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Warrior Class Large Armoured Cruisers First Class. of the Royal navy. The
class consisted of HMS Achilles, HMS Cochrane, HMS Natal and HMS Warrior. This
class of Cruiser built in 1905 was a modified Duke of Edinburgh Class. They were
built as part of the 1903 - 1904 Naval Building programme. |
| HMS Achilles |
17th June 1905 |
Sold and broken up 9th May
1921. |
| HMS Cochrane |
20th May 1905 |
Wrecked 14th November 1918. |
| HMS Natal |
30th September 1905 |
Blew up 30th December 1915. |
| HMS Warrior |
25th November 1905 |
Damaged by gunfire and
foundered during towing 1st June 1916. |
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HMS Achilles |
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HMS Achilles, 1907.
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HMS Achilles.
Built by Armstrong at Elswick laid down on the 22nd
February 1904 and launched 17th June 1905. completed in June 1907.
Joined the 5th Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet 1907. and sailed to the Baltic
as part of the official visit to Russia in 1908. In 1909 went to
Portsmouth to join the 3rd Fleet and she missed taking part in the battle of
Jutland due to repairs being done after a gun explosion onboard in November
1914. On the 16th march 1917, with the boarding steamer HMS Dundee sank
the German surface raider Leopard. Continued on escort duties until 1918.
but was reduced to a training ship for stokers before the end of the war. Put on
the sale list 1920 and sold for scrapping in 1921.
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HMS Cochrane |
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HMS Cochrane, 1908.
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HMS Cochrane
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HMS Cochrane
Built at Govan by Fairfield launched on 20th May 1905 and
completed in February 1907. She joined the 5th Squadron at the Nore in
1907 and transferred to the 2nd Cruiser squadron in 1909. In 1911 - 1912 her
duties were to escort the Royal Yacht Medina. On the outbreak of World war One
joined the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow and took part in the battle of Jutland. In
1917 the North American and west Indies Station then to Archangel in May 19918
until September the same year. On her return she ran aground in the Mersey on
the 14th November 1918 and was a total loss. She was finally demolished by June
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HMS Natal |
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HMS Natal (left) with Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau,
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Officers and Visitors, HMS Natal 1907.
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HMS Natal. Built at Barrow by Vickers and Launched on the 25th
November 1905 finally completed on the 5th March 1907. Like her sister ships she
joined the 5th Cruiser Squadron. in 1907 until transferring to the 2nd
cruiser Squadron in 1909. Escorted the Royal yacht Medina in 1911 to 1912. She
also had the duty to Carry the Body of the the US Ambassador to Great Britain,
Whitelaw Reid back to New York. At the outbreak of war she joined the Grand
Fleet and in January 1915 was refitted at Cromarty. It was at Cromorty on the
31st December 1915 due to Faulty Cordite which caused an Internal Explosion
which destroyed the cruiser with 404 lives lost. (out of a crew of just
over 700 ).
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HMS Warrior, 1914.
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HMS Warrior
Built at Pembroke Dockyard and launched on the 25th
of November 1905 and completed on the 12th of December 1906. joined the
5th Cruiser squadron on Completion transferring to the 2nd cruiser squadron in
1909 until 1913. Went to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1913 to join the 1st cruiser
squadron until August 1914 when she was sent to the Adriatic to help prevent the
break out of the Goeben the German battle cruiser. Returned to Egypt to
defend the Suez Canal. HMS Warrior went to Gibraltar and Sierra Leon before
joining the Grand Fleet in December 1914. Took part in the Battle of
Jutland and was badly damaged by German gunfire. She was so badly damaged
that she was taken in tow by HMS Engadine (seaplane Tender ) on the 31st May but
foundered and sank on the 1st of June 1916. |
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MESSAGE BOARD.
HMS NATAL
ANDREW EVANS. A family relation Andrew Evans was lost on HMS Natal in
1915, any information about the Ship and its crew including photos would
be of great interest. if you can help please contact Gillian Sellen at email
here
On reading the details of how HMS
Natal sank, it was a completely different story that I have always
been told. My grandfather was lost when it sank, I have always been lead
to believe it was torpedoed, while there was a party on board.
My grandfather was a petty officer his name was Richard Gifkin,I have
some photos of the ships crew and the Natal herself, but have no
scanner, so am unable to supply any. I would be very
interested in any more information, such as websites or books with more
details. Barbara Evans |
