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HMS Prince George |
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HMS Prince George Laid Down : 10th September 1894 Launched : 22nd August 1895 Completed : November 1896 Type : Battleship Class : Majestic Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Renamed Victorious II 1918. Sold for scrap 21st September 1921. Later became : HMS Victorious II |
HMS Prince George served with the Channel Squadron until 1906 after which she transferred to the Home Fleet as Flagship until 1909. She collided with HMS Shannon in December 1909 and was later refitted and in June 1912 became part of the 7th Battle Squadron. She became flagship to the 7th Battle Squadron stationed in the Channel in 1914 and later served at the Dardanelles taking damage from Turkish gunfire. Prince George had a lucky escape when a torpedo which failed to explode struck her off Cape Helles. She was briefly renamed Victorious II in 1918 until February 1919 and foundered in 1921. Armament: four 12 inch guns, twelve 6 inch guns, sixteen 12 pdr guns, twelve 3 pdr guns, 2 maxims, two 2pdr boat guns and five torpedo tubes. Displacement: 14,900 tons. Speed: 16.5 knots. Complement: 757. |
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Last edited : 21:47, October 11, 2012
By : DataStream
First Added : 17:09, February 28, 2011
By : kc
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