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==Launch== | ==Launch== | ||
''Reshadieh'' was launched on Wednesday, | ''Reshadieh'' was launched on Wednesday, 3 September, 1913, by Naile Hanoum, the daughter of the Turkish Ambassador to Britain, Tewfik Pasha. Rose water instead of the usual bottle of wine was used to christen the ship, which took the water in 45 seconds. Hanoum was afterwards presented with a platinum necklace set with diamonds. Hakki Pasha, Grand Vizier when the order for ''Reshadieh'' was placed with Vickers, was also present and gave a speech at the post-launch luncheon. | ||
''Erin'' was fitted with a main armament director in July-August, 1916 at Invergordon. | ''Erin'' was fitted with a main armament director in July-August, 1916 at Invergordon.{{CN}} | ||
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[[Category:Ship|Erin (1913), HMS]] | [[Category:Ship|Erin (1913), HMS]] | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 15 August 2009
| H.M.S. Erin | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pennant: | 76 (April, 1918) |
| Built By: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 1 August, 1911 |
| Launched: | 3 September, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | August, 1914 |
| Sold: | 19 December, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Launch
Reshadieh was launched on Wednesday, 3 September, 1913, by Naile Hanoum, the daughter of the Turkish Ambassador to Britain, Tewfik Pasha. Rose water instead of the usual bottle of wine was used to christen the ship, which took the water in 45 seconds. Hanoum was afterwards presented with a platinum necklace set with diamonds. Hakki Pasha, Grand Vizier when the order for Reshadieh was placed with Vickers, was also present and gave a speech at the post-launch luncheon.
Erin was fitted with a main armament director in July-August, 1916 at Invergordon.[Citation needed]
