 London Class battleships of the Royal
Navy, HMS Bulwark, HMS London, HMS Venerable, HMS Queen and HMS Prince of
Wales, launched between September 1899 and March 1902 pre-dreadnought
battleships. 
Armament: four 12 inch guns in pairs, twelve 6 inch guns
singles, sixteen 12 pdr guns, two 12 pdr guns, six 3 pdr guns, two maxims
and four torpedo tubes. Length: 400ft Displacement:
14,500 load and deep load 15,700
tons. Speed: 18 knots. Complement: 750 (789 as
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| HMS BULWARK |
18TH OCTOBER 1899 |
BLOWN UP 26TH NOVEMBER 1914 |
| HMS LONDON |
21ST SEPTEMBER 1899 |
SOLD FOR B/U 4TH JUNE 1920 |
| HMS VENERABLE |
8TH MARCH 1902 |
SOLD FOR B/U 4TH JUNE 1920 |
| HMS QUEEN |
8TH MARCH 1902 |
SOLD FOR B/U 4TH SEPTEMBER 1920 |
| HMS PRINCE OF
WALES |
25TH MARCH 1902 |
SOLD FOR B/U 12TH APRIL 1920 |
| HMS
Venerable |
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I am researching the landing at Gaba
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