HMS Hannibal (1896)
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 HMS Hannibal |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hannibal |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dock |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1895 |
| Launched: | April 28, 1896 |
| Fate: | Sold January 28, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,900 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | oil and coal, triple expansion, 10,000 hp (7.5 MW) |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots (7560 km at 19 km/h) |
| Complement: | 675 |
| Armament: | 2 × 12 inch (300 mm) guns 12 × 6 inch (200 mm) guns 16 × 12-pounders 12 × 3 pounders |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hannibal.
HMS Hannibal was a Majestic class battleship and the sixth ship to bear the name Hannibal. She was built at Pembroke Dock and launched on April 28, 1896. She served as a troopship during the First World War, having her 12 inch (300 mm) guns removed for the monitors HMS Prince Eugene and HMS Sir John Moore. She was sold on January 28, 1920 and broken up in Italy.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5
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