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HMS London |
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HMS London Laid Down : 8th December 1898 Launched : 21st September 1899 Completed : 7th June 1902 Type : Battleship Class : Formidable Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Sold for scrap 4th June 1920. |
HMS London served in the Mediterranean during 1906 and returned to the Nore in 1907, becoming flag ship of the Channel Fleet June 1908, and the flag ship to the Atlantic Fleet in 1910. Reduced to the 3rd battle squadron in 1912 but later transferred to the 5th battle squadron for experiments with Sea Planes. During these trials a hydro aeroplane took off from a ramp on board HMS London. During the outbreak of world war one she was used for channel patrols until dispatched to the Dardanelles during the early part of 1915. Transferred to the Adriatic in May 1915, and remained at Taranto until 1917. She returned to Britain for conversion to a minelayer, during refitting her forward 12 inch turret and guns were removed and the after turret was replaced by a 6 inch gun. The conversion enabled HMS London to carry 240 mines. She was placed in reserve until 1919 and broken up June 1920. Armament: four 12 inch guns in pairs, twelve 6 inch guns singles, sixteen 12 pdr guns, two 12 pdr guns, six 3 pdr guns, two maxims and four torpedo tubes. Length: 400ft Displacement: 15,000 tons. Speed: 18 knots. Complement: 750 (789 as flagship). |
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HMS London, as minelayer, 1917. | HMS London as minelayer, 1917. | Postcard picture of HMS London | A crew member of HMS London | HMS London |
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21st September 1899 - Launched December 1902 - Mediterranean Fleet 1903 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 5th August 1903 - On Fleet Maneouvres 13th October 1903 - Sailed Malta for Corfu 5th December 1903 - Commenced Fleet Maneouvres 1904 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 29th October 1904 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 1905 - Mediterranean Fleet 1906 - Mediterranean Fleet June 1906 - Mediterranean Fleet 1907 - Mediterranean Fleet 3rd August 1907 - Fleet review Spithead 1909 - Channel Fleet 27th July 1910 - Arrived back at Torquay after Naval Review 27th July 1910 - Sailed Torquay for Naval Review 23rd June 1911 - At Spithead for Fleet Review 13th May 1912 - At Sheerness with nucleus crew 14th May 1912 - Capt. Ernest H. Grafton Assumed Command 9th July 1912 - Spithead Review 24th February 1913 - Sailed Sheerness for exercises in the Irish Sea 25th February 1913 - Sailed Portsmouth 25th February 1913 - Arrived Portsmouth 28th February 1913 - Arrived Bantry Bay 4th March 1913 - Sailed Bantry Bay 6th March 1913 - Arrived Bantry Bay 7th March 1913 - Sailed Bantry Bay 15th September 1913 - At Oban 15th September 1913 - Capt. Thomas W. Kemp Assumed Command 15th September 1913 - Captain Ernest H. Grafton relinquished Command 27th September 1913 - Arrived Sheerness 2nd October 1913 - Into dock for annual refit 5th November 1913 - Arrived Sheerness 20th January 1914 - Capt T.W. Kemp in Command 20th January 1914 - Arrived Sheerness from exercises 8th August 1914 - 5th Battle Squadron in Home Waters May 1915 - At Gallipoli 22nd May 1915 - Transferred to the Adriatic Sea 27th May 1915 - Arrived Taranto 4th June 1920 - Sold For Break Up |
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Last edited : 14:39, October 12, 2012
By : DataStream
First Added : 17:17, February 28, 2011
By : kc
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