Battleship histories. Royal naval
battleship HMS Bellerophon, HMS Temeraire and HMS Superb. Battleship
website dedicated to the history of HMS Bellerophon, HMS Temeraire and HMS
Superb from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice
board for families of ex-crew of HMS Bellerophon HMS Temeraire and HMS
Superb.
The Bellerophon Class battleships,
were slightly improved versions of HMS Dreadnaught. Launched during 1907
and Commissioned in 1909.
HMS Bellerophon. Built at
Portsmouth Dockyard. The Bellerophon was at the Battle of Jutland and entered the
reserve fleet after the Great war in September 1919, and finally scrapped
in 1923.
HMS
Superb, Built by Armstrong, Elswick, HMS Superb was at the Battle of Jutland, and was
also the first Royal navy Flagship to enter the Black Sea during the
Turkish Operations she stayed there from 1916 to 1919 After the war she
was placed in reserve and then used as a target ship during 1920. Finally
scrapped in 1922.
HMS Temeraire. Built by Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth HMS Temeraire took
part in the Battle of Jutland and after the war she became a cadet training
ship in from September 1919 to April 1921. and Finally scrapped in 1922.
Displacement:
18,800 tons. Speed: 21 knots. Armament: Ten 12 inch guns in
pairs, sixteen 4 inch quickfiring guns, four 3pdr guns, three 18 inch guns
and 3 torpedo tubes. Compliment: 733
