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for which she carried 55 rounds. This had a maximum depression of 8° and a maximum elevation of 60°. It fired a 6-pound (2.7 kg) shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,765 ft/s (538 m/s) at a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. It had a maximum ceiling of 10,000 ft (3,000 m), but
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was originally intended to be retained for service with the fleet after the end of the war, but this proved to be too expensive and she was sold back to her original owners on 12 February 1920 and reverted to her original name. She was requisitioned again in 1939 and served through the Second World
619:. The two ships carried eleven Babies between them, each armed with 65-pound (29.5 kg) bombs, but eight failed to take-off; one hit the mast of an escorting destroyer and one had to return due to engine trouble. No damage was inflicted, but one Zeppelin was shot down by a cruiser when it
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18 cwt guns, with 130 rounds stored for each gun. They fired 12.5-pound (5.7 kg) projectiles at a muzzle velocity of 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s); this gave a maximum range of 9,300 yd (8,500 m). Their rate of fire was 15 rounds per minute. The ship also carried a single
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Harold Towler made the first take-off from the ship on 3 November 1915 with the ship steaming at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); the aircraft only used 46 feet (14.0 m) of the flight deck and it was the first take-off by a landplane from a Royal Navy ship. On 25 March 1916
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in the hangar aft. Both aircraft in the forward hangar could be reassembled and flown off in about ten minutes. She was capable of operating up to seven aircraft, and during her career, operated a range of aircraft including the
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was requisitioned by the Royal Navy on 26 March 1915 for conversion to a seaplane carrier, and was purchased outright on 11 November 1915. She was renamed HMS
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was transferred to the
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floatplanes, but the attack was ineffective. It did, however, draw out elements of the German Navy so it was repeated on 4 May with the addition of
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an effective range of only 1,200 yards (1,100 m). The 12-pounder guns were later replaced by two 4-inch (102 mm) anti-aircraft guns.
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452:(1,843 km; 1,145 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Her crew numbered 218, including 76 aviation personnel.
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War as a troopship, but not under her earlier name. The ship was returned to her owners in 1945 and was finally sold for scrap in 1954.
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to find the
British ships. On 2 August one of her Bristol Scouts unsuccessfully attacked the Zeppelin LZ 53 (L 17) with explosive
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Flight Lt Harold Towler making the first take-off from an aircraft carrier during wartime on 3 November 1915 in a
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Before the
Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1859–1922
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274:(1,843 km; 1,145 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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British
Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of the Ships and Their Aircraft
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raid on 22 October 1916, but the operation was aborted because of fog.
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was to provide aerial reconnaissance with two of her seaplanes for a
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811:"Britain 6-pdr / 8cwt [2.244"/40 (57 mm)] QF Marks I and II"
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in
November 1915 and operated in the North Sea through 1917. A
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attempted to attack the
Zeppelin base at Tondern with three
931:(December 2013). "Comments and Corrections: Ask Infoser".
789:"British 12-pdr [3"/50 (7.62 cm)] 18cwt QF Mark I"
939:(4). International Naval Research Organization: 331–342.
360:. The ship spent the bulk of her career operating the
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364:, where she twice unsuccessfully attacked the German
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World War I aircraft carriers of the United
Kingdom
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1868:British naval ship classes of the First World War
911:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
646:at Malta in 1918, where she served until she was
372:and conducted anti-Zeppelin patrols. One of her
972:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
913:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
894:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
412:of 13 feet 8 inches (4.2 m) at
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909:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
484:was fitted with a 64-foot-long (19.5 m)
8:
675:, 18 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
488:forward, intended for aircraft with wheeled
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436:. The turbines produced a total of 11,000
714:A phraseological Latin-English dictionary
631:by a carrier-based aircraft in history.
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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294:12-pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns
197:361 ft 6 in (110.2 m)
3134:Seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy
3086:One or more completed after the war
700:www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk
89:("defender, vindicator, protector")
3139:Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth
14:
3159:Troop ships of the United Kingdom
213:13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
41:, showing the prominent seaplane
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1018:Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
791:. navweaps.com. 28 December 2008
642:The ship was transferred to the
408:of 42 feet (12.8 m), and a
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31:
627:, the first interception of an
432:, using steam provided by four
671:"cwt" is the abbreviation for
543:The ship was built in 1905 by
1:
696:"A History of H.M.S. VINDEX"
571:to avoid confusion with the
3092:Grouping of several classes
3080:All completed after the war
2101:Pre-dreadnought battleships
813:. navweaps.com. 16 May 2008
302:(2.2 in (56 mm))
262:(43 km/h; 26 mph)
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3154:Ferries of the Isle of Man
2536:Destroyer flotilla leaders
729:Warship International 2013
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424:). Her three direct-drive
400:Description and conversion
350:, converted from the fast
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135:26 March 1915 (chartered)
50:
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1719:Hoverspeed Great Britain
1327:Former vessels (1900-98)
1076:Former vessels (1830-99)
561:Isle of Man Steam Packet
500:were fitted aft and two
205:42 ft (12.8 m)
16:British seaplane carrier
1997:Dreadnought battleships
159:General characteristics
968:Layman, R. D. (1989).
534:
472:QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss
465:, 3-inch (76 mm)
416:. She displaced 2,950
933:Warship International
929:Warship International
532:
3108:Single ship of class
587:was assigned to the
555:, a fast passenger
644:Mediterranean Fleet
549:Newcastle upon Tyne
545:Armstrong Whitworth
519:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
428:, each driving one
320:Aviation facilities
98:Armstrong Whitworth
2370:Protected cruisers
1671:Merchant Brilliant
637:Coastal Motor Boat
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496:aft. Two electric
492:, and a prominent
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2281:Duke of Edinburgh
2244:Armoured cruisers
1879:Seaplane carriers
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1807:SuperSeaCat Three
1100:Queen of the Isle
874:Layman, pp. 50–51
597:Flight Lieutenant
511:Sopwith Schneider
475:anti-aircraft gun
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172:Seaplane carrier
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143:11 October 1915
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1695:East Express
1694:
1686:
1678:
1670:
1662:
1654:
1647:Lady of Mann
1646:
1639:Stena Sailer
1638:
1630:
1622:
1614:
1607:Mona's Queen
1606:
1598:
1590:
1582:
1575:Ben-my-Chree
1574:
1566:
1558:
1550:
1542:
1534:
1526:
1518:
1510:
1503:Mona's Queen
1502:
1494:
1486:
1478:
1471:Mona's Queen
1469:
1463:Lady of Mann
1462:
1454:
1447:Ben-my-Chree
1446:
1438:
1430:
1422:
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1406:
1399:Ben-my-Chree
1398:
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1382:
1374:
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1334:
1315:
1307:
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1291:
1283:
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1259:
1251:
1243:
1236:Mona's Queen
1235:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1203:
1195:
1188:Ben-my-Chree
1187:
1179:
1171:
1163:
1155:
1148:Ellan Vannin
1147:
1139:
1132:Mona's Queen
1131:
1123:
1116:Ben-my-Chree
1115:
1107:
1099:
1091:
1083:
1049:
1041:
1034:Ben-my-Chree
1033:
969:
936:
932:
910:
891:
870:
861:
852:
843:
815:. Retrieved
805:
793:. Retrieved
783:
736:
713:
708:
699:
690:
667:
651:
641:
632:
625:Ranken darts
615:
610:Sopwith Baby
601:
584:
583:
577:
568:
564:
552:
542:
481:
480:
455:
454:
440:(8,200
420:(3,000
403:
381:
356:
335:
333:
332:
233:(8,200
229:11,000
185:(3,000
178:Displacement
140:Commissioned
127:26 June 1905
119:7 March 1905
86:
73:
38:
25:
3114:Conversions
2786:Abercrombie
2779:Marshal Ney
2658:Admiralty M
2574:Shakespeare
2166:Lord Nelson
2013:Bellerophon
2006:Dreadnought
1830:= Chartered
1824:Mona's Isle
1631:Manx Viking
1583:Mona's Isle
1527:Mona's Isle
1359:Mona's Isle
1351:Ramsey Town
1292:Peel Castle
1220:Mona's Isle
1084:Mona's Isle
817:11 November
595:C flown by
515:Sopwith Pup
506:floatplanes
346:during the
3144:1905 ships
3128:Categories
3100:Courageous
2890:Submarines
2847:Racecourse
2793:Lord Clive
2663:Hawthorn M
2595:Destroyers
2497:Pathfinder
2456:Challenger
2274:Devonshire
2228:Courageous
2207:Queen Mary
2186:Invincible
2131:Formidable
2020:St Vincent
1986:Vindictive
1687:River Lune
1300:The Ramsey
881:References
467:12-pounder
341:Royal Navy
279:Complement
244:Propulsion
21:HMS Vindex
3034:Aubrietia
2964:Swordfish
2483:Adventure
2449:Highflyer
2159:Swiftsure
2069:Iron Duke
2062:Agincourt
1909:Ark Royal
1822:= New as
1599:King Orry
1551:Manx Maid
1495:King Orry
1431:King Orry
1415:Manx Maid
1284:Tyrconnel
1180:King Orry
1108:King Orry
945:0043-0374
683:Footnotes
614:HMS
576:HMS
573:destroyer
418:long tons
414:deep load
396:in 1954.
394:scrapping
390:troopship
362:North Sea
270:995
183:long tons
124:Completed
108:Laid down
2867:Gunboats
2770:Monitors
2706:Talisman
2673:Yarrow M
2559:Marksman
2552:Faulknor
2511:Boadicea
2504:Sentinel
2435:Arrogant
2421:Powerful
2340:Arethusa
2295:Minotaur
2267:Monmouth
2117:Majestic
2034:Colossus
1930:Raven II
1923:Campania
1902:Engadine
1875:Aircraft
1735:Snaefell
1711:Hoburgen
1623:Conister
1511:Snaefell
1439:Conister
1423:Snaefell
1391:Victoria
1375:Snaefell
1196:Snaefell
1156:Snaefell
1042:Manannan
953:44894725
890:(1988).
648:paid off
616:Engadine
608:and two
559:for the
517:and the
502:derricks
368:base at
366:Zeppelin
355:SS
287:Armament
258:23
168:Aircraft
152:Scrapped
132:Acquired
116:Launched
80:Namesake
3027:Anchusa
2759:Cricket
2712:V and W
2490:Forward
2442:Pelorus
2393:Eclipse
2386:Astraea
2359:Emerald
2315:Hawkins
2288:Warrior
2234:Admiral
2124:Canopus
2090:Revenge
2027:Neptune
1972:Nairana
1965:Pegasus
1958:Furious
1951:Manxman
1895:Riviera
1888:Empress
1799:Express
1783:Helliar
1767:Diamant
1703:Phocine
1615:Peveril
1591:Tynwald
1559:Peveril
1543:Manxman
1535:Fenella
1519:Tynwald
1487:Tynwald
1479:Fenella
1455:Peveril
1343:Manxman
1335:Menevia
1276:Tynwald
1260:Douglas
1228:Peveril
1212:Fenella
1172:Tynwald
1164:Douglas
1140:Douglas
1124:Tynwald
1050:Manxman
961:1647131
629:airship
621:sortied
551:as the
525:Service
463:calibre
434:boilers
410:draught
378:airship
370:Tondern
327:forward
225:boilers
210:Draught
102:Elswick
94:Builder
51:History
3065:Mersey
3060:Castle
3020:Arabis
3013:Azalea
3006:Acacia
3000:Flower
2994:Cadmus
2980:Sloops
2880:Insect
2828:Erebus
2807:Gorgon
2800:Humber
2752:TB 114
2745:TB 109
2566:Parker
2525:Active
2518:Blonde
2463:Topaze
2428:Diadem
2379:Apollo
2253:Cressy
2221:Renown
2145:Duncan
2138:London
2076:Canada
1944:Vindex
1810:(1998)
1802:(1998)
1794:(1998)
1786:(1997)
1778:(1997)
1775:Viking
1770:(1996)
1762:(1995)
1759:Rapide
1754:(1992)
1746:(1992)
1738:(1991)
1730:(1990)
1722:(1990)
1714:(1986)
1706:(1985)
1698:(1984)
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1682:(1981)
1674:(1979)
1666:(1979)
1663:Belard
1658:(1978)
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1594:(1967)
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1567:Ramsey
1562:(1963)
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1087:(1830)
1053:(2023)
1045:(1998)
1037:(1998)
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795:15 May
652:Vindex
633:Vindex
602:Vindex
585:Vindex
578:Viking
569:Vindex
565:Viking
553:Viking
513:, the
498:cranes
494:hangar
482:Vindex
456:Vindex
382:Vindex
357:Viking
339:was a
336:Vindex
304:AA gun
194:Length
181:2,950
154:, 1954
87:vindex
74:Vindex
43:hangar
39:Vindex
3102:class
2857:Dance
2738:TB 98
2731:TB 81
2683:Medea
2583:Scott
2545:Swift
2414:Edgar
2407:Pearl
2400:Blake
2352:Danae
2260:Drake
2214:Tiger
2041:Orion
1979:Argus
1791:Arrow
1020:ships
949:JSTOR
659:Notes
557:ferry
459:'
446:knots
388:as a
300:6-pdr
267:Range
255:Speed
84:Latin
2852:Hunt
2689:Arno
2334:Town
2200:Lion
2055:Erin
1937:Anne
1383:Mona
1268:Mona
1204:Mona
1092:Mona
974:ISBN
957:OCLC
941:ISSN
915:ISBN
896:ISBN
819:2009
797:2010
406:beam
334:HMS
323:1 ×
298:1 ×
292:4 ×
223:4 ×
202:Beam
164:Type
148:Fate
111:1904
70:Name
2875:Fly
2821:M29
2814:M15
282:218
272:nmi
231:shp
45:aft
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442:kW
260:kn
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100:,
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2613:C
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2603:A
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