HMS Prince George (1895)
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 HMS Prince George |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 10 September 1894 |
| Launched: | 22 August 1895 |
| Commissioned: | November 1896 |
| Fate: | Foundered, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14900 tons normal, 16000 tons full load |
| Length: | 421 ft (128 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Water tube boilers, 2 × vertical triple expansion engines, 2 shafts, 12,000 ihp |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 2000 tons coal |
| Complement: | (Officers and Ratings) = 670 |
| Armament: | Main guns - 4 × 12" (2 × 2) Secondary guns - 12×6" (12×1) Torpedo tubes - 5×18" 4 submerged, 1 above water Other weapons - 16×3" (16×1), 12×3 pdr (12×1) Countermeasures - None |
| Armour: |
Belt: 9" Harvey armour Barbettes:10" Turrets:6" |
HMS Prince George was a Majestic-class pre-Dreadnought battleship launched in 1895. She was named after the future George V of the United Kingdom and was the fourth and final ship to bear that name.
[edit] Service
She served with the Channel Squadron until 1906, when she was transferred to the Home Fleet (acting as its flagship until 1909). After a collision with HMS Shannon in December 1909, she was refitted and in June 1912 became part of the 7th Battle Squadron. On the outbreak of World War I, this squadron was stationed in the English Channel and she became its flagship.
She later served and was damaged at the Dardanelles, though had a lucky escape when a torpedo struck her but failed to explode off Cape Helles. She was briefly renamed HMS Victorious II from 1918 until February 1919, and on 28 December 1921 ran aground on Camperdown, Holland, during a storm, on her way to be broken up in Germany. She was stripped of anything worthwhile and left as a breakwater, remaining to this day.
[edit] References
- Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5
- Dittmar, F. J and Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919, (Ian Allen, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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