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HMS Redoubtable
HMS Redoubtable was known as HMS Revenge from 1894 to 1915 then renamed Redoubtable (1915 to 1919). due to a new HMS Revenge being launched in 1915
The ship was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class of the British Royal Navy. She notably served as the flagship of the Flying Squadron and bombarding the coast of Flanders during World War I
Laid down by Palmers on 12 February 1891, launched on 3 November 1892, and completed in March 1894. She was 410 feet long and had a maximum cruising speed of 17 knots. Her armament included four 67-ton 13.5-inch (343-mm) guns and several smaller calibre guns.
The Royal Sovereign-class battleships were designed by Sir William White and were the most potent battleships in the world until HMS Dreadnought rendered them obsolete overnight in 1906. In their day the Royal Sovereigns had also embodied revolutionary improvements in firepower, armour and speed. The main armament of four 13.5-inch (343-mm) guns was housed in two barbettes, rather than turrets, at either end of the ship which allowed a high freeboard, greatly increasing their capacity for fighting in rough weather; however, they tended to develop a heavy roll in some conditions, and after HMS Resolution rolled badly in heavy seas in 1893, the entire class was nicknamed the Rolling Ressies, which stuck even though the problem was quickly corrected by the fitting of bilge keels. The secondary armament was designed to provide potent, quick firing support for the main battery. Despite their greatly increased weight, thanks to a main armour belt which ran for two thirds of their length, they were the fastest capital ships in the world in their time.
In 1906, the Royal Sovereigns were made obsolete with the launch of the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought. HMS Revenge was the only the Royal Sovereign class to see the outbreak of World War 1.
HMS Redoubtable was sold for scrap in December 1919.
John Doran
1st August 1915 HMS Redoubtable formerly Revenge (1894) HMS Redoubtable (1915 to 1919) formerly HMS Revenge (1894) Royal Sovereign class pre-dreadnought battleship. Only survivor of its class during WW1.
It was renamed as a new Revenge (ship and class of dreadnoughts) was about to be commissioned (see Revenge (1915)).
Full details are listed under HMS Revenge.(keycode reveng1).
The new Revenge is listed as HMS Revenge(1915) (keycode reveng2) John Doran
Aug 1915 Reorganisation
7th Sep 1915 In Action
Oct 1915 Refit
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