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
Lord Nelson-class battleship
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The Lord Nelson class consisted of a pair of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the twentieth century. Although they were the last British pre-dreadnoughts, bo
Swiftsure-class battleship
…battleship Builders Armstrong Whitworth Vickers, Sons & Maxim Operators Royal Navy Chilean Navy (intended) Preceded by King Edward VII class Succeeded by Lord Nelson class Built 1902–1904 In commission 1904–1917 Completed 2 Lost 1 Scrapped 1 General characteristics Type Pre-dreadnought battleship Displacement 12,175 long…
Lord Nelson
Agamemnon has her main guns replaced at Malta, May–June 1915
Agamemnon's 3-pounder Hotchkiss gun on a high-angle mount on the quarterdeck
Agamemnon fires her 9.2-inch guns at Ottoman forts at Sedd el Bahr, 4 March 1915