HMS
Hibernia. Royal Naval battleship of the King Edward VII
Class. Built at Devonport Dock Yard, built under the 1903 naval programme.
and laid down on the 6th January 1904, Launched 17th June 1905.and completed
January 1907. Commissioned into the Atlantic Fleet, but transferred in
February 1907 to the Channel fleet as Flagship of rear admiral. In
January 1909 became Flagship , Vice Admiral, and in march 1909 became
flagship to rear Admiral 2nd division of the Home Fleet. In January 1912
went to the Nore with reduced crew. in may 1912 HMS Hibernia was
fitted with a temporary runway over the forecastle. and the first
seaplane flight form a British ship flown by Commander Sampson was
achieved on the 4 may 1912. At the outbreak of World war One HMS Hibernia
joined the Grand fleet and In November 1915 ,went tot he Dardanelle's as
Flagship of Admiral Freemantle and acted as reserve battleship at Kephalo.
In 1917 all 6 inch guns were removed and replaced with four 6 inch
guns on the higher shelter deck. After the war in 1919 HMS Hibernia became
accommodation ship at Nore until 1921 when she was scrapped. (8th November
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
tons. Speed: 18 knots. Complement: 777. |
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HMS Hibernia 1913 |
HMS Hibernia
Hoisting a sea-plane on board HMS Hibernia
preparatory to a flight. |
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HMS Hibernia. Sister Ships |
| HMS
AFRICA |
20TH MAY 1905 |
SOLD FOR B/U 30TH JUNE 1920 |
| HMS
BRITANNIA |
10TH DECEMBER 1904 |
TORPEDOED 9TH NOVEMBER 1918 |
| HMS
COMMONWEALTH |
13TH MAY 1903 |
SOLD FOR B/U 18TH NOVEMBER 1921 |
| HMS
DOMINION |
25TH AUGUST 1903 |
SOLD FOR B/U 9TH MAY 1921 |
| HMS
HINDUSTAN |
19TH DECEMBER 1903 |
SOLD FOR B/U 9TH MAY 1921 |
| HMS
KING EDWARD VII |
23RD JULY 1903 |
MINED 6TH JANUARY 1916 |
| HMS
NEW ZEALAND |
4TH FEBRUARY 1904 |
RENAMED ZEALANDIA 1911, SOLD
FOR B/U 8TH NOVEMBER 1921 |
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JOHN PEAREY... Do you have
any information on private john pearey aged 22? he may have served on the
hms hibernia. he was born in middlesbrough, yorkshire. there were a lot of
maltese crew aboard too. I would be grateful for any info you have on him
as he may be a distant relative. My email is hpearey@yahoo.co.uk |
