HMS London (1899)
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| HMS London (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Ordered: | |
| Builders: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | March 1899 |
| Launched: | 21 September 1899 |
| Commissioned: | June 1902 |
| Refit: | October 1915 at Gibraltar |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 4 June 1920 |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 15,500 tons (approx) |
| Length: | 431 ft 9 in (131 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 5 in |
| Propulsion: | Water tube boilers, 2 x vertical triple expansion engines, 2 shafts, 15,500 ihp (11.6 megawatts) |
| Speed: | 18.0 knots (33 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,500 nautical miles (approx) at 10 knots (18 km/h) |
| Complement: | 760 |
| Armament: | four Mk IX 12 in guns twelve Mk VII 6 in guns sixteen 12 pounder (5.4 kg) guns six 3 pounder (1.4 kg) guns two machine guns four 18 in submerged torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | None |
| Motto: | |
HMS London (1899) was a Formidable class of battleship in the British Royal Navy. She differed from the previous three ships to be built of this class: Formidable, Irresistible, and Implacable, by having thinner deck armour. The reduction in weight resulted in a shallower draught[citation needed]. This change in specification was carried through to subsequently built ships of the class, effectively leading to the formation of a sub-class known as the London class.
London took part in the Dardanelles Campaign and was later converted to a minelayer. She was eventually sold for scrap in 1920.
| Formidable-class battleship |
| Formidable | Irresistible | Implacable | London | Bulwark | Venerable | Queen | Prince of Wales |
List of battleships of the Royal Navy |
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