1911 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1911 in the United Kingdom. This year saw the coronation of King George V. 1911 was also a census year.
3 January – Siege of Sidney Street
HMA No. 1
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His Majesty's Airship No. 1 was designed and built by Vickers, Sons and Maxim at their works in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, as an aerial scout airship for the Royal Navy. It was the first
1911 in the United Kingdom
…collides with Royal Navy cruiser HMS Hawke off Southampton; there is no loss of life or serious injury. 24 September – Britain's first rigid airship, HMA No. 1 ("Mayfly"), built for the Royal Navy, breaks in half and is wrecked during a pre-commissioning ground test at her builders, Vickers of Barrow-in-Furness…
HMA No. 1 Mayfly at its mooring, Barrow-in-Furness (September 1911)
Mayfly emerging from its floating shed on 24 September 1911
HMA No.1 after breaking its back