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| H.M.S. Gorgon | |
| Career | Details |
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| Pendant Number: | P.59 (Sep 1915), N.51 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick |
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 11 June, 1913[2] |
| Launched: | 9 June, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 1 May, 1918 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement (normal): | 4,825 tons |
| Length: | 290 feet |
| Beam: | 74 feet |
| Draught: | 16 feet 4 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 303 |
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H.M.S. Gorgon was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the Royal Navy during the First World War for use as a monitor. Originally to have been named the Nidaros, the Gorgon was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war. To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.
Construction
The Nidaros was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913. She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.
Alterations
Gorgon's main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she joined the fleet, specifically June 1918.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander C.A. Scott, May 1918 – end of war.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar & Colledge, p. 102.
- ↑ Dittmar & Colledge, p. 102.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 15.
- ↑ Scott's Service Records ADM 196/45.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Template:BibFCHMShips
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