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+ | ''Illustrious'' commissioned at Chatham on [[10 May]], [[1898]], {{CaptRN}} Sir [[Richard Poore]] in command.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 11 May, 1898. Issue '''35513''', col E, pg. 9.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:04, 2 August 2009
H.M.S. Illustrious | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | P.97 (April, 1918) |
Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
Ordered: | 1893 |
Laid down: | 11 March, 1895 |
Launched: | 17 September, 1896 |
Commissioned: | 10 May, 1898 |
Sold: | 18 June, 1920 |
Fate: | Scrapped in 1922 |
General Characteristics | |
Displacement: | 14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal) 15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded) |
Length: | 390 feet |
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: | 673 |
Armament: |
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Illustrious commissioned at Chatham on 10 May, 1898, Captain Sir Richard Poore in command.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 11 May, 1898. Issue 35513, col E, pg. 9.
Bibliography
- Template:DittmarColledge
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.