HMS Indefatigable (1909)
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HMS Indefatigable was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. When the First World War began, Indefatigable was serving
HMS Indefatigable
Starboard elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1915. Note: plan is of Invincible-class battlecruisers; the Indefatigable-class had a third superstructure element with 'P' & 'Q' turrets more widely spaced.
Indefatigable putting to sea in 1916
Indefatigable sinking after being struck by shells from Von der Tann
The three Invincible-class battlecruisers were built for the Royal Navy and entered service in 1908 as the world's first battlecruisers. They were the brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, the man wh
HMS Indefatigable (1909)
…hurled large pieces of the ship 200 feet (60 m) in the air. Only three of the crew of 1,019 survived. No battlecruisers were ordered after the three Invincible class ships in 1905 until Indefatigable became the lone battlecruiser of the 1908–1909 Naval Programme. A new Liberal Government had taken power in January…
An early photograph of Invincible, before her torpedo nets were removed
The guns of 'P' and 'Q' turrets trained across the deck
4-inch guns seen mounted on roof of Inflexible's Q turret, 1909
Invincible during the pursuit of the German cruiser squadron