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HMS Britannia |
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HMS Britannia Laid Down : 4th February 1902 Launched : 10th December 1904 Completed : 8th September 1906 Type : Battleship Class : King Edward VII Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Torpedoed and sunk 9th November 1918 by UB 50 off Cape Trafalgar. |
| HMS Britannia Royal Naval battleship of the King Edward VII, Class. First saw service with the Atlantic fleet in December 1906. moving to the Channel Fleet in February 1907, joining the 2nd Division of the home Fleet as Flagship of Vice admiral in April 1909. while serving with the 2nd division she joined the Mediterranean fleet for a short period of time before returning. At the start of world war one, Britannia joined the 3rd battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. But In January 1915 Britannia ran aground at Inchkeith suffering major damage, On the 9th November 1918 she was torpedoed by UB50 off cape Trafalgar. crippled she remained afloat for three and half hours. (see photos) before sinking. she did sustain a number of casualties due to toxic Fumes.Armament: Four 4 inch 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. |
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  HMS Britannia, 1906. |   HMS Britannia sinking after being torpedoed by UB50 off Cape Trafalgar, 9th November 1918. |   HMS Britannia sinking, 9th November 1918. |   HMS Britannia sinking, 9th November 1918. |   HMS Britannia sinking, 9th November 1918. |
  HMS Britannia. |   The Ward Room of HMS Britannia. |   HMS Britannia. |   HMS Britannia before she was sunk in 1918. |   HMS Britannia. |
  HMS Britannia. |   HMS Britannia. |   HMS Britannia. |
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10th December 1904 - Launched 1st October 1906 - Commissioned for Atlantic Fleet 1907 - Atlantic Fleet 5th August 1907 - Arrived Liverpool 1908 - Channel Fleet 1909 - Channel Fleet April 1909 - 2nd Battle Squadron, 2nd Division, Home Fleet 12th June 1909 - Fleet Review at Spithead 17th July 1909 - Thames Review 27th July 1910 - Sailed Torquay for Naval Review 27th July 1910 - Arrived back at Torquay after Naval Review 23rd June 1911 - At Spithead for Fleet Review 9th July 1912 - Spithead Review 6th November 1912 - Arrived Malta 6th November 1912 - Arrived Malta for coaling 8th August 1914 - 3rd Battle Squadron in Home Waters 9th November 1918 - Capt. Frances W Caulfeild in Command 9th November 1918 - Torpedoed | |||
Database Currently Holds : 6284 ships and 6289 crew!
Last edited : 14:55, October 12, 2012
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