Battleship histories. Royal naval battleship HMS Bellerophon, HMS Temeraire and HMS Superb. Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS Bellerophon, HMS Temeraire and HMS Superb from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of HMS Bellerophon HMS Temeraire and HMS Superb.

The Bellerophon Class battleships, were slightly improved versions of HMS Dreadnaught. Launched during 1907 and Commissioned in 1909.

HMS  Bellerophon.  Built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The Bellerophon was at the Battle of Jutland and entered the reserve fleet after the Great war in September 1919, and finally scrapped in 1923.

HMS Superb, Built by Armstrong, Elswick, HMS Superb was at the Battle of Jutland, and was also the first Royal navy Flagship to enter the Black Sea during the Turkish Operations she stayed there from 1916 to 1919 After the war she was placed in reserve and then used as a target ship during 1920. Finally scrapped in 1922.

HMS Temeraire. Built by Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth  HMS Temeraire took part in  the Battle of Jutland and after the war she became a cadet training ship in from September 1919 to April 1921. and Finally scrapped in 1922.

HMS Superb, 1910.

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HMS Superb, 1909.

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HMS Superb, 1918.

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Crew of HMS Superb c.1913.

HMS Superb

HMS Superb.

HMS Temeraire 

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HMS Temeraire photographed 1910

HMS Temeraire.

HMS Temeraire.

HMS Temeraire.

HMS Temeraire, 1909.

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HMS SUPERB

ROBERT P SCOTT.. My grandfather Robert P Scott (also known as 'Percy')  was on HMS Superb, certainly 1st Jan 1916, when he dived to sunken wreck of HMS Natal, which had blown up whilst at anchor off Invergordon (''with Lt. Cato and 'Patsy' Hand -  many bodies brought up'') We think he was on board at Jutland. He may have been injured by enemy action, but can find no record of Superb being in the action on 31st May 1916.  Robert Scott may have been Petty Officer or Chief Petty officer. Anecode suggests he at one time commanded a gun turret, and was sole survivor of a direct hit on it.  In July 1918 he won a 1.5 mile swim whilst with HMS Prince of Wales (we have the engraved stop watch awarded to him).   Any additional knowledge of HMS Superb's WW 1 record or that of my  grandfather would be appreciated.