driving single inch propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced total indicated horsepower sea trials september ship maximum speed knots mph steam ship carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ironclads ship rigged sail area square feet knots mph sail knots mph slower sister warrior armament armament warrior class ships intended muzzle loading pounder guns main deck fore aft chase guns upper deck modified construction rifled pounder breech loading guns pounders rifled breech loading pounder guns inch solid shot pounder gun weighed approximately pounds gun weighed pounds gun muzzle velocity range yards elevation inch shell pounder armstrong breech weighed pounds muzzle velocity elevation maximum range yards shell pounder breech loading gun inches diameter weighed pounds gun maximum range yards muzzle velocity pounder guns replaced heavier version guns fire solid shot explosive shells rearmed refit inch inch rifled muzzle loading guns ship received pounder breech loading guns use guns shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour armour sides protected armour belt wrought iron inches thick covered middle feet ship ends ship left entirely unprotected meant steering gear vulnerable armour extended feet waterline feet inch transverse bulkheads protected guns main deck armour backed inches teak construction service ordered october glasgow price ship laid october launched february completion delayed drydock accident fitting damaged masts steamed november jury rigged fore ship commissioned june completed september assigned channel_fleet spent year flagship irish coast overhauled rearmed routine duty interrupted warrior towed large floating drydock refitted gaining deck rejoined channel_fleet flagship rear admiral sir second command fleet captain edinburgh took command ship crossed atlantic participate installation new governor general canada return placed reserve devonport reclassified armoured cruiser reactivated periodically annual fleet exercises harbour training ship stationed renamed ship moved plymouth renamed iii assigned training school hms sold scrap february | HMS Black Prince (1861) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11770_HMSDiana(H49) | class destroyer royal_navy ordered ship constructed entered naval service diana initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred early temporarily deployed red_sea late crisis returning duty station remained diana transferred mediterranean_fleet second world war began september served home_fleet ship transferred renamed served month canadians sunk collision large freighter escorting october design construction diana displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers diana carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence diana single pounder gun funnels pounder guns mounted bridge fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began diana ordered naval estimates february yards laid june launched june finally commissioned navy december cost total excluding weapons communications equipment supplied admiralty operational history royal_navy ship initially assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment red_sea september november mediterranean diana commanded time ship refitted september october service 8th later 21st arrived january attached mediterranean_fleet red_sea september crisis port visits bombay returning hong_kong august occasion diana investigated lighthouse near lit discovered attacked pirates remained far_east rise tensions world war began prompted recall august outbreak war diana sisters duncan daring assigned mediterranean_fleet arriving october repaired malta november rejoining fleet december briefly placed control duties transferred home_fleet 3rd destroyer flotilla diana arrived home waters january assigned 3rd destroyer flotilla duties included screening units home_fleet carrying patrols february ship escorted towed forth permanent repairs damaged collision whilst escorting convoy diana escorted aircraft carrier returned scapa_flow april aircraft screened light cruisers 18th covered evacuations ship transported norwegian commander chief major general ship escorted carriers furious flew fighters airfield days later diana escorted carriers furious allied withdrawal norway transfer canada ship taken hand refit repair london july completion diana transferred replace sunk collision june british anti aircraft cruiser ship formally commissioned september october escorted convoy bound canada ship sunk days later collided freighter men aboard time officers ratings rescued lost | HMS Diana (H49) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
11992_HMSDuchess(H64) | class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s ship initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred early temporarily deployed red_sea late crisis returning duty station remained transferred mediterranean_fleet second world war began september whilst escorting battleship hms british isles accidentally rammed battleship thick fog sank heavy loss life december description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts anti aircraft defence single pounder inch gun quadruple mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began service ordered february naval estimates laid yards june launched july commissioned january total cost excluding equipment supplied admiralty weapons ammunition wireless equipment ship initially assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment red_sea september november return repaired malta december january given refit chatham dockyard september october prepare ship service arrived hong_kong january joined 8th destroyer flotilla ship attached mediterranean_fleet red_sea september november crisis number good visits time station conducted anti piracy patrols typhoon hong_kong september merchant ship crushed stern dragged anchors repairs completed october ship remained station late august imminent start second world war caused admiralty order war station mediterranean_fleet malta arrived october remained mediterranean months december ship sisters hms delight assigned escort battleship hms departed gibraltar december morning december collided heavy fog destroyer capsized depth charges exploded killing crew including commanding officer lieutenant commander stuck sea cabin sliding door jammed | HMS Duchess (H64) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
12427_HMSCygnet(H83) | class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s ship initially assigned home_fleet temporarily deployed red_sea crisis sold late renamed stationed west coast canada world war began september transferred atlantic coast convoy escort duties served convoy escort participated sinking german submarines ship anti submarine patrols invasion normandy employed troop transport day returning canadian servicemen decommissioned late scrapped design construction displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence single inch cwt gun funnels millimetre pounder guns mounted aft end forecastle deck inch gun removed pounders relocated funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge fitted capacity depth charges world war began increased depth charges delivered rails throwers ship ordered july programme laid december launched september 14th ship carry completed april service history ship commissioned april assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla home fleet spent lot time dockyard hands years service repaired devonport november january march july august november january deploying west_indies home_fleet january march ship required repairs return april refit july august detached home_fleet crisis deployed red_sea september april ship returned april refitted devonport april june resuming duty home_fleet july august deployed patrol duties spanish coast intercept shipping carrying goods spain protect british shipping stages spanish civil war transfer sister sold canada october total price refitted meet canadian standards including installation type handed february ship renamed commissioned february assigned halifax nova scotia arrived remained year transferred ship remained ordered east_coast august arriving halifax september escorted local convoys based including convoy carrying half 1st december ship ordered plymouth arrived arrival ship rear torpedo tube mount removed replaced pounder gun pounders exchanged quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun june ordered france evacuate british troops found ship evacuated small group french soldiers coast june ship taken fire german artillery battery near hit lieutenant commander ship captain ordered return fire results noted returning england escorted troop convoys legs journeys canada australia new_zealand mid june assigned escort duties july whilst escorting british battleship nelson received word british passenger ship torpedoed nautical miles northeast ireland arriving half hours ocean liner sank ship rescued survivors including german italian prisoners war british sloop sandwich badly damaged german submarine whilst defending convoy august december rescued survivors armed merchant cruiser torpedoed sunk survivors british oil tanker halifax march july assigned 14th covered convoys mid-atlantic whilst escorting convoy november gale ship damaged severely weather forced return halifax repairs transferred mid ocean escort force december remained march given lengthy refit halifax april august early december ship director control tower rangefinder exchanged type target indication radar mounted bridge time fitted high frequency direction finding system whilst assigned defending convoy late december victory december credited sinking north azores ship refitted nova scotia august december march credited sinking north_atlantic destroyer frigates changes ship armament war exactly occurred unknown included replacement gun anti submarine mortar exchanging quadruple calibre vickers machine guns mounted funnels guns addition guns platform pair fitted wings bridge removal pounder gun type short range surface search radar added gun removed allow depth charge increased depth charges transferred support allied landings normandy day june deployed canadian destroyers ottawa stationed entrance english channel prevent boat attacks invasion convoys later deployed group anti submarine operations august unsuccessfully attacked bomb 13th ottawa rescued survivors sunk depth charges aircraft duties continued october returned canada refit conducted nova_scotia refit lasted november march returned service april attached convoy defence east coast german surrender employed troop transport paid october ship sold scrap broken convoys escorted acclaimed model model renowned marine model maker held | HMS Cygnet (H83) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
12429_HMSIronDuke(1870) | hms iron duke hms iron duke class central battery ironclads built royal_navy late 1860s completed ship briefly assigned ireland sent flagship returned years later resumed duties accidentally rammed sank sister ship vanguard heavy fog returned far_east ship ran aground twice deployment returned home lengthy refit assigned channel_fleet remained ship converted coal hulk decade later continued role sold scrap broken design description class designed second class ironclad intended overseas service feet long perpendiculars beam feet draught feet inches forward feet inches aft class ships displaced long tons tons complement officers ratings pair cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engines driving single inch propeller steam provided rectangular boilers engines designed ships speed knots mph reached speed knots mph indicated horsepower sea trials november carried maximum long tons coal class ship rigged masts sail area square feet rigged sail area reduced square feet reduce drag funnel lowered sail reach knots mph main armament class ships consisted inch rifled muzzle loading guns positioned main deck broadside guns mounted corners upper deck battery battery sides ships guns certain end fire shell inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity rated ability penetrate inches wrought iron armour muzzle ships equipped cwt guns chase guns bow pair stern fired pound inch shell inch rifled breech loading guns guns ships received inch torpedo launchers main deck inch guns replaced breech loading inch guns wrought iron waterline armour belt class covered entire length ships inches thick amidships backed inches teak inches ends ships total height feet feet water feet deep load main deck citadel ends protected inch forward bulkhead inch aft sides upper battery inches thick ends unprotected ships man conning tower walls inches thick construction career named nickname 1st duke wellington ship serve royal_navy ship laid dockyard august launched march completed january cost initially assigned plymouth assigned flagship september route far_east ironclad use canal virtually coal reduce draught towed canal days relieved sister ship returned save money return ship hired ship ran aground times frequently sides canal day transit arrival paid recommissioned months later assigned hull summer cruise september route ironclads dublin thick fog ship accidentally rammed sister vanguard dublin bay wrecked little damaged ram torn foot hole vanguard ram damaged watertight bulkhead vanguard engine boiler rooms flooded compartments prevented crew steam powered pumps ship sunk little hour crew abandoned ship following loss replaced vanguard received crew remained july ship began lengthy refit lasted august inspected admiral commander chief plymouth july departed plymouth august bound china station route pulled steamship reef red_sea september days effort vice admiral hoisted flag aboard november ship ran aground entering days pulled free american river little damage princes visited july visiting japan weeks later came aboard serve ship struck rock coast route bay july floated august ship grounded trying assist repairs required month drydock hong_kong january hauled flag relieved vice admiral new commander chief october ship nagasaki japan sailed shanghai china october returned home january began lengthy refit included replacement boilers april ship member admiral august joined ironclad sultan broke loose anchors lisbon december gale accidentally rammed sank french steamship victoria crew manned boat search survivors uncertain saved following year participated queen_victoria golden jubilee fleet review july reduced reserve converted coal hulk serving ship transferred portsmouth april eventually sold scrap glasgow | HMS Iron Duke (1870) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
12565_HMSVictorious(1895) | hms victorious majestic class pre dreadnought battleships british_royal_navy armed main battery inch guns twin turrets capable speed knots mph served primarily home waters participated served briefly mediterranean transferred china station later year victorious remained east asian waters returned mediterranean returning united_kingdom victorious served second flagship channel_fleet remained active service fleet units modernized placed reserve outbreak world war august mobilized sister ships 9th battle squadron january withdrawn line service september main guns removed arm pair monitors victorious subsequently repair ship end war renamed plans use harbor ship cancelled april sold scrap design victorious laid chatham dockyard launched october fitting work commenced commissioned royal_navy year later november ship feet long overall beam draft displaced long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted cylinder triple expansion engines powered coal fired cylindrical boilers oil fired models engines provided speed knots mph indicated horsepower considered good easy roll good suffered high fuel consumption crew officers enlisted men ship armed inch viii guns twin turrets forward aft turrets placed pear shaped barbettes sisters arrangement sisters future british battleship classes circular barbettes victorious carried inch guns mounted casemates gun decks amidships carried sixteen pounder guns pounder guns equipped torpedo tubes submerged ship hull deck mounted victorious ships class inches harvey armour allowed equal protection cost weight compared previous types armour allowed victorious sisters deeper lighter belt previous battleships loss protection barbettes main battery protected armor conning tower thickness steel sides ship armored deck thick operational history hms victorious commissioned november service chatham dockyard june went commission service mediterranean_fleet leaving united_kingdom present fleet review diamond jubilee queen victoria june moved mediterranean relieved battleship february victorious detached mediterranean_fleet service february ran hard aground entering harbor port said route china attempted free unable pump needed shift sediment hull free successfully refloated february returned mediterranean underwent refit malta mediterranean service victorious paid chatham august began refit lasted february victorious recommissioned devonport february serve second flagship channel_fleet july torpedo boat rammed slightly damaging reorganization january channel_fleet new victorious unit captain explorer served captain acting flag captain rear admiral aboard period service ended paid devonport december january victorious recommissioned serve new home_fleet underwent refit chatham converted burn fuel oil main battery fire control radio installed reduced nucleus crew commission reserve march victorious transferred home fleet january damaged collision sister ship majestic fog july began short refit chatham december world war july royal_navy began war began imminent victorious sister ships mars magnificent formed july stationed defend british coast victorious remained guard ship 9th battle squadron dissolved august december transferred serve guard ship january victorious paid majestic class ships oldest effective battleships service royal_navy victorious laid february september inch guns removed use aboard new lord class monitors prince general september february converted repair ship converted victorious commissioned repair ship february arrived scapa_flow replace converted merchant ship caribbean lost september repair ship grand_fleet victorious performed role march renamed transferred devonport refit prepare service establishment arrived devonport march paid care maintenance status awaited beginning refit plans refit cancelled work began convert harbor depot ship april conversion cancelled completed placed disposal list month sold scrapping december sale cancelled march sold april towed devonport dover scrapped | HMS Victorious (1895) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
12663_HMSImogen(D44) | class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship enforced arms blockade imposed britain france sides mediterranean_fleet start second world war ship transferred home_fleet participated april sank german submarines sinking following accidental collision july description class ships improved versions preceding class displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began construction career ship ordered october naval programme laid january launched december seventh royal_navy ship carry completed june contract price excluding items supplied admiralty armaments communications equipment assigned 3rd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning initially based malta transferred gibraltar patrolled spanish waters enforcing policies ship given brief refit malta october november dockyard august returned mediterranean september transferred convoy escort duties days later italy enter war entire 3rd destroyer flotilla ship transferred home_fleet october sister sank german submarine october submarine attempted sink freighter whilst escorting merchant ship barry rescued survivors ships refitted liverpool october november rejoined home_fleet following month ship came aid torpedoed battleship december sister destroyer escort sank spotted british submarine february ship searched unsuccessfully german ships escorted ships home_fleet carrying units mid april mid june escorted aircraft carrier bermuda work night july collided light cruiser glasgow thick fog whilst bound scapa_flow badly damaged caught fire sank position rescued officers enlisted men men killed collision | HMS Imogen (D44) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
12771_IronDuke-classbattleship | battleship iron duke class group dreadnought battleships built british_royal_navy world war class comprised ships emperor india launched october november class royal_navy super dreadnoughts ships essentially repeats king george class battleships retained inch guns twin gun turrets iron improved armour powerful secondary armament inch weapons instead inch mounted earlier ships ships advanced battleships royal_navy outbreak world war soon surpassed ships queen elizabeth class saw extensive service war grand_fleet acted flagship fleet commander admiral ships present battle jutland emperor india missed battle dock periodic refit class battleships saw limited active duty following end war terms london naval treaty signed reduced training depot ship lasted role scrapped scrapped followed emperor india sunk gunnery target design general characteristics iron duke class ships feet inches metres long overall beam draught increase length width preceding king george class ships iron displaced long tons tonnes tons tonnes heavier preceding king george primarily increase calibre secondary battery ships powered shaft parsons turbines steam provided turbines yarrow boilers engines rated shaft horsepower delivered speed knots mph sisters fuel storage capacity long tons coal long tons oil enabled maximum range nautical miles cruising speed mph armament primary battery iron duke class ships mounted main battery inch guns twin gun turrets mounted turrets placed superfiring pair forward turrets turret amidships turret directly funnels superfiring pair aft rear superstructure turrets gun houses turrets weighed tons tonnes allowed depression elevation despite range time construction graduated degrees super allow elevation guns issued time forward aft gun turrets train direction limited range engage targets arc centerline beam ship guns rate fire rounds minute gun fired variety shells including high explosive armour piercing rounds weighed guns loaded charges weighed stored silk bags provided muzzle velocity meters second maximum elevation guns range yards maximum effective elevation range somewhat shorter approximately range gun penetrate krupp cemented steel armour type contemporary german dreadnoughts secondary battery secondary battery consisted inch vii guns mounted casemates hull forward superstructure guns chosen inch guns earlier battleships deemed weak short range effectively combat torpedo boats newer powerful torpedoes admiral opposed idea increasing secondary battery retired post sea lord result designed received larger inch gun guns fired shells rate minute shells fired muzzle velocity mps guns capable higher reduced order performance inch guns royal_navy service range calculations guns calibre guns elevate enabled maximum range significant problems guns early equipped plates designed close opening heavy seas plates easily washed away water easily entered ship caused significant flooding problem compounded fact mounted low hull subjected heavier pounding rough seas problem eventually corrected addition dwarf bulkheads gun houses rubber seals plates armament british battleship mounted anti aircraft weaponry guns fitted aft superstructure primarily defend german guns fired rounds minute expected fire approximately shells replacement repair necessary shells fired high explosive manually operated maximum effective ceiling customary capital ships period iron duke class ships equipped submerged torpedo tubes ships carried tubes beam launched torpedoes carried tnt speed settings mph mph knots range range considerably reduced armour iron duke class battleships armour belt thick central area ship ammunition magazines machinery spaces vital parts ship located belt tapered bow stern barbettes contained main gun turrets sides rear shells likely hit turrets thick sides ships armoured deck thick battle jutland tonnes armour added ships primarily deck main battery turrets increase bulkheads ammunition magazines construction laid january launched exactly months later october fitting work commenced finished march commissioned flagship admiral second ship class built followed nearly weeks laid january launched october fitting work proceeded somewhat slower ship wasn finished june laid months older sisters launched november completed october emperor india battleships originally ordered delhi laid vickers day launched november completed november ships commissioning assigned home_fleet fleet flagship outbreak world war royal_navy reorganized home_fleet atlantic fleet combined form grand_fleet retained position fleet flagship ship took major fleet actions ended combat sortie resulted battle jutland jutland assigned 4th battle squadron stationed centre british line following end war transferred mediterranean_fleet ship operated black_sea support white russians russian civil war mandated removed active roster remained fleet short time having transferred duty assignment lasted years removed active service training ship gun turrets good deal armour removed speed reduced mph removal boilers later depot ship scapa_flow starting outbreak second world war year remaining guns removed shore defences luftwaffe bombers attacked october scored direct hits near misses caused significant damage repairs effected ship resumed duties depot vessel end war finally sold scrapping heavily engaged ship class battle jutland fired total heavy calibre shells total entire class assigned 6th division 1st battle squadron rear british line served flagship vice admiral cecil battle hit torpedo amidships torpedo tore hole despite damage able position line speed reduced mph continued fire main guns list increased point prevented guns effectively employed ship eventually withdrew undertook months repairs post war joined mediterranean remained transferred tour duty lasted point withdrawn active duty ship sold scrapping like sisters assigned grand_fleet duration world war assigned 4th battle squadron december flagship admiral commander 4th battle squadron battle jutland directly ahead admiral commanded fleet sister battle ship remained undamaged like transferred mediterranean provided artillery support white russian forces black_sea followed stricken sold scrap emperor india emperor india assigned 4th battle squadron december missed jutland dock periodic refit end war transferred mediterranean ships class emperor india returned england refit resumed duties mediterranean likewise joined alongside sisters stricken instead scrapped gunnery target sunk raised shortly sold ship breakers february | Iron Duke-class battleship | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13153_HMSResistance(1861) | second defence class ironclads built royal_navy 1860s capital ship royal_navy fitted ram given nickname old resistance initially assigned channel_fleet commissioning transferred mediterranean_fleet ironclad assigned fleet rearmed recommissioned ship reassigned channel_fleet duties resistance decommissioned gunnery torpedo trials beginning ship sold scrap route breaker yard salvaged later scrapped design description defence class ironclads designed smaller cheaper versions warrior class armoured frigates meant fit powerful engines warrior class ships knots mph slower far fewer guns naval architect sir future considered terms combat defence class ship worth quarter warrior feet long perpendiculars feet inches long overall beam feet inches draft feet inches ship displaced long tons ram shape capital ship royal_navy fitted hull subdivided watertight transverse bulkheads compartments double underneath engine boiler rooms resistance feet inches shorter overall displaced long tons warrior class ironclads propulsion defence class ships single cylinder trunk steam engine sons driving single foot propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced total indicated horsepower sea trials august resistance maximum speed knots mph ship carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ironclad ship rigged sail area square feet lower masts iron withstand shock resistance knots mph sail funnel semi retractable reduce wind resistance sail ship propeller hoisted stern ship reduce drag sail rigged barque september april returning original ship rig armament armament defence class ships intended muzzle loading pounder guns main deck fore aft chase guns upper deck plus rifled breech loading pounder guns guns modified construction rifled pounder breech loading guns pounders pounder guns weapons mounted british ironclad breech loading guns new designs armstrong hoped pounder guns installed main deck amidships chase guns pounder guns mounted main deck firing tests carried september armoured target proved pounder inferior pounder gun armour penetration repeated incidents breech explosions battles caused navy begin withdraw gun service shortly inch solid shot pounder gun weighed approximately pounds gun weighed pounds gun muzzle velocity range yards elevation inch shell pounder armstrong breech weighed pounds muzzle velocity elevation maximum range yards pounder gun weighed pounds pounder weighed pounds guns fire solid shot explosive shells resistance rearmed refit fourteen inch inch rifled muzzle loading guns new guns heavier fewer carried shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pounds shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour armour defence class ships wrought iron armour belt inches thick covered feet amidships armour extended upper deck level feet waterline inch transverse bulkheads protected guns main deck armour backed inches teak ends ship left entirely unprotected meant steering gear vulnerable sub divided watertight compartments minimize flooding construction service ordered december laid week later shipyard london launched april commissioned july completed october cost completion served channel_fleet transferred mediterranean_fleet british ironclad assigned fleet ship paid portsmouth refit armament resistance recommissioned served returned channel_fleet ship resumed post paid devonport resistance began target testing armour effects torpedoes gunfire sold scrap november whilst tow breakers march later raised scrapped liverpool | HMS Resistance (1861) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13178_HMSAldenham(L22) | hms pennant number escort destroyer type iii hunt class royal_navy ordered construction july completion february deployed convoy escort duty ships credited sinking march africa joined mediterranean_fleet escorting convoys alexandria malta took allied invasion sicily landings operation assigned december sunk naval adriatic_sea led royal_navy force bombardment mission targets island near town support yugoslav partisans rest force came pick survivors cold weather severe damage permitted rescue crew wreck broken explosion discovered war grave crew members yugoslav partisans aboard time mining died royal_navy destroyer lost world war design construction class destroyer overall length metres feet beam metres feet maximum draught metres feet standard displacement tonnes long tons short tons load tonnes long tons short tons parsons geared steam turbines drove propeller shaft steam supplied admiralty drum water tube boilers turbines rated kilowatts shp gave speed knots mph sea trials achieved knots kilometres hour miles hour deployments armed quick firing inch naval guns twin mounts anti aircraft millimetre pounder naval guns cannons inch torpedo tubes depth charges deployed throwers ship ordered july laid shipyard august construction project launched august completed february service crew completed brief training scapa_flow deploying time march assigned convoy sailing cape good hope march grove volunteer sank north_atlantic west france commanded lieutenant africa suez_canal accompanied grove joined 5th destroyer flotilla battle mediterranean escorted convoys protecting shipping alexandria malta august assigned coastal bombardment duties including area sources disagree ships took bombardment according ships involved places scene supported fellow destroyers towed alexandria ship disabled italian motor torpedo boat bombardment allied blockade escorted landing craft allied invasion sicily july landings september year assisted removing wounded attacked hit luftwaffe july took failed sustained minor damage aircraft attack repairs alexandria saw action operation italy escorted convoys algeria naples based taranto transferred june supporting operation protecting landing craft southern france sailed adriatic_sea joining royal_navy flotilla fighting flotilla consisted late november flotilla led commander intercepted captured german hospital ship yugoslav steamship bombarded german units deployed island december bombardment support yugoslav partisans advance north eastern coast adriatic capturing coast islands retreating german forces final deployment began december sortied royal_navy base anchored western coast north bombard artillery battery near military targets poor visibility artillery observers directed destroyers strike objectives destroyer fired inch shells barracks island town targeted destroyers hour engaged battery approximately visibility improved firing shells target destroyers started return lead following knots kilometres hour miles hour sinking making turn position north sail islands hit exploded engine room ship broke bow sank quickly followed stern little later cold weather hampered rescue efforts accompanying motor launches seamen officers including pulled sea crewmen died wounded transported medical treatment yugoslav partisan liaison officer colonel royal_navy destroyer lost world war portion surviving crew revisited site december located years later italian wreck divers located metre long bow section nautical mile kilometres lies port depth metres feet normally obscured stirred north aft section ship discovered testimony fisherman found closer approximately metres feet away bow section boilers propellers operating ship sank section struck depth metres feet keel rudder depth metres feet wreck declared british war grave forms ghost fleet kriegsmarine destroyer italian italian sunk action november world war austro hungarian remembrance annual memorial services held john baptist december church contains stained glass window dedicated book remembrance displayed stained glass window white ensign stained glass window memorial unveiled occasion 50th anniversary sinking surviving martin | HMS Aldenham (L22) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13296_HMSCressy(1899) | hms class armoured cruiser built royal_navy completion assigned transferred north_america west indies station placed reserve recommissioned start world war played minor role bight weeks beginning war sister ships torpedoed sunk german submarine september loss crew design description designed displace long tons ship overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered belleville boilers sea trials reached knots mph slowest performance class carried maximum long tons coal complement ranged officers enlisted men main armament consisted breech loading inch guns single gun turrets fore aft superstructure fired pound shells range yards secondary armament inch vii guns arranged casemates amidships mounted main deck usable calm weather maximum range approximately yards pound shells dozen quick firing pounder cwt guns fitted defence torpedo boats casemates upper deck superstructure ship carried pounder hotchkiss guns submerged torpedo tubes ship waterline armour belt maximum thickness inches closed inch transverse bulkheads armour gun turrets barbettes inches thick armour inches thick protective deck armour ranged thickness inches conning tower protected inches armour service history named laid shipyard scotland october launched december finishing sea trials passed fleet reserve portsmouth commissioned captain service departure delayed months steering gear broke shortly leaving base return eventually left home waters early october arriving november singapore november assigned north_america west indies station placed reserve return home ship assigned 7th shortly outbreak world war august squadron tasked patrolling broad north_sea support force destroyers submarines based protected eastern end english channel german warships attempting attack supply route england france august ship reserve dutch coast saw action battle rear admiral ordered aboard german survivors badly damaged ships escorted sister set sail prisoners fate morning september sisters patrol escorting destroyers forced seek shelter bad weather sisters steaming line abreast yards apart speed knots mph expecting submarine attack posted gun manned attack submarines sighted weather earlier morning route reinforce cruisers destroyers commanded ordered attack british transports forced dive shelter storm spotted british ships moved attack fired torpedo struck starboard ship captain thought struck ordered ships close transfer wounded men quickly began listing capsized despite compartments opposite right approached sinking sister captain realized submarine attack signaled look ship continued close crew threw overboard float aid survivors water having stopped lowered boats struck torpedoes sudden weight loss torpedoes caused surface gunners opened fire effect submarine cruiser capsized minutes torpedoed sank attempted ram submarine succeed resumed rescue efforts torpedoed fired torpedoes stern tubes hit maneuver bring bow torpedo fired range yards torpedo struck port boilers men compartment sisters took heavy list capsized sinking dutch ships began rescuing survivors joined british fishing ships arrived ships men rescued officers enlisted men lost lost british government sold salvage rights ships german company subsequently sold dutch company began metal | HMS Cressy (1899) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13354_Warrior-classironclad | warrior class ironclad warrior class ironclads class warships built royal_navy ocean going ironclads iron hulls constructed ships designed armoured frigates response invasion scare sparked launch french ironclad sisters initially armed mix rifled breech loading muzzle loading guns armstrong breech loading guns proved unreliable ultimately withdrawn service ships spent commission channel_fleet rearmed new rifled muzzle loading guns late 1860s warrior rejoined channel_fleet refit joined 1st class reserve joined fleet annual manoeuvres ships exchanged roles refit ships spent decades 19th century reserve warrior survived restored museum ship training ship sold scrap design description warrior class ships described revolutionary truth evolutionary wrought iron armour use ocean going ships years naval architect historian commented warrior truly novel way individual aspects blended making biggest powerful warship world designed response started invasion scare britain different concept operation french ship meant replacement wooden ships line designed chief navy gun armoured frigates largely based fine lines large frigate warrior sister intended stand line battle admiralty uncertain ability withstand concentrated fire wooden deck ships line designed fast force battle fleeing enemy control range battle fought advantage general characteristics warrior class ships feet inches long perpendiculars feet long overall feet longer longest wooden ship royal_navy beam feet inches draught feet inches ships displaced long tons hull subdivided watertight transverse bulkheads compartments double underneath engine boiler rooms fitted royal_navy significantly reduced roll ships length ships proved sluggish warrior proved collided warrior class ships trimmed bow fitted long ton iron knee placed bow traditionally pleasing shape prevented ships ships shortened completion effort reduce trim noticeably successful propulsion warrior class ships cylinder trunk steam engine sons driving single inch propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced total indicated horsepower powerful far built warship sea trials october warrior maximum speed knots mph half knot slower ships carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ironclads ship rigged sail area square feet lower masts wood masts iron warrior knots mph sail knots mph sail steam warrior logged knots mph funnels semi retractable reduce wind resistance sail ships propellers hoisted stern ship reduce drag sail largest propellers required men raised armament armament warrior class ships intended muzzle loading pounder guns main deck fore aft chase guns upper deck modified construction rifled pounder breech loading guns pounders rifled breech loading pounder guns guns pounder guns replaced pounder guns failed tests issued breech loading guns new designs armstrong hoped pounder guns installed main deck amidships chase guns pounder guns mounted main deck firing tests carried september armoured target proved pounder inferior pounder gun armour penetration repeated incidents breech explosions battles plans completely equip ships pounder gun inch solid shot pounder gun weighed approximately pounds gun weighed pounds gun muzzle velocity range yards elevation inch shell pounder armstrong breech weighed pounds muzzle velocity elevation maximum range yards shell pounder breech loading gun inches diameter weighed pounds gun maximum range yards muzzle velocity pounder gun weighed pounds pounder weighed pounds pounder guns replaced heavier version guns fire solid shot explosive shells ships rearmed refit mix inch inch rifled muzzle loading guns warrior received inch inch guns received fewer inch guns ships received pounder breech loading guns use guns shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour armour warrior class ships wrought iron armour belt inches thick covered feet amidships armour extended feet waterline feet inch transverse bulkheads protected guns main deck armour backed inches teak ends ship left entirely unprotected meant steering gear vulnerable construction gun ports warrior class ships built inches wide allowed pounders traverse ships building directing bar developed consisted iron bar pivot bolt gun port gun carriages modified allowed pivot closer gun port previously possible meant gun ports narrowed width inches retaining arc fire gun ports narrowed new width inches wrought iron delay modification armour plates tongue groove joints lock plates increase resistance armour piercing shells modifications delayed completion warrior year past contract completion date service hms warrior joined channel_fleet july placed ordinary time refitted ship rejoined channel_fleet towed floating drydock bermuda sister warrior placed ordinary modified deck recommissioned 1st class reserve periodic training cruises ship formally reclassified armoured frigate disarmed warrior depot ship renamed royal_navy ship regained original converted oil pipeline pier warrior towed dock renamed release new aircraft carrier hms warrior moved restored hms warrior london assumed hms warrior early 1960s ironclad seen near portsmouth historic dockyard capsized dock damaging masts arrived november jury rigged fore ship assigned channel_fleet completion rearmed assigned 1st class reserve refitted given deck rejoined channel_fleet flagship rear admiral sir second command fleet placed reserve devonport converted training ship ireland renamed ship renamed iii assigned training school hms sold scrap march | Warrior-class ironclad | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13440_HMSEuryalus(1901) | class armoured cruiser built royal_navy badly damaged multiple accidents fitting completed flagship year reduced reserve return recommissioned training ship north_america west indies station placed reserve fleet recommissioned start world war assigned 7th flagship defending eastern end english channel german attack shortly war began present battle bight weeks war began saw combat transferred convoy escort duties late sent egypt early assigned support british troops providing naval gunfire covered landing april providing fire support subsequent british offensive flagship january relieved july later year began conversion hong_kong incomplete war ended returned home sold scrap following year design description designed displace long tons ship overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered belleville boilers sea trials class cruisers lead ship exceeded designed speed carried maximum long tons coal complement ranged officers enlisted men main armament consisted breech loading inch guns single gun turrets fore aft superstructure fired pound shells range yards secondary armament inch vii guns arranged casemates amidships mounted main deck usable calm weather maximum range approximately yards pound shells dozen quick firing pounder cwt guns fitted defence torpedo boats casemates upper deck superstructure carried pounder hotchkiss guns submerged inch torpedo tubes ship waterline armour belt maximum thickness inches closed inch transverse bulkheads armour gun turrets barbettes inches thick armour inches thick protective deck armour ranged thickness inches conning tower protected inches armour construction service named greek hero laid july shipyard launched spectators christened wife directors company june south dock caught fire practically destroyed flames extinguished recently launched laying alongside wharf fire set teak wood cruiser considerable damage ship hauled pier middle dock completion severely delayed towed repairs ship slipped blocks supporting drydock severely damaged sea trials collided auxiliary vessel traveller june devonport finally completed january nearly years sister ships commissioning flagship australia station returning home reduced reserve arrival sent north_america west indies station served boys training ship attached 4th cruiser squadron years assigned reserve fleet returned home outbreak war august assigned 7th tasked patrolling broad north_sea support force destroyers submarines based protected eastern end english channel german warships attempting attack supply route england france august flagship rear admiral commander formed command forces defending eastern end channel august ship reserve dutch coast saw action september sisters patrol return port morning days later remaining cruisers sunk christian subsequently relieved command result losses sister transferred 12th escort ships england gibraltar early october transferred egypt late january reinforce defences suez_canal turkish raid canal repulsed time arrived february arrival rear admiral commander hoisted flag time preliminary turkish defences dardanelles occurred sisters transferred north march turks east canal proved reasonably quiet flagship rear admiral april charge main landings gallipoli landings morning april transported companies 1st battalion lancashire platoon provided fire support landing soldiers transferred boats actual landing beach bombarded turkish positions second battle month later hauled flag resumed original commanding allied base received brief refit malta december january proceeding egypt reinforce defences january new commander chief hoisted flag aboard january april refitted bombay june bombarded barracks town rim rear admiral relieved commander chief july transferred flag august early november ship inch pounder guns bombay proceeding hong_kong paid december complete conversion finished war ended returned britain laid april sold scrap july broken germany beginning september | HMS Euryalus (1901) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13555_HMSActive(1869) | class corvette built royal_navy late 1860s launched entered service commodore ship cape good hope crew served ashore anglo ship flagship active sold scrap description active feet long perpendiculars beam feet inch forward ship draught feet inches aft drew active displaced long tons tons iron hull covered inch layer oak copper waterline prevent watertight transverse bulkheads subdivided hull crew consisted officers enlisted men ship cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engine driving single foot propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced total indicated horsepower gave active maximum speed knots mph ship carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph active ship rigged sail area square feet lower masts iron masts wood ship best speed sail knots mph funnel semi retractable reduce wind resistance propeller hoisted stern ship reduce drag sail ship initially armed mix inch pounder cwt rifled muzzle loading guns inch guns pounders mounted broadside mounted forecastle deck chase guns inch pounder breech loading guns replaced broadside weapons carriages inch torpedoes added service laid launched march ship completed march total cost spent hull machinery unlike sister ship placed reserve completion commissioned serve flagship commander chief cape good hope west_coast africa station commodore ship participated naval operations anglo war crew landed reinforce forces ashore commodore replaced retained command ship returned home refit war november july men active men served ashore man naval brigade group active comprised officers seamen marines medical addition small arms equipped pounder breech loading guns pounder rockets gun pounders exchanged army pounder mountain guns entering attached column commanded colonel crossed january january saw action driving attacking force rockets rifles gun day british main force defeated battle pearson column advanced besieged months relieved april campaign active crew suffered man killed wounded action enemy died disease siege man drowned crossing south africa medal awarded members active crew served training squadron active rearmed refitted placed reserve selected commodore flagship newly formed training squadron active square rigged naval ship leave sail paid sold scrap july memorial men active lost lives african campaigns found portsmouth | HMS Active (1869) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13668_HMSHereward(H93) | named wake class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s assigned mediterranean_fleet ship spent months spanish civil war spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict second world war began september ship mediterranean shortly transferred hunt german commerce raiders blockade runners capturing november transferred home_fleet rescued netherlands germans invaded ship transferred mediterranean fleet later month escorted convoys malta escorting larger ships fleet sank italian submarine december sinking italian torpedo boat following month participated march helped evacuate allied troops greece april ship sank small ships german convoy attempting land troops crete later month bombed sunk german dive bombers evacuating allied troops crete survivors rescued italians prisoners war description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began beginning ship anti aircraft armament increased exactly modifications known rear set torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun service ship laid vickers armstrong newcastle february launched march completed december excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost tested twin gun mounted intended use tribal class destroyers january march gibraltar removed end trials forward guns replaced immediately ship assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet began patrolling spanish waters mediterranean enforcing spanish civil war refitted malta september october year later time june july returned mediterranean transferred hunt german commerce raiders force october ship sisters hardy hasty hostile battlecruiser renown aircraft carrier light cruiser neptune december rio_de_janeiro brazil proceeding estuary case damaged german pocket battleship admiral attempted escape taken refuge losing captured german blockade runner november ship based trinidad november january blockaded german merchant ship florida whilst based escorted battleship suffered weather damage route required weeks repairs escorted light cruiser carried ashes governor general canada home required repairs portsmouth arrival missed battles april escorted ships netherlands evacuate british citizens germans invaded previous day evacuated queen family netherlands transferred mediterranean_fleet days later ship arrived alexandria began escorting convoys larger ships fleet participated july hit splinters near miss italian battleship ship escorted convoy operation collar fired retreating italians battle sister sank italian submarine december escorted battleships mediterranean_fleet bombarded december sortied north_atlantic convoy reported attacked german cruiser admiral hipper december escorted convoy ship gibraltar december ship participated operation excess early january sank italian torpedo boat january torpedo destroyer landed island overwhelmed italian counter attack survivors taken days later ship participated early march evacuation greece april sank number fishing boats transporting german troops crete helped evacuate allied garrison later day attacked german dive bombers hit bomb forward funnel turned nearby coast crete sunk attacks officers crewmen killed survivors rescued italian torpedo boats taken prisoner | HMS Hereward (H93) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13754_HMSWoolwich(F80) | depot ship destroyer tender built royal_navy 1930s ship initially deployed support destroyers mediterranean_fleet world war assigned home mediterranean briefly returned home rejoined mediterranean_fleet following year permanently returned united_kingdom maintenance accommodation ship ship sold scrap description overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches deep load normally displaced long tons long tons load ship sets parsons geared steam turbines drove propeller shaft steam supplied admiralty drum water tube boilers turbines rated shaft horsepower gave speed knots mph ship carried long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph crew numbered officers enlisted men initially armed quick firing inch gun single high angle mounts amidships inch gun mount maximum elevation degrees gun fire muzzle velocity maximum height feet range yards rate fire rounds minute guns controlled high angle control system fire control director mounted bridge resupply destroyers ship carried seventy inch torpedoes depth charges world war anti aircraft armament reinforced pounder light anti aircraft guns single mounts forecastle gun fired millimetre pound shell muzzle velocity distance yards gun rate fire approximately rounds minute guns single mounts fitted quadruple vickers machine gun mounts radars added war type gunnery radar mounted director type surface search radar installed pounder guns forecastle main deck consisted inch armour plate machinery spaces platform deck inches thick magazines construction service ship ordered april naval construction programme laid launched september completed june deployed mediterranean completion alexandria beginning world war september ship returned home based scapa_flow supporting destroyers home_fleet sailed mediterranean september africa kenya repairs boilers arrived alexandria november mid june vice admiral commander chief mediterranean_fleet ordered non essential ships leave alexandria preparing demolish port facilities prevent capture advancing repair ship escorted destroyers transferred south suez_canal victory second battle october allowed return alexandria remained late assigned based rest war sailed england rejoined mediterranean_fleet following year served flagship flag officer ship sailed malta february served maintenance accommodation ship reserve ships based refitted transferred perform similar duties refitted years later served accommodation ship devonport sold scrap arrived scotland october broken | HMS Woolwich (F80) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13929_HMSFortune(H70) | class destroyers built royal_navy mid-1930s assigned home fleet completion ship detached mediterranean_fleet enforce arms blockade imposed britain france sides spanish civil war weeks start second world war september fortune helped sink german submarine ship escorted larger ships fleet early stages world war played minor role fortune sent gibraltar formed force participated attack ship escorted numerous convoys malta badly damaged italian bombers repairs completed fortune briefly assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred indian_ocean early ship screened aircraft carrier battle madagascar later year assigned convoy escort duties rest early returned home february begin conversion escort destroyer ship transferred completed renamed ship spent year escorting convoys north_atlantic transferred english channel defend convoys normandy landings june engaged german patrol boats following month lightly damaged sent canada repairs general refit return january ship resumed duties end war ferried troops canada months judged surplus later year sold scrap early description class ships repeats preceding class displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph fortune barely exceeded designed speed sea trials carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts single mounts designated sequence rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began wartime modifications fortune rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun april february converted escort destroyer type short range surface search radar fitted type target indication radar installed bridge replacing director control tower rangefinder ship received radio direction mounted pole mainmast short range armament augmented guns calibre machine guns replaced pair split mortar installed abreast gun total depth charges meant gun pounder speed destroyer sweep gear removed compensate weight construction career fortune 23rd ship royal_navy laid shipyard july launched august completed april ship cost pounds excluding government furnished equipment like armament fortune initially assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home_fleet detached mediterranean_fleet enforce arms imposed sides spanish civil war 6th renumbered 8th destroyer flotilla april months start world war pair fishing sunk submarine start world war september 6th 8th ordered sweep area september following day fortune sister ships sank german submarine resumed normal escort duties february escorts convoy carrying troops canada following month escorting units home fleet north west march credited sinking later research suggests submarine destroyed minefield laid british destroyers march fortune played minor role escorting war april april ferried south wales days later ship escorted aircraft carriers glorious battleship coast norway early escorted cruisers troops occupy iceland august fortune briefly transferred august ship rescued survivors torpedoed armed merchant cruiser later month escorted convoy gibraltar transferred force 28th force operation hats ship escorted force carriers flew fighter aircraft malta conducted august september convoy carrying troops intended capture french days later attacked fortune sank french submarine 24th rescuing crew november ship escorted carriers white flew fighters malta attacked airfield operation fortune detached escorted force malta streaming gear head convoy serve fast early january participated operation excess months later fortune destroyers escorted light cruiser battlecruiser renown delivered dozen hurricane fighters malta beginning april covered flying hurricanes destroyers 5th destroyer flotilla sailing malta operation early destroyer screen destroyers battleship light cruisers fiji gloucester joining mediterranean_fleet included supply convoy taking tanks middle_east transfer warships fortune sisters gear deployed route malta despite merchant ship sunk mines damaged return voyage ship badly damaged kilogram bomb detonated nearby hull knocked engines slightly bent propeller shafts caused lot flooding crew nearly pounds able reach speed knots mph route gibraltar temporary repairs fortune sailed permanent repairs lasted november returned gibraltar month ship fully operational mechanical problems restricted local duties february 9th month fortune escorted light cruiser malta escorted convoy including transport alexandria egypt arrived 17th transferred 2nd arrived march admiral commander fleet assigned screen slow ships force organised forces anticipation japanese indian ocean raid april ship rescued survivors torpedoed freighter fortune returned mediterranean participate operation vigorous convoy alexandria malta june ship returned indian_ocean assigned 12th escorted carrier ship supported operations madagascar september fortune spent rest year escorting convoys indian_ocean sent home february conversion escort destroyer completion conversion ship transferred renamed gifted canada june assigned escort group senior officer ship based ship remained group transferred 12th later patrolled western entrance english channel normandy landings protect shipping german attacks destroyers attacked german patrol boats brest night july sinking german patrol boat lightly damaged suffered man dead wounded ship sent canada refit arrived halifax august began refit nova scotia lasted november work required newfoundland return britain january arrival assigned 14th 11th escort group end war ship ferried canadian troops home arriving declared surplus september ship paid january sydney nova scotia sold later year scrap ship bell ship bell currently vancouver island military museum british_columbia canadian forces base naval military museum includes information ship bell baptism babies onboard ship | HMS Fortune (H70) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
13966_HMSIndomitable(1907) | hms hms invincible class battlecruisers built royal_navy world war active career war tried hunt german ships mediterranean war broke bombarded turkish fortifications protecting dardanelles british declared war turkey helped sink german armoured cruiser towed damaged british battlecruiser safety battle damaged german battlecruisers watched sister ship hms invincible explode deemed obsolete war sold scrap design general characteristics invincible class ships formally known armoured cruisers redesignated battlecruisers admiralty order november unofficially number designations including cruiser battleship dreadnought cruiser battle cruiser significantly larger armoured cruiser predecessors class overall length feet beam feet inches draft feet deep load displaced long tons load long tons deep load nearly long tons earlier ships propulsion paired sets parsons direct drive turbines turbines designed produce total shaft horsepower reached nearly shp trials designed speed knots mph reached knots mph trials maintained average speed knots mph days passage north_atlantic august steam plant comprised water tube boilers arranged boiler rooms maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate fuel capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph armament mounted inch guns twin powered turrets secondary armament consisted sixteen guns turret roof guns transferred superstructure total number guns reduced remaining guns enclosed casemates given blast shields time better protect gun crews weather enemy action iii guns replaced inch vii guns anti aircraft armament consisted single inch cwt gun high angle mount aft end superstructure carried july pounder hotchkiss gun high angle mounting maximum elevation mounted november august inch vii high angle mount added april inch submerged torpedo tubes fitted stern fourteen torpedoes carried armour invincible waterline belt maximum thickness inches amidships belt inches thick roughly fore aft inch gun turrets reduced inches fore turret bow extend aft rear turret gun turrets barbettes protected inches armour turret roofs inches cemented armour thickness main deck inches lower deck armour inches mild steel torpedo bulkheads inch thickness fitted abreast magazines shell rooms battle jutland revealed vulnerability additional armour added area magazines turret roofs exact thickness known unlikely thick total long tons construction built laid march launched march commissioned june fully complete carry prince wales canada early career immediately commissioning embarked prince wales soon king george celebration return voyage average fraction knots record atlantic crossing knots set liner returned august immediately returned builders final completion assigned october assigned 1st cruiser squadron march flagship rear admiral commanding 1st july refitted times transferred mediterranean august form 2nd sister ship invincible slightly damaged collision march malta july deepening crisis forced navy cut short refit world war accompanied command admiral sir encountered german battlecruiser light cruiser morning august headed east bombardment french port britain germany war turned shadow germans headed battlecruisers problems boilers able break contact reached morning 5th time war declared german invasion belgium admiralty order respect italian neutrality stay outside mile limit italian coast entrance passage observe port directly stationed northern exit expecting germans break west attack french troop transports light cruiser gloucester southern exit sent better positioned react german sortie germans sortied august headed east constantinople trailed gloucester expecting turn west kept battlecruisers malta shortly midnight august set sail knots spotted hours earlier received incorrect signal admiralty stating britain war austria war declared august order hours later followed standing orders guard adriatic austrian breakout attempt seek finally august given clear orders chase passed 7th steering north east believe heading dardanelles resolved guard exit unaware intend come remained mediterranean blockade dardanelles ordered home august november churchill ordered british attack dardanelles following opening hostilities turkey russia attack carried french pre dreadnought battleships intention attack test fortifications measure turkish response results encouraging minute bombardment single shell struck magazine fort tip gallipoli peninsula displacing destroying guns killing turkish soldiers significant consequence attention turks drawn strengthening defences set expanding field attack actually took place formal declaration war britain ottoman_empire didn happen 5th ordered return england december joined 2nd january force german battlecruisers command admiral sortied clear british fishing boats small craft collect intelligence german movements british reading coded messages sailed intercept larger force british battlecruisers command admiral included contact initiated 24th british light cruiser spotted german light cruiser sms germans spotted force hipper ordered turn south knots mph believing ships saw northwest british battleships increased speed maximum speed knots mph british battlecruisers ordered battlecruisers speed catch germans escape managed exceed knots mph recognized performance signal despite achievement slowest ships gradually fell newer faster battlecruisers heavily damaged fire battlecruisers speed dropped knots mph steering gear jammed ordered attack combination mistake flag lieutenant signaling heavy damage flagship lion knocked radio caused smoke obscure signal couldn communicate ships caused rest battlecruisers turn away hipper main body engage fired shells capsized sank end battle ordered tow lion port engines knocked failing number times beneath waterline took day half speeds knots mph transferred february repaired electrical fire time rear admiral took command 3rd 1st 3rd sortied response german bombardment april failed locate german ships heavy weather battle jutland end 3rd temporarily assigned grand_fleet gunnery practice entire grand_fleet admiral battlecruisers ordered sea prepare excursion german high seas fleet order support admiral hood took battlecruisers ahead grand_fleet invincible intercepted radio message british light cruiser attached reporting sighting enemy cruisers reports seven enemy ships steering north hood interpreted attempt escape ordered increase speed knots mph steered east southeast cut fleeing ships minutes later invincible intercepted message reporting enemy battlecruisers sight later signals reporting engaging enemy south easterly course hood ordered speed course south southeast attempt converge british ships sight hood requested course position speed received reply hood continued course gunfire spotted direction light cruiser chester dispatched investigate gunfire flashes chester encountered light cruisers hipper badly damaged hood turned investigate able drive german cruisers away chester invincible opened fire followed minutes later german ships turned south firing torpedoes attempted find shelter mist turned invincible hit engine room knocked engines hit escorted light cruiser destroyers 2nd 9th 12th half flotilla attacked 3rd succession driven hood remaining light cruiser canterbury destroyers escort confused action germans launched torpedoes disabled destroyer shark gunfire having turned west close ships broadside oncoming torpedoes invincible turned north turned south present profile torpedoes torpedoes missed passed underneath invincible turned north helm jammed come stop fix problem quickly squadron reformed heading west grand fleet hood turned south lead battlecruisers hipper battlecruisers yards away immediately opened fire hipper flagship hit times quickly took hits lion invincible including hits waterline forward invincible ultimately doom hipper flagship invincible abruptly appeared clear target german ships fired invincible sank seconds inch shell struck roof invincible turret flash detonated magazines ship blew broke killing crew officers men including rear admiral hood remained company rest battle encountered hipper battlecruisers yards away sun setting opened fire hit times german battlecruisers rescued appearance pre dreadnought battleships british shifted fire new threat hit able turn loss battlecruisers jutland led force reorganised squadrons 2nd jutland little significant naval activity routine patrolling thanks kaiser order ships allowed sea assured victory refitted august received additional armour magazine turret roofs fitted flying ramps fitted turrets early end war saw end older vessels remaining sent paid march sold scrap december | HMS Indomitable (1907) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14080_HMSGriffin(H31) | class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s world war took april battle september transferred mediterranean_fleet november generally escorted larger ships mediterranean_fleet protected convoys attacks griffin took march evacuations greece crete april june took syria lebanon campaign escorting convoys larger ships mediterranean_fleet transferred march griffin saw action japanese indian_ocean raid april escorting convoys time indian_ocean june returned mediterranean escort convoy malta operation vigorous beginning november converted escort destroyer united_kingdom transferred march ship renamed assigned escort convoys north_atlantic transferred protect forces involved working destroyers ottawa sank german submarines french coast returned canada lengthy refit end european war bring canadian troops paid october ottawa sold scrap august description griffin displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers griffin carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence griffin quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began beginning anti aircraft armament increased exactly modifications known rear set torpedo tubes replaced inch pounder gun quadruple calibre vickers mounts replaced millimetre guns added forward superstructure service history griffin laid september launched august completed march excluding government furnished equipment armament cost griffin joined sisters assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning escorted ocean liner malta alexandria munich crisis september escorted light cruiser voyage collided target destroyer february repairs completed days later royal_navy september griffin alexandria assigned 1st destroyer flotilla october transferred home waters october escorting grt bound gibraltar german submarine torpedoed western approaches nautical miles west ireland people killed griffin attacked chased away submarine depth charges rescued survivors landed clyde october rejoined flotilla november patrolled north_sea escorted local convoys rescued survivors sister ship struck november damaged month repair december preparation griffin transferred home_fleet flow april griffin escorted capital ships home_fleet sortied north_sea april continued duty weeks april griffin destroyer captured german bound cargo included mines torpedoes evacuated british french troops rescued survivors destroyer sunk dive bombers attacked griffin success griffin transferred 13th destroyer flotilla gibraltar escorted capital ships force battle september engaged october sisters sank italian submarine griffin escorted battleship cruisers glasgow operation coat early november joined mediterranean_fleet griffin transferred 14th destroyer flotilla alexandria took inconclusive november operation excess struck january griffin rescued survivors february transferred red_sea escorted aircraft carrier formidable operations support military offensive italian operation canvas griffin escorted capital ships mediterranean_fleet march sister attacked italian destroyers lost passed griffin australian destroyer stuart bombarded axis positions near northwestern egypt april took evacuation british australian new_zealand troops greece end april april rescued survivors destroyers diamond sunk german aircraft escorted capital ships mediterranean_fleet covered convoy alexandria malta evacuation crete end griffin evacuated men bay operation ship escorted australian light cruiser perth bombarded positions lebanon july griffin escorted convoys july november november escorting battleships mediterranean_fleet torpedoed german submarine escorted light cruiser ship bombarded early december transferred 2nd destroyer flotilla later month griffin escorted convoys malta january february transferred indian_ocean late february griffin assigned force fleet indian_ocean raid japanese early april returned mediterranean operation vigorous convoy alexandria malta june rejoined escorted convoys ordered home begin conversion escort destroyer september refit transfer canada work conversion began november southampton included removal inch guns pounder gun replacement anti submarine mortar forward additional depth charges aft type radar sets fitted additional guns march griffin transferred commissioned march days conversion finished ship renamed ottawa april commemorate earlier ottawa sunk working sailed canada gifted canadians june ottawa senior ship escort group worked newfoundland northern_ireland senior ship 11th consisted canadian destroyers tasked protect invasion forces day july ottawa british frigate sank sussex ottawa sank august near days later sank west brest ottawa refitted october february march collided canadian halifax repair april end war ferried canadian troops canada paid october ottawa sold august subsequently broken | HMS Griffin (H31) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14203_HMSMedway(1928) | hms hms purpose built submarine depot ship constructed royal_navy built late 1920s ship served china station second world war transferred egypt early ordered evacuate alexandria face german advance sailed lebanon end june escorted light cruiser seven destroyers strong escort protect june german submarine torpedoed sank description construction designed support class submarines peacetime additional submarines wartime carried inch deck guns inch torpedoes resupply submarines ship proved heavy anticipated enormously high metacentric height feet load built inches deep rolled way period seconds losing main subsequently increased depth inches feet long overall beam feet inch draft feet inches ship displaced long tons standard load long tons load crew numbered officers enlisted men accommodate additional men ship powered man diesel engines rated brake horsepower driving shafts speed knots mph carried long tons diesel fuel additional long tons submarines figures range available ship diesel generators electrical power special provisions submarine batteries armed low angle inch guns single mounts quick firing inch anti aircraft guns single mounts guns controlled high angle control system mounted bridge protected internal anti torpedo incorporated water jacket long tons amidships inch torpedo bulkhead located feet inclined waterline main deck inches thick ordered september naval estimates ship laid april vickers armstrong shipyard launched july completed july career hms served china station start second world war supporting 4th submarine flotilla refit singapore september february completion refit sailed hong_kong remained departed alexandria april arrived supported 1st operated years later vice admiral commander chief mediterranean_fleet ordered non essential ships leave alexandria june preparing demolish port facilities prevent capture advancing loaded stores personnel june establish new base lebanon sailed later day accompanied greek ship escorted light cruiser destroyers hero day fired torpedoes sank men lost sinking spare torpedoes aboard floated free wreck salvaged | HMS Medway (1928) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14620_Lion-classbattleship | lion class battleship lion class battleships class fast battleships designed royal_navy late 1930s larger improved version king george class inch guns ships laid world war began september ordered war construction suspended shortly design changed times response removal treaty restrictions size light war experience ships planned laid proposal modify suspended ships hybrid battleship aircraft carrier inch gun turrets flight deck ships begun scrapped end war design description choice inch gun mix quadruple twin turrets main battery dictated limited battleships long tons standard displacement main calibre inches refused agree terms maximum calibre allowed reverted inches april began preliminary design work ton ship armed inch guns promising director naval construction ordered investigate designs providing aircraft save design time features king george incorporated new design limited size ship real challenge designers increased weight main armament compensated slight reduction overall weight armour elimination twin inch gun turrets designer issues easier march signatories treaty invoked clause japanese refused provide information battleship construction programme signatories feared new ships new japanese battleships new limit long tons american insistence admiralty decided limit long tons inch guns cost grounds larger vessels unable dock portsmouth new design prepared armour powerful machinery twin inch gun turrets restored aircraft added admiralty approved design december bids shortly design version lion class overall length feet beam feet maximum draught feet inches displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load appearance lions closely resembled stern improve steaming efficiency high speed interests saving time shaft unit machinery design king george alternating boiler engine rooms lion class ships sets single reduction geared parsons steam turbines housed separate engine rooms set consisted high pressure low pressure turbine driving propeller shaft designed produce total shaft horsepower condition speed knots mph turbines powered admiralty type drum water tube boilers boiler rooms working pressure psi kpa cm2 temperature turbines boilers cross connected emergency ships designed carry long tons fuel oil maximum estimated range nautical miles speed knots mph equipped diesel generators supplied common ring main volts lion class ships main armament consisted calibre inch guns new design triple powered gun turrets designated bow stern maximum elevation turrets increased guns loaded fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity provided maximum range yards rate fire rounds minute ships carried shells gun secondary armament consisted sixteen calibre inch dual purpose guns twin gun mounts maximum depression maximum elevation fired pound high explosive shell muzzle velocity normal rate fire rounds minute maximum elevation guns maximum range yards rounds provided gun short range air defence provided pounder guns pounder gun fired millimetre pound shell muzzle velocity distance yards gun rate fire approximately rounds minute rounds gun carried ships armour scheme virtually identical king george class waterline belt composed krupp cemented armour inches thick feet long main portion belt feet high lower feet inches high extended additional feet past ends armoured citadel tapered vertically inches thickness inches edge belt plates end belt inches thick transverse bulkheads inches thick closed end central citadel aft end steering gear compartment inch transverse bulkhead face plates main gun turrets inches thick roofs inch non cemented armour plates sides remained inches thickness barbettes inch guns inches thick sides tapered inches closer ship intended resist impact pound armour piercing bomb dropped height feet lions deck protection identical king george class consisted inch non cemented armour magazines reduced inches machinery spaces armour continued forward aft citadel lower deck level forward tapered steps inches inches near bow aft protected steering gear propeller shafts inches armour unlike germans french americans british longer believed heavy armour conning tower served real purpose given chance hitting conning tower small protected forward conning tower inches armour underwater protection virtually identical king george consisted layer system liquid filled compartments meant absorb energy underwater explosion bounded inside inch torpedo bulkhead inner outer fitted pumps flood water level ship counter flood case began list length citadel system found proof tnt scale trials lion class ships double depth feet design construction suspended shortly war began admiralty took advantage time design light war experience late beam increased maximum width locks panama canal increase depth effectiveness ship torpedo protection system long tons fuel oil added increase ship endurance requirement turret able fire directly ahead elevation rescinded radically reduced forward caused king george lot water bow head seas partially compensate additional weight belt armour reduced thickness inch magazines aircraft facilities removed space superstructure freed changes increase light anti aircraft armament quadruple pounder mounts overall length lion class increased feet beam feet displacement grew long tons standard load long tons deep load changes propulsion machinery speed decreased knots mph greater displacement long tons fuel increased endurance estimated maximum nautical miles speed knots forward increased nearly feet radar suite increased match battleship vanguard construction cruiser belfast lost steam power struck early war diesel generators substituted turbo generators additional beam increase depth torpedo protection system amidships feet feet ships crew estimated officers men design attempt started february incorporate wartime lessons create cutting edge design soon concluded power modern weapons increased increasing armour torpedo protection required incompatible limited offensive power ship effort investigate torpedo protection system characteristics finalized naval historians speculate ships feet long beam feet draught feet displaced long tons estimated endurance clean hull improved version inch gun new turret fired heavier shell marginally lower velocity mounted triple turrets additionally carry twin inch guns secondary armament plus number anti aircraft protection clear original design pushed feasible abandoned favour simpler modification plans lion class subsequently christened design proposal scaled heavily underwater protection speed reduced size citadel minimum possible dramatically increasing retaining design armour firepower design series considered alternative ways saving weight reduced armament belt thickness quickly deemed unsatisfactory design primary focus seven proposed versions produced march february preference mid economic pressures britain paramount new proposal armour arrangement similar modernized christened design submitted design committee headed admiral design earlier preferred variant battleship design refined october design work informally suspended new iii inch turret work finally cancelled late brought final end battleship design construction royal_navy hybrid aircraft carrier january rear admiral sea lord controller navy asked work hybrid aircraft carrier based lion class hull months later sketch design presented consideration liked participants design retained main gun turrets flight deck deemed short useful revised version forward turrets retained requested ready july design displacement ranged long tons standard load long tons deep load design dimensions included waterline length feet beam feet draught feet inches flight deck feet long width feet machinery unchanged long tons additional oil increased endurance nautical miles knots hybrid armament consisted inch guns triple turrets sixteen inch guns pounder mounts fighters torpedo bombers carried director naval gunnery particularly assessment design functions requirements carriers surface gun platforms entirely incompatible designs evidently result unresolved contest conscious acceptance aircraft desire fleet results psychological necessary result proper analysis question balanced fleet surprisingly design rejected construction lion class ships planned naval programmes pair ordered february respectively lion laid newcastle shipyard july preceded june contracts awarded august uncertain actually ordered ship laid start world war september construction continued october suspended admiralty year release labour material escorts needed protect merchant convoys construction inch guns turrets continue question raised november decision suspend construction reaffirmed ships ordered cancelled lion keel scrapped end war inch guns turrets completed | Lion-class battleship | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14629_Cyclops-classmonitor | class monitor class monitor group ironclad monitors built royal_navy 1870s slightly modified versions class monitors ships ordered satisfy demands local defence war scare pace construction slowed perceived threat war declined class monitors spent careers reserve finally sold design description immediate reason ships ordered local coast defence war scare franco prussian war chosen reasons small cheap shallow draft thought limit defensive operations appealed economy defence minded members parliament admiralty envisioned attacking shallow water ports larger ironclads enter operating shallow waters baltic_sea ships basic design class monitors reduce design construction time hulls completed quickly pace building reduced likelihood immediate use diminished delivered royal commissioned fitting number years process completed little sense urgency remained ships length perpendiculars feet beam feet draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons crew consisted officers men class ships ships type described admiral like armoured knights riding easy avoid bad close unfit face heavy weather decks frequently moderate sea accommodations rated worst fleet referred ordinary seamen air propulsion class ships steam engines driving single foot propeller cylinder inverted compound steam engines working pressure psi kpa cm2 engines produced total indicated horsepower sea trials gave ships maximum speed knots mph engines built simple horizontal cylinder direct acting steam engines working pressure psi kpa cm2 produced total indicated horsepower speed pair ships carried long tons coal second pair carried long tons steam nmi mph armament ships mounted pair inch rifled muzzle loading guns turret shell inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons gun muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal wrought iron armour muzzle guns fire solid shot explosive shells mounted compound carriages hydraulic elevate guns armour class ships complete waterline belt wrought iron inches thick amidships inches ends superstructure conning tower fully armoured reason called inches wrought iron gun turrets inches faces inches sides rear vertical armour backed inches teak decks inches thick construction ships towed devonport builders commissioned placed reserve finally completed refit recommendation ships construction extend superstructure sides ship improve stability acted refitted 1880s refit strengthened upper decks added watertight bulkhead false keel quick firing pounder hotchkiss guns added torpedo boat defence machine guns increased crew approximately men added long tons displacement service hms ship completed served tender gunnery school ship devonport ships commissioned april august war scare russo turkish war service admiral sir portland harbour resumed duties tender refitted ships class participated annual fleet times like sisters placed non effective list sold hms ship completed service paid served tender ship refitted chatham lead ship class ship completed placed 1st reserve completion ship paid chatham august refitted fourth final ship class completed paid devonport service ship refitted placed reserve devonport | Cyclops-class monitor | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14877_HMSLordClyde(1864) | hms lord clyde hms lord clyde ship wooden lord clyde class armoured frigates built royal_navy 1860s sister ship lord warden heaviest wooden ships built fastest steaming wooden ships lord clyde initially assigned channel_fleet transferred mediterranean_fleet ship suffered engine problems career needed replaced years service rejoined mediterranean_fleet badly damaged ran aground year lord clyde repair hull found rotten sold scrap design description hms lord clyde feet long perpendiculars beam feet inches ship draught feet inches forward feet inches aft displaced long tons tons lord clyde low centre gravity meant rolled badly said worst roller victorian fleet characteristic dramatic rolling ships compared usual bad roller lord compare lord clyde generally performed worse sister ship lord warden sea trials lord clyde rolling gun ports fought main armament safety sailed sail steam captain reported frigate crew consisted officers enlisted men propulsion ship single cylinder trunk steam engine drove single propeller steam provided rectangular boilers engine largest powerful built produced indicated horsepower gave lord clyde speed knots mph steam severe vibration engine coupled flexibility wooden hull caused major problems ship career years engine worn replaced carried maximum long tons coal lord clyde ship rigged masts sail area square feet reduce drag funnels lowered best speed sail knots mph nearly slowest british ironclad ship holds double record largest ship type enter plymouth sound sail armament ship initially armed seven inch rifled muzzle loading guns pairs guns positioned fore aft chase guns upper main decks remaining guns mounted broadside amidships seven inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell able penetrate inch armour lord clyde original armament replaced refit pair inch guns inch guns retained pair original seven inch guns guns remained position forward chase guns main deck inch guns chase gun upper deck replaced pair seven inch aft chase guns main deck upper deck pair inch guns broadside remaining inch guns mounted main deck broadside amidships shell inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity rated ability penetrate inches wrought iron armour inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate inches armour armour entire lord clyde hull upper deck protected wrought iron armour tapered inches ends inches amidships extended feet waterline forward chase guns upper deck protected inch armour plates sides hull inch transverse bulkhead rear protected fire armour backed inches oak inches iron skin ship construction service lord clyde named recently deceased field marshal 1st baron clyde ordered july laid september launched october ship commissioned june run sea trials completed september cost exclusive armament commanded captain ship initially assigned channel_fleet spent months temporary flagship transferred mediterranean lord clyde cruise mediterranean_fleet fractured steel engines continued deteriorate condemned longer safe use fleet engineer arrived naples ship sent sail repair temporary repairs enable reach home arrival plymouth lord clyde paid new engine built devonport dockyard addition bladed propeller replaced lighter bladed propeller drag ship rearmed remained reserve recommissioned command captain officer won victoria_cross war lord clyde rejoined mediterranean_fleet months arrival ran aground whilst attempting rescue british steamship gone aground island attempts ship float futile remained stuck fast taking damage wave action strained rudder post rudder lord warden able pull tow repaired malta dockyard estimated repairs months navigator convicted court martial served sea admiralty ordered lord clyde repaired allow passage home required months work ship escorted plymouth ironclad defence paid arrival engines boilers removed allow hull thoroughly inspected found entire hull fungus partly wood ship construction spent years attempting kill fungus stop continuing deterioration efforts failed lord clyde sold scrap lost value | HMS Lord Clyde (1864) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14898_HMSAmazon(1799) | frigate royal_navy served french revolutionary napoleonic wars notable naval commanders played key role battle copenhagen captain commanded frigate squadron attack killed battle command briefly lieutenant significant impression rear admiral appointed serve flagship amazon passed continued association nelson service mediterranean participation chase west_indies went join sir warren squadron atlantic took defeat forces action march battle hunted captured gun frigate amazon continued service years active raiders withdrawn active service late retained ordinary years end napoleonic wars broken construction commissioning ships built design sir amazon ordered april laid month launched quickly service having cost build including fitting commissioned commander captain british waters baltic amazon served initially english channel capturing french february mounted eighteen pounder guns crew men command day collided amazon eventually sank loss man drowned amazon sailed portsmouth jamaica april escorts large convoy amazon accompany convoy certain latitude amazon assigned sir expedition baltic abandon worked closely parker second command rear admiral captain lead nelson duly appointed commander frigates smaller vessels instructing deploy ships support main fleet battle began nelson ships line ran aground harbour forcing improvisation new plan attack nelson ships engaged danish counterparts took frigates harass fort frigates heavily dangerously exposed maintained engagement hours ships suffered heavy casualties splinter hit head parker waiting outside harbour reserve raised signal ordering nelson withdraw nelson acknowledged signal ignored nelson second command rear admiral repeated signal obey found difficult position junior officer risk direct order remained action half hour reluctantly giving order small squadron withdraw withdrawing forced ships turn danish guns exposing vulnerable area hms withdrew reduced thick cloud helping obscure british ships left amazon exposed force danish guns lieutenant colonel commanding soldiers 48th regiment recorded killed sitting gun encouraging men wounded head splinter expressed obliged retreat observed nelson think clerk killed shot marines hauling main shared fate come boys let die words scarcely fatal shot severed command amazon lieutenant completed withdrawal nelson went aboard badly damaged amazon battle asked replied response apparently nelson contributed nelson subsequent appointment lieutenant aboard parker nelson mediterranean passed captain succeeded following year captain parker amazon captured gun july survived brush french fleet amazon ships following year serving nelson mediterranean occasion december nelson ordered parker bring live supply fleet toulon amazon notably smart ship presumably instruction convert ship floating received enthusiasm parker duly returned shipment prompting nelson gentle humour parker course dirty amazon brought dozen half dozen parker fact brought thirty sheep prompting nelson promise reward good service parker amazon remained nelson division mediterranean commands left spanish coasts supervision sir nelson suspected despatches nelson frigates use nelson ordered parker stop ships possible parker attempted intercepted able convince commander turn blind eye having delivered despatches lisbon acted nelson hint expected february carrying cruise prizes worth total complained taking place station prize money went parker nelson west_indies atlantic amazon went join nelson chase west_indies voyage atlantic nelson wanted pass specific instructions captains wished engage french want lose time ordering ships instead gave plans parker described best frigate captain service parker sped line amazon delivering instructions efficiently fleet lost hardly yard ground european waters fleet return amazon captured spanish september armed pounder guns crew men command captain principally french weeks captured prince wales lisbon letter sailing virginia glasgow crew aboard considerable amazon atlantic time sir warren pursuit warren fleet unexpectedly encountered separate french fleet amazon involved resulting action march battle hunted captured gun frigate running engagement amazon lost killed wounded engagement lost killed wounded amazon captured gun january captain succeeded parker captain captured gun march fate december amazon laid plymouth paid following year saw remainder napoleonic wars ordinary hms amazon finally broken plymouth | HMS Amazon (1799) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14939_Warrior-classcruiser | warrior class cruiser warrior class cruiser class armoured cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century commissioning sister ships assigned warrior transferred mediterranean_fleet start world war august warrior participated pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser sisters assigned 2nd cruiser squadron grand_fleet warrior joined 1st cruiser squadron grand_fleet late squadron participated naval battles north_sea destroyed magazine explosion late ships participated battle jutland engaged battle warrior heavily damaged sank following morning assigned blockade duty battle sank german commerce early surviving sisters convoy escorts returning home supported allied intervention russian civil war ran aground late broke training ship late sold scrap design description armoured cruisers naval programme originally intended repeats preceding duke edinburgh class complaints fleet low placement secondary armament earlier ships type meant guns fought dead calm sea caused issue reviewed late early based warriors expected lighter allowed weight changing secondary armament officers fleet suggested changing armament inch guns single gun turrets raised upper deck ships begun construction change cost total ships admiralty approved change march warrior class ships designed displace long tons proved lighter built change armament displacing long tons normal load long tons fully loaded ships overall length feet inches length perpendiculars beam feet inches deep draught feet inches forward feet inches aft ships complement officers enlisted men gun platforms predecessors metacentric height feet best shooting ships fleet respectively good sea boats according naval historian gained reputation best cruisers british built cruisers powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered steam yarrow boilers cylindrical boilers working pressure psi kpa cm2 ships carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph armament warriors main armament consisted calibre inch guns single gun turrets guns distributed turrets fore aft superstructure wing turrets disposed corners funnels turrets traverse total wing turrets limited broadside muzzle blast gun elevation range inch shell weighed pounds fired maximum muzzle velocity gave range yards maximum elevation gun rate fire rounds minute ships carried rounds gun secondary armament calibre inch guns arranged turrets amidships guns traverse broadside elevation range gave range yards elevation pound shell guns rate fire rounds minute gun provided rounds vickers quick firing pounder guns fitted defence torpedo boats turret roofs eighteen superstructure pivot mounts guns small useful torpedo boats got torpedo range fired millimetre shell weighed pounds fired maximum muzzle velocity gave range yards elevation rounds carried gun ships mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes carried total eighteen torpedoes addition inch torpedoes foot steam armour warrior class ships inch waterline armour belt krupp cemented armour covered feet hull amidships covered ship upper deck height feet inches waterline reached feet inches central citadel bow belt armour inches thick extended stern thickness inches transverse bulkheads inches thick protected citadel fire faces main gun turrets inches thick inch sides inch roof secondary gun turrets newer design armour inch thick roof thickness turrets barbettes protected inches armour ammunition armour inches armour belt thickness lower deck inches patch inch armour steering gear inches thick engine cylinders sides conning tower inches thick modifications modifications known detail likely sisters received modifications point funnels proved short service raised superstructure free smoke following wind single hotchkiss pounder anti aircraft gun high angle mounting mounted quarterdeck maximum depression maximum elevation gun fired pound shell muzzle velocity rate fire rounds minute maximum ceiling effective range yards replaced inch cwt guns high angle mount gun maximum depression maximum elevation fired pound shell muzzle velocity rate rounds minute maximum effective ceiling pair vickers pounders high angle probably installed amidships elevate gun rate fire rounds minute maximum ceiling effective range yards guns inch turrets removed pounder guns superstructure removed guns forward inch wing turrets reduced total pounder guns excluding guns foremast converted mast support weight fire control director director actually fitted august ships service completion sisters assigned cruiser squadrons escorted royal yacht newly crowned king george trip india attend carried body ambassador great_britain new_york december warrior transferred 1st cruiser squadron mediterranean_fleet beginning world war assigned 2nd cruiser squadron mediterranean ship involved pursuit squadron commander rear admiral declined engage german ships warrior remained mediterranean assigned grand_fleet december rejoined 1st ships remained 2nd careers participate early naval battles war sunk magazine explosion near december killing estimated persons board wreck slowly salvaged decades remnants demolished 1970s longer hazard navigation participate surviving sisters warrior heavily damaged german capital ships battle losing crewmen killed wounded took lot water following morning crew evacuated 2nd engaged battle fire shot assigned blockade duties north_sea battle sank german leopard early surviving ships briefly transferred north_america west indies station late convoy escort duties returning home early began lengthy refit february based allied intervention russian civil war stranded november broke wreck broken place june surviving sister training ship late sold scrap | Warrior-class cruiser | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
14992_HMSX1 | hms submarine conceived designed commerce royal_navy time launching largest submarine world idea submarine cruiser proposed early practice based german class ton cruisers laid november naval dockyard chatham completed september commissioning december washington naval treaty britain ban submarines ban use merchant ships purpose armament designed successfully engage classes vessels likely escorting convoys destroyers frigates certain secrecy surrounded government going lengths taking national newspaper court pictures new submarine following launch copies paper seized description inch thick pressure hull feet inches diameter amidships divided water tight compartments completely surrounded external hull contained main ballast tanks fuel intended maximum diving depth feet reduced feet service expected sink targets gunfire given inch guns able defeat destroyer armed merchant ship fitted bow tubes inch torpedoes supplement guns armament carried inch guns twin turrets forward aft conning tower range yards circular trunk ran mounting magazine pressure hull contained rounds gun working chamber feet diameter encircled trunk pressure hull gun mount ammunition problematic sustain desired rate fire rounds gun minute special ballast tanks compensate loss weight ammunition fired working control guns required men fire control tower middle conning tower section raised feet use upper control room tower pressure hull aft control room room foot rangefinder bridge raised feet torpedo tubes came cancelled class submarine provided tube took minutes space torpedo room restricted propulsion main engines cylinder admiralty diesel engines total output horsepower auxiliary horsepower man diesel engines taken installed battery charging purposes underwater propulsion electric motors horsepower fitted hoped achieve horsepower electric motors highest power achieved power trial march horsepower groups batteries cells weighing total long tons batteries fitted water filled cooling tubes jackets pumps heat recorded use battery cooling reduce core temperatures aggressive charge discharge cycles theory knots surface economical speed greater range normal cruisers sets diesel engines suffered continual mechanical problems reduced speed range average diving time depth minutes seconds handling underwater considered superior submarines period career commissioned december accepted april voyage gibraltar main engine drive wheels found damaged repairs sent mediterranean_sea starboard broke power run january new set gears needed malta port broke place april commanding officer reported internal arrangements satisfactory auxiliary machinery accommodation cramped ventilation poor ship suffers humidity diving arrangements good main auxiliary engines troublesome spent time repair laid placed reserve finally scrapped december | HMS X1 | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15027_HMSHighlander(H44) | class destroyer originally ordered late 1930s bought royal_navy beginning world war september later renamed completed march assigned 9th destroyer flotilla home fleet ship assigned convoy escort duties june sinking german submarine october transferred sierra escort convoys west_africa returned united_kingdom august flotilla leader early continued escort convoys north_atlantic rest war ship target ship war ended sold scrap description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil giving range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men vessel designed calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear gun removed compensate additional depth charges added anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers originally fitted increased sets rails throwers fitting ship load depth charges increased completed director control tower remaining inch low angle guns fired local control ranges provided rangefinder fitted set detect submarines reflections sound waves water wartime modifications little data modifications war survived known rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun july ship short range armament later augmented guns wings ship bridge calibre machine gun mounts replaced pair uncertain ship director control tower installed type target indication radar installed bridge point ship converted escort destroyer gun replaced anti submarine mortar additional depth charge replaced pounder high angle gun type short range surface search radar fitted radio direction mounted pole mainmast history originally ordered december ship laid company hampshire september purchased british september beginning world war renamed hms launched october commissioned march working portland harbour assigned 9th destroyer flotilla home fleet began escort duty april days later ship ran aground moderately damaged floated repaired hull april escorted battlecruiser renown scapa_flow arrived flotilla transferred mid june rescued survivors torpedoed armed merchant cruiser route plymouth later month ship escorted ships evacuating allied troops french ports atlantic coast operation rejoined 9th destroyer flotilla convoy escort duties january time briefly refitted mid july pounder gun replacing rear set torpedo tubes sister ship sank german submarine october december escorted torpedoed canadian destroyer repairs began longer refit shipyard january march completion ship briefly assigned continuing begin escort duties 18th destroyer flotilla remained august transferred later assigned 28th refitted rearmed february march flotilla leader escort group assigned mid ocean escort force refit completed ship escorted convoy largest convoy battle war march unsuccessfully attacked battle ship given extensive overhaul december april lengthened damaged collision completion rejoined group remained september transferred escort group flotilla leader crushed bow april struck ice towed newfoundland temporary repairs received permanent repairs nearby april july ship reached portsmouth days later later sailed service target ship aircraft placed category reserve january approved scrapping february sold demolition begin | HMS Highlander (H44) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15154_HMSAnson(79) | king george class battleship royal_navy named admiral built launched february completed june completion delayed allow fitting fire control radar additional anti aircraft weapons originally named renamed february saw service second world war escorting russian convoys arctic december took moves draw attention away operation july february provided cover successful air strike german battleship accepted surrender japanese forces occupying hong_kong august end war flagship 1st battle squadron arrived british waters july spending years active service post war navy finally placed reserve spending years condition december purchased scrap construction aftermath world war drawn effort stop arms race developing britain japan france italy united_states treaty limited number ships nation allowed build capped displacement capital ships long tons restrictions extended london naval treaty japan italy agree second london naval treaty armament control concerned lack modern battleships navy admiralty ordered construction new battleship class king george class calibre limitation clause introduced second treaty meant main armament limited inch unusual arrangement guns turrets attempt firepower pressing need ships british unlike delay advantage clause allow inch guns ships ones built time adhere treaty soon apparent british signatories treaty ignoring requirements late change design class laid keel fourth ship class laid swan hunter july originally named admiral sir commander grand_fleet battle jutland renamed february launched february completed june completion delayed largely inclusion fire control radar additional anti aircraft weapons description displaced long tons trials long tons fully loaded ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches designed metacentric height feet inch normal load feet inch deep load powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shafts steam provided admiralty drum water tube boilers normally delivered shaft horsepower deliver shp emergency gave speed knots mph ship carried long tons fuel oil speed range nautical miles knots mph burning long tons fuel hour armament main armament inch vii guns inch guns mounted turrets quadruple turret forward aft twin turret forward firing quadruple turret guns elevated degrees depressed degrees gun broadside weighed pounds fired seconds secondary armament consisted inch guns mounted twin mounts maximum range guns yards degree elevation anti aircraft ceiling feet guns elevated degrees depressed degrees normal rate fire rounds minute practice guns fire seven rounds minute main secondary batteries carried pounder viii anti aircraft guns supplemented eighteen millimetre light guns operational history commissioning sent home_fleet escort ship multiple russian convoys september distant covering force convoy sister ship hms duke york light cruiser destroyers december provided distant cover cruiser destroyers january provided distant cover cruiser destroyers eclipse polish destroyer january convoy departed inlet distant cover provided cruiser sheffield destroyers polish destroyer january june pre world war battleship disguised mediterranean_sea acting operation vigorous july took moves designed draw attention away preparations october year duke york cruiser provided cover aircraft carrier ranger mounted air strikes german shipping norway february company french battleship force cruisers destroyers stood capacity aircraft aircraft carrier carried air strikes german targets norway april provided cover successful air strike german battleship served flagship vice admiral sir decommissioned refit june return fleet march sailed duke york join time arrived theatre hostilities left sydney august hong_kong duke york task force ships britain commonwealth accepted surrender japanese forces occupying hong_kong present tokyo bay official japanese surrender aboard uss missouri post war era following war flagship 1st battle squadron helped liberate hong_kong brief refit sailed sydney february collect duke gloucester return sydney arrived british waters july short refit returned peacetime duties november placed reserve towed december purchased scrap career refitted occasions order update equipment following dates details undertaken | HMS Anson (79) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15587_HMSCarnarvon | hms class armoured cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century assigned mediterranean_fleet completion transferred 2nd cruiser squadron assigned reserve fleet flagship 5th cruiser squadron reserve second fleet world war began august assigned search german commerce raiders protecting british shipping transferred months later assigned squadron destroyed battle assigned north_america west indies station continued patrol german raiders escort convoys end war training ship sold scrap design description designed displace long tons ship overall length feet inches beam feet inches deep draught feet powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft produced total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered seventeen cylindrical boilers carried maximum long tons coal complement consisted officers enlisted men main armament consisted breech loading inch guns mounted single gun turrets fore aft superstructure guns fired pound shells range yards secondary armament inch vii guns arranged casemates amidships mounted main deck usable calm weather maximum range approximately yards pound shells carried eighteen quick firing pounder hotchkiss guns submerged inch torpedo tubes pounder cwt guns service ashore point war main deck inch guns class ships moved upper deck given gun shields casemates improve pounder guns displaced transfer landed ship waterline armour belt ranged inches thickness closed inch transverse bulkheads armour gun turrets inches thick whilst barbettes inches thick protective deck armour ranged thickness inches conning tower protected inches armour construction service named commemorate laid shipyard october launched october completed initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred 2nd cruiser squadron june assigned reserve april ship transferred march subsequently flagship 5th cruiser squadron start world war participated fleet manoeuvres july august july july days war declared germany encountered german light cruiser english channel returning home ships war began august flagship gibraltar quickly sent cape_verde captured german merchant ship professor august escorted prize disposal resumed patrolling moved brazilian coast october proceeded squadron commanded vice admiral arrival port stanley december informed captains planned entire squadron following day available begin search believed running home tip south_america day vice admiral commander german squadron plans intended destroy radio station port stanley morning december appearance german ships caught ships surprise germans driven inch shells fired battleship came range completed squadron cleared harbour ordered general chase time manage knots mph fell british ships battlecruisers fastest ships present began close german cruisers opening fire light cruiser leipzig rear ship german formation clear ships battlecruisers hope ships survive turned armoured cruisers buy time engaging battlecruisers ordered light cruisers disperse nautical miles hope catching scattering german ships continued trail battlecruisers finally came range german armoured cruisers opened fire shortly rolled capsized engaged ordered cease fire german captain started ship minutes earlier clear situation hopeless ship sank rescued survivors wreckage visible later steamed area sunk battle participated hunt light cruiser dresden escaped battle investigated argentina chile island proceeding north brazil february struck coral reef archipelago february beached avoid sinking ship received temporary repairs rio_de_janeiro following month received permanent repairs montreal canada july escorted british class submarines halifax united_kingdom route devonport returned halifax based rest year assigned north_america resumed duties protecting british shipping rest war began serving cadet training ship remaining role listed sale march sold scrap november subsequently broken germany | HMS Carnarvon | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15715_HMSInflexible(1907) | hms hms invincible class battlecruiser british_royal_navy built world war active career war tried hunt german battlecruiser light cruiser mediterranean_sea war broke sister ship invincible sank german armoured cruisers sms battle bombarded turkish forts dardanelles damaged return fire struck maneuvering beached prevent sinking sent malta gibraltar permanent repairs transferred grand fleet damaged german battlecruiser watched invincible explode deemed obsolete war sold scrap design invincible class ships formally known armoured cruisers redesignated battlecruisers admiralty order november unofficially number designations including cruiser battleship dreadnought cruiser battle cruiser general characteristics significantly larger armoured cruiser predecessors class overall length beam draught deep load displaced long tons load long tons deep load nearly long tons earlier ships propulsion paired sets parsons direct drive turbines housed separate engine room drove shaft high pressure ahead astern turbines coupled shafts low pressure turbines inner shafts cruising turbine coupled inner shaft eventually disconnected bladed propellers feet inches diameter inner shafts outer propellers feet inches diameter turbines powered thirty yarrow water tube boilers boiler rooms turbines designed produce total shaft horsepower reached nearly shp trials designed knots mph reached knots mph trials sister maintained average speed knots days passage north_atlantic august carried long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate fuel capacity steam nautical miles speed knots armament mounted inch guns twin powered turrets secondary armament consisted sixteen guns turret roof guns transferred superstructure total number guns reduced remaining guns enclosed casemates given blast shields time better protect gun crews weather enemy action guns replaced inch guns anti aircraft armament consisted single inch cwt gun high angle mount aft end superstructure carried july pounder hotchkiss gun high angle mounting maximum elevation fitted november august inch vii mount added april inch submerged torpedo tubes fitted stern fourteen torpedoes carried armour armour protection given heavier waterline belt measured inches amidships contrast inches belt predecessors belt inches thick roughly fore aft inch gun turrets reduced inches fore turret bow extend aft rear turret gun turrets barbettes protected armour turret roofs cemented armour thickness main deck lower deck armour mild steel torpedo bulkheads inch thickness fitted abreast magazines shell rooms battle jutland revealed vulnerability additional armour added area magazines turret roofs exact thickness known unlikely thick total long tons construction authorized naval expansion program built shipyard clyde laid february launched june commissioned october early career commissioning assigned temporary flagship admiral fleet sir new_york september collision battleship damaged bow refitted october november fore funnel raised feet reduce smoke interference bridge world war outbreak world war flagship mediterranean_fleet accompanied command admiral sir encountered german battlecruiser light cruiser morning august headed east bombardment french port britain germany war turned shadow germans headed battlecruisers problems boilers able break contact reached morning 5th time war declared german invasion belgium admiralty order respect italian neutrality stay outside mile limit italian coast entrance passage observe port directly stationed northern exit expecting germans break west attack french troop transports light cruiser gloucester southern exit sent better positioned react german sortie germans sortied august headed east constantinople trailed gloucester expecting turn west kept battlecruisers malta shortly midnight august set sail knots spotted hours earlier received incorrect signal admiralty stating britain war austria war declared august order hours later followed standing orders guard adriatic austrian breakout attempt seek finally august given clear orders chase passed 7th steering north east believe heading dardanelles resolved guard exit unaware intend come remained mediterranean blockade dardanelles ordered home august rear admiral destroyed german german commanded admiral november response admiralty ordered squadron sent destroy germans squadron command admiral sir consisted invincible flag departed november cruisers rocks coast brazil 26th departed following day reached port stanley morning december making voyage atlantic wished destroy radio station port stanley sent armoured cruiser light cruiser harbor clear british warships morning december spotted pre dreadnought grounded defend town wireless station receive signal little expecting engagement ships furthermore armoured cruiser cornwall light cruiser bristol engines repair armed merchant cruiser patrolling outer harbor entrance armoured cruiser kent anchored outer harbor scheduled relieve germans expecting resistance guns caused sheer planned bombardment wireless station fall main body ships sortie harbor retreating german ships southwest horizon fresh dry dock knots mph advantage ships bottoms limited speeds knots mph best light cruiser ships opened fire range dropped yards invincible opened fire shortly ships began leipzig range closed yards ordered squadron separate ordered light cruisers turn southwest armoured cruisers turned north east cover retreat german ships opened fire scored hit sms hit invincible shell burst belt armour sides fired rapidly half hour engagement opened range little ships outside effective range german guns british gunnery poor period scoring hits rounds fired primary cause smoke guns funnels british germans turned south hope british vision obscured opened range yards british saw course change futile british battlecruisers gave chase knots mph minutes later british opened fire yards minutes later turned east battle time strategy close range british ships bring secondary armament play successful able open fire maximum elevation course smoke bothered sides multiple hits regardless germans failed detonate hit insignificant area contrary starboard engine room action ordered ships wakes gain advantage turned northwest attempt cross british actually bring undamaged starboard guns bear port action british continued hit regularly time ceased fire survivors slowed earlier damage battered hour half invincible ranges yards despite damage crew continued fire ceased firing ready order cease fire ammunition freed shot british continued pound captain given order slowly capsized british able rescue men fired inch shells battle hit times obscured invincible smoke man killed wounded aboard battlecruisers battle battle repaired refitted gibraltar arrived dardanelles january replaced flagship mediterranean_fleet bombarded turkish fortifications february start little effect march results line british ships march attempted suppress turkish guns minefields swept turkish return fire heavy hit number times shell knocked left gun turret shell hit yard killed wounded everybody heavy shell unknown size hit port feet waterline plating shell hit foremast level flying bridge set fire navigator sea cabin hit destroyed cables voice pipes running foremast fire control director smoke fire wounded withdrew turn head wind fire quickly returned turkish forts hit little effect later turning seriously damaged probably size blew large hole starboard bow flooded forward torpedo flat drowning men beached island prevent sinking taken long tons water temporarily repaired feet hole sailed malta escorted april nearly worked loose heavy weather route towed stern hours repaired repair malta early june sailed home reached june joined grand_fleet command rear admiral hood battle jutland end 3rd temporarily assigned grand_fleet gunnery practice entire grand_fleet admiral battlecruisers ordered sea prepare excursion german high seas fleet order support admiral hood took battlecruisers ahead grand_fleet invincible intercepted radio message british light cruiser attached reporting sighting enemy cruisers reports seven enemy ships steering north hood interpreted attempt escape ordered increase speed knots steered east southeast cut fleeing ships minutes later invincible intercepted message reporting enemy battlecruisers sight later signals reporting engaging enemy south easterly course hood ordered speed course south southeast attempt converge british ships sight hood requested course position speed received reply hood continued course gunfire spotted direction light cruiser chester dispatched investigate gunfire flashes chester encountered light cruisers hipper badly damaged hood turned investigate able drive german cruisers away invincible opened fire followed minutes later german ships turned south firing torpedoes attempted find shelter mist turned invincible hit engine room knocked engines hit escorted light cruiser destroyers 2nd 9th 12th half flotilla attacked 3rd succession driven hood remaining light cruiser canterbury destroyers escort confused action germans launched torpedoes disabled destroyer shark gunfire having turned west close ships broadside oncoming torpedoes invincible turned north turned south present profile torpedoes torpedoes missed passed underneath invincible turned north helm jammed come stop fix problem quickly squadron reformed heading west grand fleet hood turned south lead battlecruisers hipper battlecruisers yards away immediately opened fire hipper flagship quickly took hits lion invincible including hits waterline forward invincible ultimately doom invincible abruptly appeared clear target german ships fired invincible sank seconds inch shell struck roof invincible turret flash detonated magazines ship blew broke killing crew officers men including rear admiral hood remained company rest battle encountered hipper battlecruisers yards away sun setting opened fire hit times german battlecruisers rescued appearance pre dreadnought battleships british shifted fire new threat hit able turn career loss battlecruisers jutland led force reorganised squadrons 2nd jutland little significant naval activity routine patrolling thanks kaiser order ships allowed sea assured victory torpedoes fired german boat patrols august missed astern february collided british submarine isle minor damage fitted flying ramps fitted turrets early november present scapa_flow surrender german high seas fleet end war saw end older vessels remaining invincible class ships paid january decommissioned march chile briefly considered purchasing ship sale sold scrap december scrapped germany following year mount canadian named battlecruiser | HMS Inflexible (1907) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15734_HMSAurora(1887) | seven orlando class armoured cruisers built royal_navy ship spent brief time reserve assigned years aurora coast guard ship ireland years placed reserve ship recommissioned service crew participated boxer rebellion aurora returned home years later reduced reserve taken service sold scrap october design description orlando class cruisers enlarged versions class armour powerful armament like predecessors intended protect british shipping aurora length perpendiculars feet beam feet draught feet designed displace long tons orlando class ships proved overweight displaced approximately long tons ships powered pair cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft designed produce total indicated horsepower maximum speed knots mph steam provided boilers forced draught ship carried maximum long tons coal designed range nautical miles speed knots mph ship complement officers enlisted men aurora main armament consisted breech loading inch guns gun fore aft superstructure pivot mounts secondary armament inch guns broadside protection torpedo boats provided quick firing pounder hotchkiss guns pounder hotchkiss guns mounted main deck broadside positions ship armed inch torpedo tubes broadside water bow stern water ship protected waterline compound armour belt inches thick covered middle feet ship feet inches high ship overweight armour belt feet waterline fully loaded ends armour belt closed transverse bulkheads inches lower deck inches thick length hull conning tower protected inches armour construction service aurora named eponymous roman goddess dawn eighth ship serve royal_navy laid february ship launched october wife captain captain superintendent dockyard completed july cost aurora went straight reserve devonport completion commissioned service transferred ireland serve local ship year ship reassigned remained aurora participated queen_victoria review june aurora recommissioned service far_east command captain crew including took july boxer rebellion early february ordered leave arriving march malta march plymouth march officers crew received china war medal april paid devonport days later aurora refitted return placed taken service following year ship sold scrap wales october | HMS Aurora (1887) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15762_Malta-classaircraftcarrier | malta class aircraft carrier malta class aircraft carrier british large aircraft carrier design world war ships ordered royal_navy changing tactical concepts based american experience pacific war caused repeated changes design completed end war ships cancelled laid background july royal_navy formed chaired deputy sea lord examine fleet requirements rest war tasked anticipating navy readiness requirements january committee realised major expansion naval aviation required meant aircraft carriers needed factors combined drive size new carriers notably increasing size speed aircraft desire increase numbers aircraft aboard fleet carriers important consideration change carrier tactics earlier doctrine attacks smaller numbers aircraft use large single sir director naval construction proposed variety designs open closed hangar october selected closed hangar design armoured flight deck propeller shafts reports american operations pacific convinced board reconsider hangar design american experience shown ability fly carrier aircraft single vital required open hangar design reduce time required launch aircraft allowing begin typical minute engine warm hangar board reversed ordered produce open hangar design deck edge lifts flight deck agreed june controller navy lord new design feet long waterline known design submitted board august approved october concerns arose size design problems asked smaller designs feet shorter feet shorter design short efficient operations larger aircraft committee anticipated sea lord selected submitted board april fully worked anticipation approval came board minutes august noted consideration design postponed description design received final approval malta class size american midway class aircraft carriers feet length overall feet waterline beam feet inches waterline draught feet deep load ships displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load metacentric heights estimated feet standard load feet deep load complement expected consist officers enlisted men foot flight deck maximum width feet inches flight deck required expansion joint amidships island single structure split section funnel allowed islands reduced provided space radars fire control directors carriers fitted cables designed stop landing aircraft pounds weight speeds knots mph backed crash prevent landing aircraft crashing aircraft parked ship bow positioned forward flight deck newly designed hydraulic aircraft intended launch fully laden aircraft knots mph ships designed pound lifts feet deck edge feet facilitate rapid movement aircraft flight deck hangar feet long maximum width feet feet inches high accommodate american aircraft designed height case fire hangar intended divided sliding steel doors hangar spaces deck park malta class capable aircraft aircraft ships provided imperial gallons gal aviation gasoline propulsion ships parsons double reduction geared steam turbines driving shaft steam supplied admiralty drum boilers boilers distributed boiler compartments turbines single compartment aft turbines designed produce total shp maximum speed knots mph malta class designed carry maximum long tons fuel oil diesel fuel emergency generators intended ships range nautical miles knots mph nautical miles knots mph armament ships main armament intended sixteen quick firing inch dual purpose guns powered vii twin gun turrets hull gun maximum range yards elevation ceiling feet light anti aircraft armament consisted guns powered mounts seven single mounts unknown type gun maximum range yards ceiling feet electronics august study anticipated ships carry early warning radars including height surface search radars gunnery fire control radars historian wrote mount type early warning type intercept type height finding type target indication radars addition number gunnery radars needed protection inches hangar deck armour reduction inch called original configuration waterline armour belt inches thick covered central portion ship form armoured citadel belt closed inch transverse bulkheads fore aft half inches armour extended feet forward feet aft belt protect waterline splinter damage underwater defense system layered system air filled compartments backed inclined holding bulkhead inches thick tapered thickness inches estimated resist pound explosive charge earlier version estimated able resist pound charge failed pound charge scale test magazines inch guns steering gear lay outside armoured citadel armour magazines inch roofs sides inch ends steering gear inch roof inch sides ends ordering cancellation design finalised ships ordered july africa originally ordered unnamed class carrier order modified malta class ship july malta new_zealand gibraltar ordered days later new_zealand originally ordered contract transferred july admiralty ordered vickers order material april given final drawings issued builders unlikely actually preliminary work ships laid cancelled end ships | Malta-class aircraft carrier | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15768_HMSHero(H99) | hms hero hms hero class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship enforced arms blockade imposed britain france sides mediterranean_fleet months world war hero searched german commerce raiders atlantic_ocean participated second battle april june transferred mediterranean_fleet escorted number convoys malta ship took july operation february evacuations greece crete april ship covered amphibious landing syria lebanon campaign june began escorting supply convoys june libya shortly damaged german dive bombers rescuing survivors october resumed escorting convoys malta hero participated second battle march operation vigorous june sank german submarines whilst stationed mediterranean transferred home late year begin converting escort destroyer ship transferred renamed early transfer british coastal waters protect build operation overlord ships sank german submarines year war ended poor shape ship paid august later sold scrap process breaking completed description construction hero displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers hero carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime canadian service crew numbered officers men ship mounted inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence hero quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began increased depth charges ordered december hero laid newcastle england february launched march completed october excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost wartime modifications ships hero class rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun evacuation clear underwent refurbishment deployed mediterranean changes conversion escort destroyer probably included exchanging quadruple calibre vickers machine guns mounted funnels guns addition guns platform pair wings ship bridge ship director control tower rangefinder bridge likely removed exchange type target indication radar conversion replacement gun anti submarine mortar addition type short range surface search radar pounder hotchkiss guns fitted wings bridge deal boats short ranges ship received radio direction mounted pole mainmast gun removed allow depth charge increased late war type replaced type radar career hero assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing policies received refit june july rejoined mediterranean_fleet completion ship remained mediterranean october transferred sierra search german commerce raiders hero returned january received refit portsmouth february march meantime 2nd destroyer flotilla assigned home_fleet ship rejoined refit finished april hero escorted battlecruiser renown covered preparing implement operation lay mines prevent transport swedish iron ore germany ship sister pretended lay minefield norway april reported location hero destroyer streamed gear advance battleship escort steamed engage remaining german destroyers april ship british destroyers pursued remaining german ships easternmost branch east lack ammunition forced german ships retreat german destroyers scuttled beached head charges failed detonate properly boarded small party hero found significance abandoned crew destroyer torpedo prevent salvage hero transferred mediterranean_fleet 2nd destroyer flotilla july ship escorted australian light cruiser sydney rescued survivors italian cruiser escorting destroyers hero sister hostile destroyers ordered gibraltar august join struck route early morning august broke explosion killed men wounded took survivors hero fired torpedoes ship participated operation hats september malta november sortied north_atlantic convoy reported attacked german cruiser admiral hipper december round scattered ships january hero ships intercepted french convoy seized merchant ships convoy ship participated operation excess early january transferred mediterranean_fleet february evacuated surviving island attacked island operation mid april escorted fast transport battleships alexandria malta going escort battleships bombarded tripoli april alexandria april hero sailed greece begin evacuating british australian troops beaches evacuation crete hero destroyer evacuated king greece entourage night hero escorted conducted amphibious landing early june coast opening stages operation spent rest year escorting convoys sister destroyer encounter ship escorted october whilst route attacked dive bombers hit set hero encounter came alongside rescued crew passengers magazine exploded hero damaged near misses whilst alongside ship returned alexandria repairs escorted convoy malta january participated 2nd battle march whilst escorting convoy malta hunt class destroyers sank german submarine north east rescued survivors operation vigorous june hero formed escort covering force mediterranean_fleet malta bound convoy time ship fitted radar occupied late june admiralty ordered submarine greek transferred torpedoed sunk route despite strong escort hero destroyer rescued survivors august ship rescued survivors torpedoed princess conjunction destroyers light bomber royal_air_force hero sank nautical miles north east october ship ordered united_kingdom cape good hope converted escort destroyer late year transfer conversion portsmouth lasted april november hero transferred gift november renamed working ship assigned february based march whilst defending convoy west ireland escorts forced surface surrendered hour hunt submarine towed port torpedoed british destroyer ship reassigned preparation operation overlord group tasked protect allied shipping english channel destroyers ottawa ship sank near august days later ships sank west brest november sent sydney nova scotia refit refit begin late january progress war ended found worst shape canadian destroyer inspected declared surplus requirements june paid august later sold scrap demolition completed poetry ship completion inspired poet write poem entitled hero poem lines begins pale grey guns decks clear pale october sunshine | HMS Hero (H99) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15911_HMSPegasus(1917) | hms aircraft carrier seaplane carrier bought royal_navy world war laid scotland great eastern railway company construction suspended start war ship converted operate mix wheeled aircraft forward flying deck lowered water spent year war supporting grand_fleet north_sea saw combat spent supporting british intervention black_sea ship remained mediterranean_fleet placed reserve brief deployment singapore sold scrap design description ship overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons direct drive steam turbines driving propeller shaft designed produce total shaft horsepower speed knots mph sea trials december shp reached knots mph ship converted coal fuel oil suggestion builders carried long tons oil meant steam nautical miles maximum speed crew numbered including aviation personnel main armament consisted calibre inch pounder cwt guns mounted forecastle low angle guns mounted aft anti aircraft guns fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity gave maximum range surface targets anti aircraft range feet rate fire rounds minute fitted flying deck forward intended aircraft wheeled prominent hangar aft electric cranes fitted aft twin boom forward handle aircraft smaller forward hangar built ship bridge aircraft raised flight deck overhead lifts royal_navy forward hangar fit single seat fighters rear hangar capacity ship lower water steaming knots mph recover knots mph commissioned assigned short type torpedo bombers fighters late carried type reconnaissance aircraft began operate models iii carried imperial gallons gal petrol aircraft magazines capacity inch torpedoes pound pound later pound bombs career laid scotland great eastern railway company construction suspended beginning world war ship purchased royal_navy february launched june commissioned august completed august joined grand_fleet completion assigned support participated uneventful operations north_sea occupied pilot training aircraft ships equipped flying platforms supported british intervention russian civil war september based ship returned briefly decommissioned recommissioned december transferred mediterranean_fleet march ran aground march pulled suffering significant damage supported evacuation whites later month remained fleet forward flying deck removed ship rated aircraft tender stationed singapore july placed reserve devonport briefly recommissioned august ship sold scrap | HMS Pegasus (1917) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
15963_HMSPhoenix(N96) | hms phoenix class submarine royal_navy launched eighteenth warship royal_navy use phoenix served china station commissioning start second world war phoenix relocated mediterranean_sea sunk italian torpedo boat july design class designed improvement earlier class new class larger built stem given shield cover inch gun class design flaw external fuel tanks leaked leaving oil trail surface phoenix fitted cycle blast injection cylinder diesel engine provided horsepower submerged propulsion provided horsepower electric motor phoenix feet long breadth feet displaced long tons water submerged submarines class outfitted inch torpedo tubes inch gun machine guns class outfitted mark viii torpedo phoenix tubes bow tubes stern submarines class designed complement officers men phoenix crew history phoenix laid shipyard ship 18th series british warships named mythical phoenix motto latin rise phoenix originally deployed 4th submarine flotilla ships china station tasked trade protection symbol british power later september phoenix depot ship ordered travel mediterranean mediterranean ships participated naval exercises including crash dive manoeuvre months later small group ordered hong_kong april flotilla ordered mediterranean_sea support naval operations 1st submarine flotilla established service second world war phoenix stationed alexandria patrolled waters june july july phoenix command given task screening convoy british ships bringing supplies malta alexandria phoenix contact report july sighting italian battle fleet admiral ordered ships cut italian fleet base taranto led phoenix fired torpedoes italian battleships missed targets coast sicily phoenix fired torpedoes italian torpedo boat missed counter attacked sank phoenix depth charges hands lost | HMS Phoenix (N96) | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
16165_CandD-classdestroyer | class destroyer class group destroyers built royal_navy early 1930s previous years originally intended order complete flotilla comprising destroyers plus flotilla leader ninth unit year ships plus leader ordered programme class ships planned class ordered economy measure gesture labour government complete flotilla class ordered programme ships class assigned home_fleet completion reinforced mediterranean_fleet italian invasion enforced spanish civil war transferred spent time world war convoy escort duties atlantic_ocean crescent sunk accidentally rammed british cruiser hms calcutta sunk german submarine sunk italian submarine ships class sank german submarines war worn end war scrapped class destroyers initially assigned mediterranean_fleet commissioning transferred like class temporarily deployed red_sea italians invaded returned war began reinforced mediterranean fleet shortly ships transferred home_fleet december sunk route accidentally rammed battleship hms duncan badly damaged collided merchant ship requiring lengthy repairs daring sunk german submarine february participated april june delight sunk german aircraft july diana transferred replacement crescent sunk cruiser calcutta rammed sunk months later freighter escorting ships remained mediterranean_fleet sank italian submarines escorting malta convoys larger warships fleet participated year duncan joined october escorted group sunk german bombers february diamond april evacuating allied personnel greece defender scuttled july crippled german bomber returning escorting convoy duncan remained escort duties rest year transferred early returned late year begin conversions escort destroyers transferred early convoy escorts atlantic sank german submarines assigned protect allied shipping operation overlord sank submarines end war paid duncan scrapped design description ships based preceding class enlarged increase endurance allow inclusion inch cwt anti aircraft gun class introduced director control tower british destroyers class unique having split bridge compass platform separated director tower unusual layout repeated admiralty policy alternating speed destroyer sweep gear capability destroyer class lacked designed carry depth charges class repeats replaced storage depth charges class destroyers displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers operated pressure psi kpa cm2 temperature destroyers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph complement officers men leader class displaced long tons destroyers carried extra personnel formed staff captain commanding officer flotilla unique class ships yarrow water tube boilers operated pressure psi kpa cm2 duncan leader class displaced long tons destroyers carried extra personnel ships class mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence single inch cwt gun funnels class ships carried millimetre pounder guns mounted aft end forecastle deck class destroyers intended carry new inch machine gun quadruple bridge wings initially available old pounder guns retained daring diana diamond defender inch gun removed pounders relocated funnels platforms ships fitted water quadruple mount inch torpedoes main guns controlled control clock data derived director rangefinder capability anti aircraft fire anti aircraft guns aimed solely eye purchased canada class destroyers refitted meet canadian specifications including installation type clear modified turned october steam heating fitted wartime modifications beginning bank torpedo tubes removed replaced pounder gun mast funnel cut improve gun field fire cannons added surviving ships usually replacing pounder calibre machine gun mounts funnels pair added bridge wings pair mounted platform early war depth charge increased class class carried gun quarterdeck removed ships allow additional depth charge pounder ship gun replaced gun ships gun replaced anti submarine mortar duncan retained received split mounted gun ships received position mounted old pounder hotchkiss guns use boats close range ships director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar type short range surface search radar adapted royal_air_force radar added early models scan directly forward aimed turning entire ship ships received radio direction short mainmast ships service class assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla home fleet commissioning following italian invasion entire flotilla sent red_sea august monitor italian warship movements april refitted return deployed spanish waters spanish civil war intercept shipping carrying goods spain protect british ships crescent sold bought royal_navy turn auxiliary anti submarine ships commissioned replace world war started ships stationed british_columbia war began immediately recalled begin convoy escort duties following november sent caribbean local escort duties december assisted capture blockade runner march transferred late helped evacuate refugees france sunk june collision anti aircraft cruiser estuary assigned escort duties remaining ships spent rest war escorting convoys north_atlantic based canada ottawa assisted british destroyer sinking italian submarine november sunk german submarine september escorting convoy victory december credited sinking defending convoy destroyer frigates owen sound sank escorting august rammed sank sank submarine transferred protect shipping operation overlord followed july saw action german patrol boats poor shape time sent canada lengthy late remained canada completion early remained june ships transported canadian troops home day decommissioned late broken commissioning class formed 1st destroyer flotilla assigned mediterranean_fleet flotilla toured red_sea september november flotilla transferred arriving hong_kong january renumbered 8th destroyer flotilla flotilla sent red_sea italian invasion returned hong_kong remained world war began diamond midst refit lasted november rest flotilla immediately transferred mediterranean_fleet daring kept red_sea escort duties november rest flotilla patrol duties arrival needed repairs end year duncan delight daring transferred home_fleet december rammed sunk december battleship escorting duncan badly damaged collision merchant ship january repairs required months complete daring sunk german submarine february escorting convoy norway diana delight assigned convoy escort duties early participating april june attempting sail english channel daylight contrary orders delight sunk german aircraft july brief refit july august diana transferred replace sunk collision royal_navy cruiser recommissioned september renamed ship assigned convoy escort duties north_atlantic october sunk collision freighter remaining ships flotilla briefly assigned west_africa early escort convoys passing area search german commerce raiders recalled mediterranean april anticipation italian entry war defender sank italian submarines sinking destroyer june participated early following month diamond joined sisters late july ships escorted convoys ships mediterranean_fleet rest year duncan joined october participated inconclusive diamond defender november damaged aircraft earlier month repair february patrolling north african coast february destroyer hasty sunk german bombers duncan diamond defender continued provide escorts needed early duncan transferred march defender diamond evacuated allied troops greece crete april diamond sunk german aircraft april defender participated invasion french controlled syria lebanon june joined escorting convoys badly damaged returning missions ship attacked single german bomber july scuttled consort australian destroyer duncan rejoined force month escorted major convoys malta returning october lengthy refit damaged collision december repaired malta february transferred march escorting force japanese carriers attacked ceylon japanese spotted ship remained fleet ordered home september convert escort destroyer duncan refit completed january rejoined force escorted missions fly royal_air_force fighters aircraft carriers malta transferred april support operation ironclad invasion diego early recalled modified escort destroyer transferred march conversion recommissioned april new ship gifted canadians june working assigned escort group convoy escort duties north_atlantic april duncan joined escort group defending convoy october duncan destroyer squadron raf sank later month october duncan shared sinking corvette protecting convoy ships remained escort duty transferred preparation operation overlord duncan assigned conducting anti submarine operations rest war tasked protect allied shipping english channel ships sank english channel july august days later west brest lengthy refit canada october february returned assigned end war transported returning troops canada paid october sold scrap duncan paid sold july completely broken list ships second world war list ship classes second world war | C and D-class destroyer | Warfare | Warships and naval units | Warships of the United Kingdom |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.