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Revision as of 11:20, 18 November 2008
| HMS Gorgon | |
| Career | Details |
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| Pendant Number: | N.51 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick |
| Ordered: | 1912 |
| Laid down: | 11 June, 1913 |
| Launched: | 9 June, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 11 September, 1918 |
| Lost: | 16 September, 1918 |
| Fate: | Sunk by internal explosion |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
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HMS 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.
In Command
- Commander C.A. Scott
