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Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk Royal Navy Battleships Lion Class HMS Princess Royal |
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HMS Princess Royal, battle cruiser of the Lion Class. HMS Princess Royal took part in the three major naval actions of World War One, Heligoland Bight, battle of Dogger Bank and Jutland. Built by Vickers and launched in 1911.
Displacement: 26,820 Speed: 27.0 knots Compliment: 1,000 (1915 1,100) Armament: Eight 13.5-inch guns in pairs and sixteen 4 -inch guns. 1913 - one 47mm (mod), 1915/16 two 3 inch anti aircraft gun and from 1917 two 4 inch Anti Aircraft Guns. |
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HMS Princess Royal, with HMS Lion in the Forth. |
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HMS Princess Royal, 1912. |
HMS Princess Royal with HMS Furious. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
HMS Princess Royal. |
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Battle of Jutland 31st may 1916.
Naval Battle which took place on the west coast of Jutland, Both the Germans and the British claimed victory. The Germans because they sank more ships. The British because the German High seas fleet would never again venture from there ports for the rest of the war. The German main fleet consisted of 16 Dreadnaught Battleships and 6 pre \dreadnaught battleships, 11 Light Cruisers and 72 destroyers. The British Fleet consisted of Admiral Jellicoe's fleet of 28 Dreadnaught battleships and 3 battle cruisers and Admiral Beatty's force of 6 battle cruisers and 4 fast battleships. The Germans had planned to sail from the Baltic to the north sea with the plan to engage the British Battle Cruisers in Norwegian waters. But due to German radio messages being intercepted by the British the British Grand fleet were alerted. British Battleships and Cruisers at The Battle of Jutland
7 destroyers were lost from the Flotillas, of 1st, 4th, 9th, 10thj, 11th, 12th , and 13th Flotillas.
GERMAN FLEET
2 Destroyers were lost from the 1st,2,d,3rd,5th,6th,7th and 9th Flotillas |
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