| Battleships
of the Royal Sovereign Class of the 1890's. Photos and
histories of the Royal Sovereign Class battleships including HMS
Empress of India, HMS Ramillies, HMS Repulse, HMS Resolution, HMS
Revenge, HMS Royal Oak and HMS Royal Sovereign.
HMS Empress of India. Steel armoured
pre dreadnought battleship built at Pembroke Dockyard as part of the Royal
Sovereign class. Launched 7th May 1891 at Pembroke dockyard. She was
initial to be called HMS Renown in 1900 but changed before
completion. She served in the Channel
Squadron, HMS Empress of India was finally sunk as a target on 4th November
1913.
HMS Ramillies, of the Royal Sovereign
Class Battleship of the Royal Navy. Built by J and G Thomson at Clydebank
and launched 1st March 1892. HMS Ramillies Cost just over £900,000
to complete. Served the last years in Home waters before being scrapped
7th October 1913
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| HMS EMPRESS OF INDIA |
7TH MAY 1891 |
SUNK AS TARGET 4TH NOVEMBER 1913 |
| HMS RAMILLIES |
1ST MARCH 1892 |
SOLD FOR B/U 7TH OCTOBER 1913 |
| HMS REPULSE |
27TH FEBRUARY 1892 |
SOLD FOR B/U 27TH JULY 1911 |
| HMS RESOLUTION |
28TH MAY 1892 |
SOLD FOR B/U 2ND APRIL 1914 |
| HMS REVENGE |
3RD NOVEMBER 1892 |
RENAMED REDOUBTABLE IN 1913, THEN SOLD
FOR B/U 6TH NOVEMBER 1919 |
| HMS ROYAL OAK |
5TH NOVEMBER 1892 |
SOLD FOR B/U 14TH JANUARY 1914 |
| HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN |
26TH FEBRUARY 1891 |
SOLD FOR B/U 7TH OCTOBER 1913 |
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Two Royal Sovereign Class Battleships at Malta
c.1899.
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PL0039 |
