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HMS Conqueror
HMS Conqueror HMS Conqueror was an Orion-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir at a cost of £1,891,164
Laid down on the 5 April 1910, she was launched on 1 May 1911 and Commissioned on 1 December 1912
She had a displacement of 22,000 long tons (22,000 t).
Length: 581 ft (177 m), Beam: 88 ft 7 in (27.00 m), Draught: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Her propulsion was provided by Steam turbines fed by 18 boilers with 4 shafts, giving 27,000 hp (20 MW) and a top speed of 21 kn (39 km/h). Her
Crew Complement was 750,1,100 officers and ratings.
Armament consisted of
10 x BL 13.5-inch (342.9 mm) Mk V guns,
16 x BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk VII guns and
3 x 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged).
She served in the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet in World War I, and fought at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, suffering no damage.
As a result of the Washington Naval Convention she was decommissioned in 1921 and sold for scrap
John Doran
20th Nov 1918 Surrender
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Those known to have served in HMS Conqueror during the Great War 1914-1918. - Alderson . Midshipman (d.15 Dec 1917)
- Ashby Frederick J.. Boy 1st Class (d.16 Feb 1915)
- Rippeth Joseph. AB
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