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HMS Benbow |
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HMS Benbow Laid Down : 30th May 1912 Launched : 12th November 1913 Completed : 7th October 1914 Type : Battleship Class : Iron Duke Builder : Beardmore Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Scrapped March 1931 |
HMS Benbow was completed in 1914, built by Beardmore (launched 12th November 1913). On 10th December 1914 she joined the Grand Fleet serving with the 4th Battle squadron. She was the flagship to Admiral Douglas Gamble until he was replaced in February 1915 by Sir Doveton Sturdee. During the Battle of Jutland she suffered no damage. After the war she served from 1919 in the Mediterranean providing gun fire support to the white Russians in the Black Sea until 1920. She remained in the Mediterranean until 1926 joining the Atlantic fleet for the next three years until 1929 when she was paid off and scrapped in March 1931. |
HMS Benbow Photos for Sale |
HMS Benbow, July 1928. | HMS Benbow, 1916. | HMS Benbow c.1926. | HMS Benbow, c.1926. | HMS Benbow, August 1927. |
HMS Benbow | HMS Benbow. | HMS Benbow c.1928. | HMS Benbow | HMS Benbow at Constantinople. |
HMS Benbow | Crew of HMS Benbow, 1920s. | Crew of HMS Benbow with a torpedo. | Crew of HMS Benbow. | HMS Benbow |
HMS Benbow firing a broadside salvo at Gallipoli. | HMS Benbow - Fleet Sports 1923. | Crew of HMS Benbow. | HMS Benbow | Crew members of HMS Benbow. |
Crew of HMS Benbow, 1920s. | Crew of HMS Benbow, 1920s. | Crew members of HMS Benbow. | HMS Benbow | Crew of HMS Benbow, 1917. |
Crew members of HMS Benbow. | Crew after coaling, HMS Benbow, 1917. | HMS Benbow - Stokers League Champions, 1918. | Crew of HMS Benbow and locals, Gozo, 1922. | Boxing on HMS Benbow, 1917. |
Boxing on HMS Benbow, 1917. | Crew of HMS Benbow after coaling, c.1920s. | Crew of HMS Benbow after coaling, c.1920s. | Crew of HMS Benbow, 1917. | Crew of HMS Benbow, Malta. |
Trophies of HMS Benbow. | Crew of HMS Benbow after coaling c.1920.s | Benbows Boxing Boy Novices, 1917. | HMS Benbow | HMS Benbow, and Bluebell Pier c.1920s. |
HMS Benbow, 1920s. | Crew of HMS Benbow, 1914. |
Timeline Entries : | |||
12th November 1913 - Launched October 1914 - 4th Battle Squadron 31st May 1916 - Took part in the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916 - Capt. H.W. Parker in Command July 1916 - 1st Battle Squadron 1st June 1919 - 4th Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet 4th June 1919 - Arrived Gibraltar 24th June 1920 - Arrived Constantinople 6th August 1920 - Arrived Malta 23rd October 1920 - At Malta 19th May 1923 - At Chanak 1st May 1926 - Completed refit at Sheerness 4th May 1926 - Sailed Sheerness for Portland 1st March 1927 - At Gibraltar for Exercises 11th March 1927 - Arrived Gibraltar after Exercises March 1931 - Sold For Scrap |
HMS Benbow Artwork Collection |
HMS Benbow at the Battle of Jutland by Anthony Saunders. | Benbow with Sister Battleships Deploying into Line by W L Wyllie. |
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Last edited : 16:24, February 26, 2011
By : jbryce1437
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