HMS Neptune (1909)
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HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the sole ship of her class. She was the first British battleship to be built with superfiring
HMS Neptune before 1914
Right elevation and plan from Brassey's Naval Annual 1915
The ship's aft 12-inch gun turrets
Neptune, 1911. The gunnery director is the round object halfway up the foremast. Torpedo nets and their supporting booms are visible on the side of the hull.
Home Fleet
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The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967, it was merged with the Mediterranean Fleet creatin
HMS Neptune leading the Home Fleet before the First World War
King George VI visiting the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in March 1943