Over the years I have managed to collect a few photographs of ships of the Royal Navy from the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, and I thought that they might be of general interest to regular blog readers.
The Admiral-class battleships are one of my favourites designs. They were precursors of the Pre-Dreadnoughts and the first significant 'class' of ironclad battleships built by the Royal Navy.
The leadship of the class was HMS Collingwood.
Her particulars were:
Her particulars were:
The Admiral-class battleships are one of my favourites designs. They were precursors of the Pre-Dreadnoughts and the first significant 'class' of ironclad battleships built by the Royal Navy.
The leadship of the class was HMS Collingwood.
Her particulars were:
- Displacement: 9,500 tons
- Length: 325 feet
- Beam: 68 feet
- Draught: 26 feet 4 inches
- Propulsion: 2 × Humphries compound inverted steam engines (9,600 ihp) each driving a propeller
- Maximum Speed: 16.8 knots
- Complement: 498
- Armament: 4 × BL 12-inch guns; 6 × BL 6-inch guns; 12 × 6-pounder QF guns; 4 × 14-inch torpedo tubes
- Armour: Belt: 8–18 inches; Bulkheads: 7–16 inches; Deck: 2–3 inches; Conning Tower: 2–12 inches; Barbettes: 10–11.5 inches; Battery Screens: 6 inches
Her particulars were:
- Displacement: 10,600 tons
- Length: 330 feet
- Beam: 68 feet 6 inches
- Draught: 27 feet 10 inches
- Propulsion: 2 × Maudslay compound inverted steam engines (10,860 ihp) each driving a propeller
- Maximum Speed: 17.5 knots
- Complement: 523
- Armament: 2 × BL 16.25-inch guns; 10 × BL 6-inch guns; 12 × 6-pounder QF guns; 5 × 14-inch torpedo tubes
- Armour: Belt: 8–18 inches; Bulkheads: 7–16 inches; Deck: 2–3 inches; Conning Tower: 2–12 inches; Barbettes: 10–11.5 inches; Battery Screens: 6 inches
Bob,
ReplyDeleteFirst you write that the HMS Benbow has two 16.25" guns . . . then list her primary armament as four 12" guns . . . seems to me that you need to edit your post, eh?
-- Jeff
Bob
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Love the ships from this era. Thanks for posting.
Cheers
PD
Yes I agree, great photos.
ReplyDeleteBluebear Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThanks for spotting the error. It has now been corrected.
All the best,
Bob
Peter Douglas,
ReplyDeleteI am very pleased that you liked the photographs.
All the best,
Bob
Vulture,
ReplyDeleteAs you have no doubt discovered, there are more to come!
All the best,
Bob