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HMS Hibernia Laid Down : 6th January 1904 Launched : 17th June 1905 Completed : 2nd January 1907 Type : Battleship Class : King Edward VII Builder : Devonport Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Sold for scrap 8th November 1921. |
HMS Hibernia. Royal Naval battleship of the King Edward VII Class. Built at Devonport Dock Yard, built under the 1903 naval programme. and laid down on the 6th January 1904, Launched 17th June 1905.and completed January 1907. Commissioned into the Atlantic Fleet, but transferred in February 1907 to the Channel fleet as Flagship of rear admiral. In January 1909 became Flagship , Vice Admiral, and in march 1909 became flagship to rear Admiral 2nd division of the Home Fleet. In January 1912 went to the Nore with reduced crew. in may 1912 HMS Hibernia was fitted with a temporary runway over the forecastle. and the first seaplane flight form a British ship flown by Commander Sampson was achieved on the 4 may 1912. At the outbreak of World war One HMS Hibernia joined the Grand fleet and In November 1915 ,went tot he Dardanelle's as Flagship of Admiral Freemantle and acted as reserve battleship at Kephalo. In 1917 all 6 inch guns were removed and replaced with four 6 inch guns on the higher shelter deck. After the war in 1919 HMS Hibernia became accommodation ship at Nore until 1921 when she was scrapped. (8th November 1921) Armament: Four 4inch guns in pairs, four 9.2 inch guns in singles, ten 6 inch guns in pairs, fourteen 12 pdr guns, fourteen 3 pdr guns, two maxims and five torpedo tubes. Displacement: 16,350 tons. Speed: 18 knots. Complement: 777. NOTE - The first airplane launched from a warship underway was from Hibernia in 1912. |
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HMS Hibernia. | HMS Hibernia | HMS Hibernia, Portland, Dorset. | HMS Hibernia. | HMS Hibernia leading the Channel Fleet. |
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17th June 1905 - Launched 1907 - Atlantic Fleet 5th August 1907 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Sir Reginald Custance 5th August 1907 - Arrived Liverpool 12th November 1907 - Capt. Cecil F. Lambert in Command 12th November 1907 - Channel Fleet Review at Spithead 1908 - Channel Fleet 1909 - Channel Fleet April 1909 - 2nd Battle Squadron, 2nd Division, Home Fleet April 1909 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral I. Startin 12th June 1909 - Fleet Review at Spithead 17th July 1909 - Thames Review 14th November 1909 - At Spithead for the arival of the King of Portugal 27th July 1910 - Arrived back at Torquay after Naval Review 27th July 1910 - Sailed Torquay for Naval Review 15th November 1910 - At Portland for Home Fleet Regatta 23rd June 1911 - At Spithead for Fleet Review 3rd February 1912 - At Spithead for the arrival of the King and Queen May 1912 - Carried out trial with Short S38 T2 in Weymouth bay 9th July 1912 - Spithead Review 6th November 1912 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral 6th November 1912 - Arrived Malta for coaling 6th November 1912 - Arrived Malta 6th November 1912 - 3rd Battle Squadron 2nd Division 15th April 1914 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral M.E. Browning 15th April 1914 - Sailed Sheerness for Loch Ewe 8th August 1914 - 3rd Battle Squadron in Home Waters April 1915 - At Gallipoli 8th November 1921 - Sold For Break Up |
Database Currently Holds : 6284 ships and 6289 crew!
Last edited : 15:00, October 12, 2012
By : DataStream
First Added : 17:12, March 1, 2011
By : kc
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