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+ | |align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Venerable''''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Career | ||
+ | !style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Details | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Pendant Number: | ||
+ | |P.97 (April, 1918) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Builder: | ||
+ | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Laid down: | ||
+ | |[[2 January]], [[1899]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Launched: | ||
+ | |[[2 November]], [[1899]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Commissioned: | ||
+ | |[[12 November]], [[1902]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Sold: | ||
+ | |[[4 June]], [[1920]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Fate: | ||
+ | |Scrapped in Germany | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson no-repeat scroll top left;"|General Characteristics | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Displacement: | ||
+ | |14,690 tons (load)<br>15,850 tons (deep draught) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Length: | ||
+ | |431<small><sup>3</sup><big>⁄</big><sub>4</sub></small> feet (o.a.) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Beam: | ||
+ | |75 feet | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Draught: | ||
+ | |26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Propulsion: | ||
+ | |2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Speed: | ||
+ | |16.1 knots | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Range: | ||
+ | |4,700 miles at 10 knots | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Complement: | ||
+ | |714-733 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Armament: | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *4 × BL 12"/35 Mark VIII guns in twin BIII (Whitworth) mountings | ||
+ | *2 × BL 9.2"/50 Elswick Pattern 'E' guns in single Mark IX mountings | ||
+ | *6 × BL 6"/49 Mark XVIII guns in single Mark IV mountings | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
On [[6 January]], [[1912]] ''Venerable'' went into dry dock at Gibraltar for her annual refit. | On [[6 January]], [[1912]] ''Venerable'' went into dry dock at Gibraltar for her annual refit. | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 25 October 2008
H.M.S. Venerable | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | P.97 (April, 1918) |
Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
Laid down: | 2 January, 1899 |
Launched: | 2 November, 1899 |
Commissioned: | 12 November, 1902 |
Sold: | 4 June, 1920 |
Fate: | Scrapped in Germany |
General Characteristics | |
Displacement: | 14,690 tons (load) 15,850 tons (deep draught) |
Length: | 4313⁄4 feet (o.a.) |
Beam: | 75 feet |
Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
Speed: | 16.1 knots |
Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
Complement: | 714-733 |
Armament: |
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On 6 January, 1912 Venerable went into dry dock at Gibraltar for her annual refit.
In Command
- Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, M.V.O. (1912)
- Captain Henry G.G. Sandeman (1912)