Swiftsure-class battleship
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The Swiftsure class was a group of two British pre-dreadnought battleships. Originally ordered by Chile as the Constitución class during a period of high tension with Argentina, they were intended to
Triumph as completed in January 1904
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1915
Swiftsure at anchor
HMS Swiftsure (1903)
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HMS Swiftsure, originally known as Constitución, was the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleships. The ship was ordered by the Chilean Navy, but she was purchased by the United Kin
Swiftsure-class battleship
…prevent their purchase by the Russian Empire as tensions were rising between them and the Japanese Empire, a British ally. Completed the following year, Swiftsure and Triumph had roughly similar careers for the first decade of their service careers. They were initially assigned to the Home Fleet and Channel Fleets…
Swiftsure at anchor
Swiftsure firing on Ottoman positions while covering the landings at West Beach, Cape Helles, 25 April 1915.