HMS Commonwealth
pre dreadnaught Battleship of the King Edward VII class. was built at Fairfield
, Glasgow and laid down ion the 17th June 1902, launched 13th May 1903 and
completed March 1905. Started her service with the Royal navy in the
Atlantic fleet in 1906 being transferred in May 1907 to the Channel Fleet.
In 1907 HMS Commonwealth was involved in a collision with HMS Albemarle
and also in the same year she became grounded in August.. In April 1909
HMS Commonwealth went to the 2nd Division of the Home Fleet. and
temporarily in 1913 to the Mediterranean. At the outbreak of world war one
she joined the 3rd Battle squadron of the grand fleet in August 1914. went
into refit in December 1914 to February 1915. but had major reconstruction
work done in 1918. including anti torpedo bulges and a tripod mast with
director control, she also had her 6 inch guns replaced with four 6 inch guns
positioned a deck higher,. Between 1919 and 1921 served as a sea going
gunnery training ship at Invergordon. and finally scrapped in 1921. Armament: Four 4inch guns in pairs, four 9.2 inch guns in singles,
ten 6 inch guns in pairs, fourteen 12 pdr guns, fourteen 3 pdr guns, two
maxims and five torpedo tubes. Displacement: 16,350
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HMS Commonwealth, 1905.
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HMS Commonwealth in dazzle paint, 1918.
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Crew member Peters from HMS Commonwealth.
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