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| − | ''' | + | '''H.M.S. ''Vanguard''''' (ex-''Rodney'') was a [[St. Vincent Class (1908)|''St. Vincent'']] class [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]], built at Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. Laid down in mid-1908, she completed in early 1910, joining the [[British 1st Battle Squadron|1st Battle Squadron]]. She would serve with this squadron until April, 1916. At the outbreak of war, two 4" turrets on '''A''' turret were removed. On 1 September, 1914 she fired on a suspected enemy submarine at [[Scapa Flow]] in a case of friendly fire. |
| − | On 22 January, 1916 Captain [[James J. Dick]] (late of | + | On 22 January, 1916 Captain [[James Douglas Dick|J. D. Dick]] (late of H.M.S. ''Black Prince'') became captain of ''Vanguard''. At the [[Battle of Jutland]] she sailed in the 4th Division of the [[British 4th Battle Squadron|4th Battle Squadron]] in company with the Commander-in-Chief, [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Admiral Sir John Jellicoe]] and [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Vice-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee]]. She fired eighty 12inch rounds without suffering damage. |
After the battle she participated in North Sea sweeps with the rest of the Grand Fleet, spending the rest of her time in the anchorage at Scapa Flow. On 15 August, 1916 she was joined by an observer from the Imperial Japanese Navy, Commander Kyosuke Eto, a decorated gunnery officer. | After the battle she participated in North Sea sweeps with the rest of the Grand Fleet, spending the rest of her time in the anchorage at Scapa Flow. On 15 August, 1916 she was joined by an observer from the Imperial Japanese Navy, Commander Kyosuke Eto, a decorated gunnery officer. | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 23 June 2009
| H.M.S. Vanguard | |
| Career | Details |
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| Pendant Number: | 39 (September, 1915) |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Ordered: | 1907 |
| Laid down: | 2 April, 1908 |
| Launched: | 22 February, 1909 |
| Commissioned: | 1 March, 1910 |
| Sunk: | 9 July, 1917 |
| Fate: | Sunk by internal explosion |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 19,500 tons (normal) 21,060 (normal, 1917) |
| Length: | 500 feet |
| Beam: | 84 feet |
| Draught: | 28 feet 7 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Screw Parsons Turbines, 24,500 shp. 18 Babcock boilers |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | 6,900 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 758 |
| Armament: |
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H.M.S. Vanguard (ex-Rodney) was a St. Vincent class dreadnought battleship, built at Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. Laid down in mid-1908, she completed in early 1910, joining the 1st Battle Squadron. She would serve with this squadron until April, 1916. At the outbreak of war, two 4" turrets on A turret were removed. On 1 September, 1914 she fired on a suspected enemy submarine at Scapa Flow in a case of friendly fire.
On 22 January, 1916 Captain J. D. Dick (late of H.M.S. Black Prince) became captain of Vanguard. At the Battle of Jutland she sailed in the 4th Division of the 4th Battle Squadron in company with the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee. She fired eighty 12inch rounds without suffering damage.
After the battle she participated in North Sea sweeps with the rest of the Grand Fleet, spending the rest of her time in the anchorage at Scapa Flow. On 15 August, 1916 she was joined by an observer from the Imperial Japanese Navy, Commander Kyosuke Eto, a decorated gunnery officer.
Gunnery Officer: Lieutenant-Commander Wilfred Neville Custance, 1913-1917
