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HMS Barfleur (1892)

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between 1897 and 1899. In January 1902, the ship began a reconstruction that exchanged her 4.7-inch guns with 6-inch guns and upgraded their protection. To help compensate for the additional weight, all of her above-water torpedo tubes were removed as was the aft
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became the parent ship of special service vessels in the Portsmouth Division. The special service vessels were transferred to the 4th Division, Home Fleet, in March 1909 and she ceased her service as their parent ship the following month.
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was replaced by a signal mast. Despite these measures there was a slight increase in weight that reduced the ship's speed by about 0.25 knots (0.5 km/h; 0.3 mph). In 1906 all of her remaining three-pounders were removed and the
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was assigned to the Fleet Reserve on 22 June and was briefly commissioned in July to participate in the annual fleet maneuvers in July and August, before returning to reserve on 1 September.
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often participated in the annual fleet manoeuvres. She also served as a flagship in the reserve for several years before the ship was listed for disposal in 1909. After being sold for
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was temporarily recommissioned on 18 July 1904 to participate in that year's annual maneuvers. During them she was slightly damaged when she accidentally collided with the battleship
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to begin a reconstruction at Portsmouth that included a partial rearmament that lasted until May 1904 when she was placed in reserve because she was already obsolete.
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and stern. The barbettes were 8 or 9 inches (203 or 229 mm) thick and the gun crews were protected by an armoured hood or gunhouse that consisted of 6 inches of
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in the 1890s. Intended for service abroad, they exchanged heavy armour and a powerful armament for high speed and long range to counter the foreign
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A Very Bad Place Indeed For a Soldier. The British involvement in the early stages of the European Intervention in Crete. 1897 - 1898,
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10,634 long tons (10,805 t) at normal load and 11,200 long tons (11,400 t) at deep load. Their steel hulls were
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and received a new nucleus crew. She was refitted in 1905–1906 and took part in the annual maneuvers in June 1906.
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Available sources do not specify the model of gun installed. Judging by production numbers, it most likely the
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recommissioned with a nucleus crew to serve as the flagship of the Rear Admiral, Portsmouth Division of the
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recommissioned for the same service on 20 September 1906. When the Reserve Fleet was absorbed into the new
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on 5 August 1904. After their conclusion, she was paid off again on 8 September 1904. On 21 February 1905,
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on her way to the scrapyard, forcing it to remain open and blocking traffic while she had to be freed.
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contributed a landing party to the International Squadron′s occupation of Crete′s capital, Canea (now
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at normal load was 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m) and 26 feet 9 inches (8.2 m) at
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broke out there in early 1897, and on 6 February 1897 she put a landing party ashore at Candia (now
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reached 17.1 knots (31.7 km/h; 19.7 mph) from 99,934 ihp (74,521 kW) during her
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of the station's second-in-command. During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, both ships contributed
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at the end of 1906, the ship remained flagship of the Portsmouth Division. The battleship
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in single mounts. Half a dozen of these guns were mounted on the upper deck, protected by
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lay across the top of the waterline belt and consisted of 2 inches (51 mm) of
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was appointed in command of the ship. FitzGerald was relieved by Rear-Admiral Sir
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in 1895 and 600 after they were rebuilt in the early years of the 20th century.
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was provided by eight QF six-pounder (2.2-inch (57 mm)) guns and a dozen
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and was the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. The ship was
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ranged in thickness from 9 to 12 inches (229 to 305 mm). The armoured
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had an eventful trip to the scrapyard, going aground on 3 August 1910 in
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and one in the stern above water and one on each broadside underwater.
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again. The ship departed Hong Kong on 11 November 1901 and arrived at
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The actual diameter of these torpedoes was 17.7 inches (450 mm).
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requirement for ships suitable for use as flagships on the China and
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on 7 May 1905 and paid off there two days later. On 10 May 1905,
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On 28 November 1905, she transferred her crew to the battleship
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recommissioned on 26 February 1895 for a tour of duty with the
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on 10 August 1892. She was completed in June 1894 at a cost of
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during operations ashore. In September 1900, the battleship
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and departed England on 19 March 1895. The ship arrived at
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the ship was designed to defend against, she was placed in
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Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
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recommissioned to take a new crew out to the battleship
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became the flagship of the station's second-in-command,
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Gun shields were removed from those guns mounted in the
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Already made obsolete by the increasing speeds of the
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Crete and key ports in Greece. On 15 February 1897,
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for their safety. Thereafter she became part of the
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of 390 feet 9 inches (119.1 m) and a
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 931:relieving the foreign legations at Tientsin 638:QF three-pounder (1.9 in (47 mm)) 546:s were powered by a pair of three-cylinder 419:overlords in February 1897. She joined her 2488: 2474: 1926: 1912: 1822: 1808: 1583:. No. 11395. 4 August 1910. p. 2 725: 632:in the sides of the hull. Defence against 2496:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1910 1934:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1904 1354: 628:, and the remaining guns were mounted in 482: 282:) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 1670: 1632:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 1557:. No. 2172. 22 July 1910. p. 3 1513:. Vol. 33. August 1910. p. 10. 1379: 1377: 973: 729: 535:. Their crews numbered 620 officers and 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1739: 1716:King's College, London, September 2014. 1511:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect 643:. 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(1984). 1607:British Battleships 1889–1904 1049:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 963:as flagship and she became a 938:David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty 505:length between perpendiculars 302:10 in (254 mm) guns 1169: 617:consisted of ten 40-calibre 7: 2950:Centurion-class battleships 1743:My Naval Career and Travels 1740:Seymour, Edward H. (1911). 1525:"Sale of Obsolete Warships" 1084: 529:sheathed in wood and copper 379:pre-dreadnought battleships 262:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 10: 2981: 2945:Maritime incidents in 1910 1746:. New York: E. P. Dutton. 1414:www.dreadnoughtproject.org 1389:www.dreadnoughtproject.org 1099:Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. 929:on 16–17 June 1900 and in 471:got jammed underneath the 173:pre-dreadnought battleship 18: 2910: 2835:November (unknown date): 2666: 2501: 2441: 2307: 1939: 1888: 1862: 1840: 1499:Gardiner & Gray, p. 6 1490:Gardiner & Gray, p. 7 1031:′s old crew then steamed 442:Battles of the Taku Forts 157: 45: 30: 1410:"H.M.S. Barfleur (1892)" 1132: 1027:, on 30 March 1905 and 985:On 22 January 1902, she 323:18 in (450 mm) 202:70 ft (21.3 m) 2787:August (unknown date): 1650:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 1151:QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt 1121:while under tow up the 948:when he was wounded at 927:storming the Taku forts 870:departed Malta for the 757:on 12 October 1890 and 726:Construction and career 2955:Ships built in Chatham 1721:Parkes, Oscar (1990). 1147:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss 1051:on a training cruise. 991:HM Dockyard, Devonport 982: 838:, Italian Royal Navy ( 824:International Squadron 738: 483:Design and description 440:to participate in the 1581:Sunderland Daily Echo 981:at anchor, after 1904 977: 971:on 31 December 1901. 944:) was serving aboard 910:. On 26 October 1899 846:Imperial Russian Navy 828:Austro-Hungarian Navy 741:Named after the 1692 733: 720:fire-control position 1605:Burt, R. A. 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Index

HMS Barfleur

Battle of Barfleur
HM Dockyard, Chatham
£
scrap
Centurion-class
pre-dreadnought battleship
o/a
ihp
Cylindrical boilers
Triple-expansion steam engines
knots
nmi
km
mi
10 in (254 mm) guns
4.7 in (120 mm) guns
3-pdr (1.9 in (47 mm)) guns
18 in (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
Belt
Decks
Barbettes
Centurion-class
pre-dreadnought battleships
Royal Navy
armoured cruisers
commerce raiders
Mediterranean Fleet

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