574:, judged by this standard, was a hopeless sinner; but her officers and men made up for her deficiencies. Her engines not infrequently exploded when asked to start; her engine-room was scarred as if by shrapnel from the fragments of burst cylinder heads, and the escapes of the engine-room staff were miraculous. Her Chief Engineer, Mr. Swan, stuck to the engines like a Trojan and almost overcame their bad habits; and really, when talking to him, you were almost converted to the opinion that just one little alteration would make them start next time the ship was required. Added to this, when they did not burst, they usually would not start, and when once started no one liked to stop them for fear of not being able to start them again. But, without exaggeration, the more they burst and the worse they behaved, the more Mr. Swan loved them and the more cheery Captain Tweedie became."
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Following her poor sea trials and continued poor operational performance off the
Belgian coast, it was decided to remove her 15 inch guns and place them in the hull of a new monitor. Her 15 inch turret was removed at
1155:
637:. However, another refit in 1916 to 1917 saw the 9.2 inch gun removed for use ashore in France. In the large gun's place her 6 inch armament was increased to six
605:
in
January 1916, where it was re-engineered to fire up to an increased angle of 30 degrees. The turret was then shipped to Belfast and fitted to
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Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All the World's
Fighting Ships 1906–1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985),
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after they were redesigned. However, the guns were not ready, and guns intended for the battleship
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Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972),
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diesel engines being so unreliable. A contemporary description of the engines by
Admiral
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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Designed for inshore operations along the sandbank-strewn
Belgian coastline,
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was equipped with two massive 15-inch (380 mm) naval guns in a single
287:(2,760 km; 1,710 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph)
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Monitors of the Royal Navy; How the Fleet
Brought the Great Guns to Bear
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and four 6 in (152 mm) guns, all of which had been taken from
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would soon launch, and join the Dover Patrol together with her sister,
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512:. Originally, these guns were to have been stripped from one of the
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turret. Jane's
Fighting Ships (1919) states that it was fitted to
196:
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917:
Big Gun
Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914–1945
217:
742:. However Buxton (2008) and Crossley (2013) both agree that
919:(2nd Revised ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
734:
There is some confusion in the sources as to the fate of
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on 27 April 1917, causing the German force to withdraw.
695:, where she remained until 1957. She was again renamed
673:, before being disarmed and becoming a depot ship at
466:. After service in the First World War, she became a
1016:Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice, eds. (1969) .
989:
Securing the Narrow Sea: The Dover Patrol 1914–1918
654:was relegated for service as a moored guardship at
754:received a gun originally intended as a spare for
566:from April 1915, shows how fault-prone they were:
658:. She engaged German destroyers during a raid on
943:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
554:—"practically a failure", on account of her
1156:World War I monitors of the United Kingdom
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902:. (2 vols.). New York: George H. Doran Co.
866:
228:90 ft 3 in (27.5 m) (o/a)
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216:355 ft 8 in (108.4 m) (
20:
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683:in July 1922, she then served as an
821:Parkes & Prendergast 1919 p. 90
718:on 6 October 1957 for breaking up.
455:, she was renamed after the French
1120:List of monitors of the Royal Navy
548:in particular was—in the words of
14:
962:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword.
236:10 ft 5 in (3.2 m)
1022:. New York: Arco Publishing Co.
328:2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in))
202:6,900 long tons (7,000 t) (
45:
24:
627:was then rearmed with a single
319:12 pdr (3 in (76 mm))
641:, which had been removed from
409:: 1–4 in (25–102 mm)
16:World War I Royal Navy warship
1:
1151:Ships built on the River Tyne
629:9.2 in (234 mm) gun
341:9.2 in (234 mm) gun
313:15 in (380 mm) guns
591:served with her sister ship
365:6 in (152 mm) guns
347:6 in (152 mm) guns
275:(11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
669:was used as a base ship at
1172:
1146:Marshal Ney-class monitors
1019:Jane's Fighting Ships 1919
900:The Dover Patrol 1915-1917
639:BL 6-inch Mk XI naval guns
403:: 13 in (330 mm)
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1089:
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415:: 6 in (152 mm)
397:: 8 in (203 mm)
391:: 4 in (102 mm)
351:2 × single 12 pdr AA guns
164:
38:
23:
376:2 × single 2 pdr AA guns
354:2 × single 2 pdr AA guns
987:Dunn, Steve R. (2017).
937:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
165:General characteristics
958:Crossley, Jim (2013).
371:3 in (76 mm)
915:Buxton, Ian (2008) .
746:turret was fitted to
701:in January 1934, and
551:Jane's Fighting Ships
800:, vol. 1, pp. 61-64.
691:training section at
677:from 1920. Renamed
562:, commander of the
533:were used instead.
881:, c. 4.5, para. 4.
857:, c. 4.3, para. 6.
845:, c. 4.4, para. 6.
812:, c. 8.3, para. 2.
685:accommodation ship
472:accommodation ship
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998:978-1-84832-251-6
969:978-1-78383-004-6
950:978-1-86176-281-8
926:978-1-84415-719-8
869:, c. 5, para. 31.
650:After her refit,
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583:Assigned to the
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160:, 6 October 1957
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248:(1,100
199:) (standard)
195:(6,780
186:Displacement
174:
146:
118:Commissioned
113:17 June 1915
105:January 1915
71:
61:
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1073:Marshal Ney
1059:Marshal Ney
1043:23 December
879:Buxton 2008
855:Buxton 2008
843:Buxton 2008
810:Buxton 2008
667:Marshal Ney
625:Marshal Ney
589:Marshal Ney
572:Marshal Ney
546:Marshal Ney
542:Marshal Ney
506:Marshal Ney
445:during the
426:Marshal Ney
369:2 × single
363:6 × single
345:4 × single
339:1 × single
326:2 × single
317:2 × single
283:1,490
244:1,500
175:Marshal Ney
149:, June 1915
94:Yard number
62:Marshal Ney
31:Marshal Ney
1141:1915 ships
1135:Categories
1096:Lord Clive
831:Bacon 1919
798:Bacon 1919
786:Bacon 1919
768:References
704:Alaunia II
492:. She was
489:Alaunia II
468:depot ship
464:Michel Ney
443:Royal Navy
292:Complement
257:Propulsion
73:Michel Ney
722:Footnotes
707:in 1947.
693:Devonport
656:The Downs
530:Ramillies
496:in 1957.
435:her class
431:lead ship
311:1 × twin
204:full load
193:long tons
102:Laid down
898:(1919).
687:for the
660:Ramsgate
644:Hibernia
634:Terrible
494:scrapped
439:monitors
429:was the
395:Barbette
306:As built
300:Armament
158:Scrapped
110:Launched
68:Namesake
1038:1902851
757:Furious
603:Elswick
579:Service
524:Repulse
459:of the
437:of two
373:AA guns
330:AA guns
322:AA guns
233:Draught
180:monitor
142:Renamed
84:Palmers
80:Builder
39:History
1105:Gorgon
1036:
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910:Vol. 2
906:Vol. 1
904:
752:Erebus
750:while
748:Terror
740:Erebus
689:stoker
618:Erebus
613:Terror
608:Terror
518:Renown
510:turret
500:Design
401:Turret
383:Armour
213:Length
191:6,670
177:-class
88:Jarrow
1107:class
1098:class
773:Notes
744:Ney's
736:Ney's
698:Drake
680:Vivid
483:Drake
477:Vivid
280:Range
273:knots
268:Speed
145:From
1045:2019
1034:OCLC
1024:ISBN
1007:ISBN
993:ISBN
978:ISBN
964:ISBN
945:ISBN
921:ISBN
536:The
521:and
486:and
424:HMS
407:Deck
389:Belt
358:1918
334:1916
225:Beam
154:Fate
147:M.13
137:1957
58:Name
652:Ney
611:.
556:MAN
452:M13
433:of
295:187
285:nmi
246:bhp
218:o/a
97:859
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