HMS Hannibal - Battleship
Country : UK Launched : 28th April 1896
Royal Naval battleship of the Majestic Class. HMS Hannibal was refitted and converted to burn oil fuel as well as being fitted with fire control in 1906. Recommissioned in the Channel Fleet Reserve in October 1906 and transferred to Davenport as part of the Home Fleet in July 1907, remaining there until 1914. During this time struck a submerged reef off the Devonshire coast in August 1909 and collided with TB105 in October that same year. She was refitted and served as guard ship of the Humber from 1914 and later went to Scapa Flow. She was then converted to a troop ship, being disarmed at Dalmuir to provide 12in turrets for Prince Eugene and Sir John Moore, moving to the Mediterranean in September 1915. From 1916 - 1919 HMS Hannibal served in the East Indies and in Egypt, and was sold in January 1920.
Armament: four 12 inch guns, twelve 6 inch guns, sixteen 12 pdr guns, twelve 3 pdr guns, 2 maxims, two 2pdr boat guns and five torpedo tubes. Displacement: 14,900 tons. Speed: 16.5 knots. Complement: 757.
Sold for scrap 28th January 1920.
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