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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
BENBOW |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1914 |
12/11/1913 |
07/10/1914 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Battleship
| Steel Steam Turbine 2 Masts |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Wm. Beardmore & Co. Ltd., Dalmuir |
Naval Constr Wk |
510 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 28800 disp |
189.8m |
27.4m |
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9.0m |
Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
4 shaft Parsons Turbines, 18 Yarrow boilers, Coal/oil, 29,000shp giving 21.25 knots. |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Admiralty |
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Other names |
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Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
Battleship, Iron Duke Class - 75, 14, 51
Battle Honours: JUTLAND 1916 |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1931 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
Sold in March 1931 to Metal Industries, Rosyth. |
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Benbow
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benbow at Sheerness 1927
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Benbow with Sisters deploying into Line - Whylie
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