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'''H.M.S. ''Gorgon''''' was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] for use as a [[monitor]].  Originally to have been named the ''Nidaros'', the ''Gorgon'' was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war.  To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.
'''H.M.S. ''Gorgon''''' was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] for use as a [[monitor]].  Originally to have been named the ''Nidaros'', the ''Gorgon'' was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war.  To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.


==Construction==
==Construction==
The ''Nidaros'' was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913.  She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.
The ''Nidaros'' was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913.  She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.
==Service==
She paid off at Devonport on 18 May, 1920.{NLJan21|p. 781}}


==Alterations==
==Alterations==

Revision as of 14:32, 2 September 2013

H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)
Pendant Number: P.59 (Sep 1915)
N.51 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Elswick[2]
Laid down: 11 Jun, 1913[3]
Launched: 9 Jun, 1914[4]
Commissioned: 1 May, 1918
Sold: 28 Aug, 1928[5]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Gorgon was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the Royal Navy during the First World War for use as a monitor. Originally to have been named the Nidaros, the Gorgon was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war. To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.

Construction

The Nidaros was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913. She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.

Service

She paid off at Devonport on 18 May, 1920.{NLJan21|p. 781}}

Alterations

Gorgon's main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she joined the fleet, specifically June 1918.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  6. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
  7. ↑ Scott's Service Records ADM 196/45.

Bibliography


Gorgon Class Monitor
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