HMS Monarch (1911)
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 Ships of the 2nd Battle Squadron, Monarch second from right |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1910 at Armstrong |
| Launched: | 30 March 1911 |
| Commissioned: | February 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 1921 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target |
| Struck: | 20 January 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 22,000 tons standard/25,870 tons max |
| Length: | 581 feet (177.1 m) |
| Beam: | 88 feet (26.8 m) |
| Draught: | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines, 18 boilers, 4 shafts, 27,000 hp |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 750–1100 |
| Armament: | Ten 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, sixteen 4 inch (102 mm) guns, three 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes |
HMS Monarch was an Orion-class battleship of the Royal Navy. She served in the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet in World War I, and fought at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, suffering no damage.
As a result of the Washington Naval Convention she was decommissioned in 1921 and was used as an experimental and target ship. She was sunk by Revenge in 1925.
See HMS Monarch for other ships of this name.
| Orion-class battleship |
| Orion | Monarch | Conqueror | Thunderer |
| Preceded by: Colossus class - Followed by: King George V class |
List of battleships of the Royal Navy |
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