HMS Terror (I03)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 26 October 1915 |
| Launched: | 18 May 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 6 August 1916 |
| Fate: | Sunk 23 February 1941 off Darnah |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7200 BRT |
| Length: | 405 ft. |
| Beam: | 88 ft. |
| Draught: | 11 feet 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 Terror was an Erebus-class monitor built for the Royal Navy in 1915-16 at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Govan, Scotland.
The Erebus class monitors were of 7,200 BRT displacement, 405 feet long, with a maximum speed of 12 knots produced by reciprocating engines with two shafts, and a crew of 315. The ship's armament consisted of two 15-inch main guns in a single forward turret, eight secondary 4-inch guns in eight single turrets, two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns in single turrets, as well as eight .50 inch anti-aircraft Vickers machine guns in two quadruple mounts. The class was to see most of its service in the Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) role.
The Terror would do the majority of her World War II service in the Mediterranean Theatre.
After first using her anti-aircraft armament to help defend Malta against the first air attacks carried out by the Italian Regia Aeronautica on 11 June 1940, HMS Terror played an important part in Operation Compass, the British assault against the Italian Army in Libya.
During the successful advance by the Western Desert Force (later to become the 8th Army "Desert Rats") Terror bombarded the Italian forces and fortifications, amongst others the fortified port of Bardia in eastern Libya. The ship also served as a water carrier for the advancing British and Commonwealth army.
HMS Terror was bombed and damaged in Benghazi harbour by German Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers on 22 February 1941, and sank off Darnah the day after while under tow to the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet base at Alexandria, Egypt.
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| Erebus-class monitor |
| HMS Erebus | HMS Terror | |
List of monitors of the Royal Navy |
