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and evaluated in May 1910. The guns on the forward turret roof were transferred to the superstructure in 1913–1914 and the roof guns from the wing turrets were remounted in the aft superstructure about a year later; all of the four-inch guns in the superstructure were enclosed to better protect their
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assumed command on 13 February 1918. Along with the rest of the Grand Fleet, she sortied on the afternoon of 23 April after radio transmissions revealed that the High Seas Fleet was at sea after a failed attempt to intercept the regular
British convoy to Norway. The Germans were too far ahead of the
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QF Mark III guns. Neither book by
Preston identifies the type, but he does call them quick-firers. Parkes also does not identify the type, but he does say that they were 50-calibre guns and Preston agrees. Friedman shows the QF Mark III as a 40-calibre gun and states that the 50-calibre BL Mark VII
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the following day. On 7–10 March, the Grand Fleet made a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. Another such cruise took place on 16–19 March. On 11 April, the fleet patrolled the central North Sea and returned to port on 14 April; another patrol in the area
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The Grand Fleet sortied on 18 August to ambush the High Seas Fleet while it advanced into the southern North Sea, but a series of miscommunications and mistakes prevented
Jellicoe from intercepting the German fleet before it returned to port. Two light cruisers were sunk by German
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concurred and stipulated that the Grand Fleet would not sortie unless the German fleet was attempting an invasion of
Britain or there was a strong possibility it could be forced into an engagement under suitable conditions. On 31 August Bruen was relieved by Captain
1044:, but bad weather prevented operations in the southern North Sea. As a result, the operation was confined to the northern end of the sea. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting
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was added on the former searchlight platform between the aft turrets. Shortly afterwards, the guns on the aft turret were removed as were one pair from the superstructure. Around the same time another three-inch AA gun was added to the aft turret roof.
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was the first battleship with a homogenous main armament, and was the most powerful and fastest battleship in the world at the time of her completion. She made all other battleships obsolete and gave her name to all the subsequent battleships of her
682:, but it was not fully wired up by the end of the month when the Battle of Jutland was fought. After the battle approximately 23 long tons (23 t) of additional deck armour was added. Sometime during the year, the ship was fitted to operate
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containing plans of the operation. In response the
Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet.
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with her main armament without result. This was the last time that the ship fired her guns during the battle. She was not damaged and fired a total of 62 twelve-inch shells (42 APC and 21
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and the 4th BS conducted target practice north of the
Hebrides on 24 December and then rendezvoused with the rest of the Grand Fleet for another sweep of the North Sea on 25–27 December.
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on 8 November 1921 for £44,000 and was resold to a German company in
September 1922. The ship departed Plymouth, under tow, for Germany on 14 September and was subsequently broken up.
1084:, but only arrived in the area after the Germans had withdrawn. On 2–4 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea.
593:. Two of these guns were each installed on the roofs of the fore and aft centreline turrets and the wing turrets in unshielded mounts, and the other eight were positioned in the
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of the Home Fleet, before it was renamed the 1st
Division the following month. She was a participant in combined fleet manoeuvres in June–July and was reviewed by King
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In his 1919 book, Jellicoe generally only named specific ships when they were undertaking individual actions. Usually he referred to the Grand Fleet as a whole, or by
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from 18:25, and may have engaged the German dreadnoughts during this time, but did not claim to have hit anything. At 19:17, the ship opened fire at the battlecruiser
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on 2 November 1908, she reached a top speed of 21.64 knots (40.08 km/h; 24.90 mph) from 26,836 shp (20,012 kW). The ship carried enough coal and
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became a gunnery training ship in March 1919 at the Nore as she was thoroughly obsolete in comparison to the latest dreadnoughts. Mitchell was relieved by
Captain
1009:. On the evening of 23 January, the bulk of the Grand Fleet sailed in support of Beatty's battlecruisers, but they were too far away to participate in the ensuing
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during the operation, prompting
Jellicoe to decide to not risk the major units of the fleet south of 55° 30' North due to the prevalence of German submarines and
1080:. The fleet returned to Scapa Flow on 24 April and refuelled before proceeding south in response to intelligence reports that the Germans were about to launch a
912:, Ireland, while the defences at Scapa were strengthened. On the evening of 22 November, the Grand Fleet conducted a fruitless sweep in the southern half of the
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began a refit that lasted until early January 1920. The ship was scheduled for disposal in March 1921 and listed for sale on 14 August.
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had exchanged the three-inch AA gun on 'Y' turret for a four-inch gun and the stern torpedo tube had been removed. In 1918 a high-angle
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threatened the light craft, so the fleet was ordered to return to base. On 21 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a demonstration off
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turret faces were 11 inches (279 mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 9–10 inches (229–254 mm) thick barbettes.
1060:. By the time the Grand Fleet approached the area on 26 March, the British and German forces had already disengaged and a strong
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exploded on 9 July and her boats rescued two of the three survivors. A large piece of wreckage landed on her deck. Captain
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after deployment. During the first stage of the general engagement, the ship fired intermittently on the crippled
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and was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. The ship was ordered on 30 October 1906 and was
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on 31 July. The ship took part in fleet manoeuvres in April and July and Evan-Thomas was relieved by Captain
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on 27 July 1907 and completed in February 1909. Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at
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The fleet departed for a cruise in the North Sea on 26 February 1916; Jellicoe had intended to use the
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and scored one hit that glanced off the conning tower. The only significant damage that the
823:(BS). The ship was present in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. Captain
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took place on 17–19 April, followed by gunnery drills off Shetland on 20–21 April.
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in the North Sea, 1915. The ship nearest the camera is of the
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908:. Most of it was briefly based (22 October to 3 November) at
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445:, with a slight increase in size, armour and a more powerful
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crews. In addition, a single three-inch (76 mm)
502:, each driving two shafts, using steam from eighteen
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in 1921 and broken up beginning the following year.
1855:. New Vanguard. Vol. 200. Botley, UK: Osprey.
983:. The two ships in the distance are (in no order):
877:. The ship was en route for her scheduled refit at
698:. After the war ended, both AA guns were removed.
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2012:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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1811:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1767:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1748:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1127:intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic
839:, Greece. Vaughan-Lee was relieved by Captain
2206:World War I battleships of the United Kingdom
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1137:was the fourteenth ship from the head of the
481:. In 1909 her crew numbered 680 officers and
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1658:Jellicoe, pp. 271, 275, 279–80, 284, 286–90
803:on 26 May. The ship was present during the
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937:raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
904:, and placed under the command of Admiral
752:on 20 February 1909, under the command of
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1121:'s five battlecruisers. The Royal Navy's
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1359:The times used in this section are in
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827:relieved Napier on 16 August and then
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885:. She collided with the merchantman
518:(39 km/h; 24 mph). During
506:. The turbines were rated at 23,000
2074:MaritimeQuest HMS Bellerophon pages
591:BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mk VII guns
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1068:to distract the Germans while the
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147:General characteristics (as built)
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2033:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
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457:of 526 feet (160.3 m), a
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465:of 27 feet (8.2 m). She
289:12 in (305 mm) guns
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1048:. On the night of 25 March,
1040:and destroyers to sweep the
997:Jellicoe's ships, including
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565:class was equipped with ten
504:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
295:4 in (102 mm) guns
230:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
187:526 ft (160.3 m) (
16:Bellerophon-class battleship
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1992:. New York: Galahad Books.
1763:Campbell, N. J. M. (1986).
1531:"H.M.S. Bellerophon (1907)"
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1613:Jellicoe, pp. 179, 182–84
1533:. The Dreadnought Project
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396:before she was placed in
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1988:Preston, Antony (1972).
1694:Monograph No. 35, p. 175
1631:Monograph No. 12, p. 224
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1160:armour-piercing, capped
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702:Construction and career
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207:27 ft (8.2 m)
97:HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
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1963:British Battleships,
1729:. London: Routledge.
1725:Brooks, John (2005).
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1744:Burt, R. A. (1986).
1604:Jellicoe, pp. 163–65
1432:Burt, pp. 31, 64, 68
1409:Preston 1972, p. 122
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720:was named after the
1685:Halpern, pp. 330–32
1560:Silverstone, p. 217
1503:Burt, pp. 66, 68–69
1476:Friedman, pp. 97–98
1455:Preston 1985, p. 22
1441:Parkes, pp. 498–499
1182:Subsequent activity
845:4th Battle Squadron
833:Mediterranean Fleet
825:Charles Vaughan-Lee
821:1st Battle Squadron
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1862:978-1-78096-167-5
1796:978-1-84832-100-7
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1088:Battle of Jutland
1082:raid on Lowestoft
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