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HMS Prince George (1895)

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was placed on the disposal list at Sheerness on 21 February 1920, and was sold for scrapping to a British firm on 22 September 1921. She was resold to a German firm in December 1921, and departed for Germany for scrapping. During the voyage,
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at Portsmouth, sustaining significant damage to her deck plating and boat davits. She was relieved as flagship in February 1909, and from March to December she underwent a refit at Portsmouth, during which she had radio installed.
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ended her Channel Fleet service in July 1904, and began a refit at Portsmouth. Upon its completion, she was commissioned into the reserve there on 3 January 1905. On 14 February 1905, she was commissioned for service with the
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vessels. She remained at Chatham in a care and maintenance status through February 1918, serving as an auxiliary sickbay and in other subsidiary duties, then served as an accommodation ship there from March 1916 to May 1918.
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and her sisters to have a deeper and lighter belt than previous battleships without any loss in protection. The barbettes for the main battery were protected with 14 in (356 mm) of armour, and the
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s were considered good seaboats with an easy roll and good steamers, although they suffered from high fuel consumption. She had a crew of 672 officers and
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in September 1918, and emerged from refit in October 1918. She was then attached to repair ship (her sister ship and former battleship)
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before reverting to her original name in 1919. Decommissioned in 1920, she was sold for scrapping to a German company but sank off the
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returned to full commission on 8 August, and briefly was the squadron's first flagship, until relieved in this role by the battleship
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was appointed in command on 28 June 1899, and was succeeded by Captain Arthur Calvert Clarke in November 1901. She was present at the
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on 5 and 18 March. On 3 May, while firing on Turkish batteries, she took a 6-inch (152-mm) hit below the waterline, and returned to
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rammed her in heavy seas at a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) off Spain, punching a large hole below the waterline on
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had the same thickness of steel on the sides. The ship's armoured deck was 2.5 to 4.5 in (64 to 114 mm) thick.
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was transferred to the new Channel Fleet, ending this service on 4 March 1907 when she was paid off at Portsmouth.
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was reduced to a nucleus crew and placed in the commissioned reserve in December 1910. She moved to
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which had been organised in January 1907. On 5 December 1907 she collided with the armoured cruiser
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for combined manoeuvres with the Channel and Mediterranean fleets. In late October she visited
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on 10 September 1894. She was launched less than a year later, on 22 August 1895, after which
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late in 1915. She spent the remainder of the war back in the United Kingdom, initially as an
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on 1 March 1915, which would be her base until February 1916. She took part in attacks on
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on 9 January, but it failed to explode and she suffered no damage. She was at
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s Channel Fleet service ended in February 1915 when she transferred to the
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work commenced. The ceremony was performed by the Duchess of York (later
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was in danger of sinking for several hours, but managed to make it to
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Photograph album of HMS Prince George in the Dardanelles, 1915 - 1916
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and the other ships of her class had 9 inches (229 mm) of
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and all future British battleship classes had circular barbettes.
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until 1904. She was involved in a collision with her sister ship,
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Right elevation, deck plan, and hull section as depicted in
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on 16 August 1902, and the following month visited the
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guns and twelve QF 2-pounder guns for defence against
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(1972). 996:began a refit at Chatham for conversion to a 642:, four of which were submerged in the ship's 8: 646:, with the last in a deck-mounted launcher. 363:Deck: 2.5 to 4.5 in (64 to 114 mm) 158:in July or September 1918; name reverted to 1632: 1618: 1610: 1479: 1465: 1457: 403:and was the fourth and final ship to bear 1640:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1921 817:without serious damage. On 17 July 1905, 708:), in the presence of her husband Prince 553:powered by eight coal-fired, cylindrical 952:troops with gunfire support from off of 479:. For this latter role, she was renamed 421:and then from 1907, she was part of the 338:3 pounder (47 mm) quick-firing guns 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1111: 1095:puts the name change in July 1918. See 1064: 980:at the end of February and paid off at 774:was badly damaged when her sister ship 716:on 26 November 1896, to serve with the 564:(30 km/h; 18 mph) at 10,000 444:. She participated in bombardments of 344:18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes 34: 1200:"Naval & Military intelligence". 1185:"Naval & Military intelligence". 62: 7: 1386:Nico, Vleggeert (18 December 2007). 1288:"Hoe is het toch met Prince George?" 1042:was wrecked on 30 December 1921 off 1262: 1123: 1096: 1091: 1078: 1073: 926:as a "mine-bumper". She arrived at 366:Barbettes: 14 in (356 mm) 14: 1308:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. 1170:"The Coronation - Naval Review". 2262: 2257: 1241: 1214: 1157: 588:BL 12-inch (305 mm) Mk VIII 533:of 27 ft (8.2 m). She 529:of 75 ft (23 m) and a 320:BL 12 in (305 mm) guns 64: 38: 1440:battleships-cruisers.co.uk HMS 326:QF 6 in (152 mm) guns 1669:Coast Defense Battleship No. 2 1275:Wrecksite, "HMS Prince George" 984:in March to provide crews for 720:. 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(2013) . 873:after her 1904 refit. 869: 784:s starboard quarter. 696:was laid down at the 685: 568:(7,500 kW). The 558:Scotch marine boilers 504: 253:Scotch marine boilers 2295:52.73472°N 4.63972°E 2167:May (unknown date): 924:Dardanelles campaign 770:On 17 October 1903, 566:indicated horsepower 442:Dardanelles Campaign 2291: /  1388:"HMS Prince George" 934:forts covering the 922:for service in the 833:Portsmouth Division 698:Portsmouth Dockyard 673:Operational history 440:for service in the 103:Portsmouth Dockyard 2032:Herreshoff No. 321 1756:Carroll A. Deering 1690:Carroll A. Deering 1491:-class battleships 1290:. 6 February 2018. 1217:, p. 163–164. 1143:Lyon & Roberts 1003:. 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Index

HMS Prince George
HMS Victorious

William Frederick Mitchell
King George V
Portsmouth Dockyard
Duchess of York
Majestic-class
pre-dreadnought
battleship
long tons
t
Scotch marine boilers
ihp
kW
triple-expansion steam engines
screw propellers
kn
BL 12 in (305 mm) guns
QF 6 in (152 mm) guns
12 pounder (76 mm) guns
3 pounder (47 mm) quick-firing guns
18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Belt armour
Conning tower
Majestic-class
pre-dreadnought
battleship
George V of the United Kingdom
that name

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