HMS Monarch (1911)
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 H.M.S. Monarch firing her 13.5 inch guns |
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Monarch |
| Builder: | Armstrong |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1910 |
| Launched: | 30 March 1911 |
| Commissioned: | February 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 1921 |
| Struck: | 20 January 1925 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Orion class battleship |
| Displacement: | 22,000 tons standard 25,870 tons max |
| Length: | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Beam: | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines, 18 boilers, 4 shafts, 27,000 hp |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Complement: | 750–1100 |
| Armament: | 10 × 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns 16 × 4 inch (102 mm) guns 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Monarch.
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.
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