HMS Erebus (I02)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 12 October 1915 |
| Launched: | 19 June 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 2 September 1916 |
| Fate: | Scrapped July 1946 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7200 BRT |
| Length: | 405 feet |
| Beam: | 88 feet |
| Draught: | 11ft 8 inches |
| Propulsion: | Reciprocating engines, 2 shafts, 6000 HP |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 315 officers & sailors |
| Armament: | Main: 2 15-inch (1x2) Anti-aircraft: |
| Aircraft: | None |
HMS Erebus (I02) was a World War I monitor launched on 1916-06-19. She and her sister Terror are known as the Erebus class. They took their names from two bomb ketches sent in exploration of the Northwest passage.
As monitors they were built for stable gun firing not as good ocean going vessels.
Erebus was equipped with two 15 inch /42 (381 mm) guns in a single turret in the front of the ship and eight 4 inch (102 mm) guns including two anti-aircraft guns.
Erebus was used for coastal bombardment during the Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944. She was scrapped in July 1946.
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| Erebus-class monitor |
| HMS Erebus | HMS Terror | |
List of monitors of the Royal Navy |
