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their fuel. Another such operation followed on 17 April, which also failed to find any German ships. The 3rd Battle
Squadron returned to Rosyth late on 18 April. The fleet sortied again on 21 April, returning to port two days later. The 3rd Battle Squadron, joined by the 3rd Cruiser Squadron, patrolled the northern North Sea from 5 to 10 May, during which a German
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from 10 to 13 March. The two units again went to sea to sweep the central North Sea from 5 to 8 April. A major fleet operation followed on 11 April, with the entire Grand Fleet sortieing for a sweep of the North Sea on 12 and 13 April. The squadrons returned to their ports on 14 April to replenish
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by coal miners, which began on 18 July and threatened the supply of coal for the fleet's ships. The strike continued into August, which led
Jellicoe to continue to limit fleet activities to preserve his stocks of coal. The fleet saw little activity in September, and during this period, the Grand
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and naval mines in the narrow waters of the
Adriatic was too serious for him to use the fleet for active operations. Instead, Revel decided to implement a blockade at the relatively safer southern end of the Adriatic with the main fleet, while smaller vessels, such as the
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and the rest of the 3rd Battle
Squadron provided distant support to the operation. No such base was found, and the ships returned to port the next day. On 14 August, the ships of the Grand Fleet went to sea for battle practice before conducting a sweep into the
882:. She was fitted for flying off aircraft with a 100-foot (30-metre) downward-sloping runway which was installed on her foredeck, running over her forward 12-inch (305-mm) turret from her forebridge to her bows and equipped with rails to guide the aircraft.
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before returning to port on 31 May, again without having located any German vessels. The Grand Fleet spent much of June in port conducting training, but the most modern units went to sea on 11 June for gunnery practice to the northwest of
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several times to the cheers of the crew, although on one pass he came uncomfortably close to the ship. After a few minutes, Samson climbed to 800 feet (240 metres) and concluded his historic flight by landing safely at an airfield ashore.
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that broke out that year. Their numbers virtually doubled each day from less than a handful at the start of the month until 9 September, when 476 crew members were reported ill. On that day, one crewman was reported dead of
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and the rest of the squadron joined the Grand Fleet for another sweep into the North Sea on 25 December. The fleet returned to its ports two days later, having failed to locate any German vessels.
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or by being the first to strike them. On 2 November 1914, the squadron was detached to reinforce the
Channel Fleet and was rebased at Portland. It returned to the Grand Fleet on 13 November 1914.
1093:. On 6 August, the day after Britain declared war on Germany, elements of the Grand Fleet sortied to inspect the coast of Norway in search of a German naval base violating Norwegian neutrality.
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type that had formed the basis of the preceding four battleship designs, marked the first significant change in the series. Like all late pre-dreadnoughts that entered service in the mid-1900s,
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and the surviving German ships had fled. The 3rd Battle
Squadron patrolled the area with the rest of the Grand Fleet overnight before being detached at 08:00 on 25 January to steam to Rosyth.
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saw no action during this period. By the end of the year, the Grand Fleet stopped operating with the older 3rd Battle
Squadron ships, and in April 1916 the 3rd Squadron was relocated to the
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participated in tests with shipboard aircraft in
January 1912, and she was the first British ship to launch an aeroplane. In mid-1912, she, along with her sister ships, was assigned to the
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decided to build similar ships. Initial proposals called for a battleship equipped with eight 7.5 in (190 mm) guns to support the main battery, though under the direction of
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1301:, conducted raids on Austro-Hungarian ships and installations. As a result, she saw little activity while stationed there. She left the Adriatic in January 1917 for a refit at
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marked a significant advance in offensive power compared to earlier
British battleship designs that did not carry the 9.2 in guns. Like all ships of the class (apart from
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and the rest of the 3rd Battle
Squadron, along with the 3rd Cruiser Squadron, patrolled the central North Sea. Fleet activities were limited in July, owing to a threatened
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on the aft end of the belt was 8 to 12 in (203 to 305 mm) thick. The sides of her main battery turrets were also 8 to 12 in thick, atop 12 in
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Another sweep into the North Sea took place on 17–19 May, and no German forces were encountered. The fleet went to sea again on 29 May for a patrol south to the
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before the latter withdrew. The Grand Fleet remained at sea until late on 17 December, at which point the 3rd Battle Squadron was ordered back to Rosyth.
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Elements of the Grand Fleet went to sea repeatedly over the next few months. The 3rd Battle Squadron patrolled the central North Sea in company with the
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later that day and into 15 August. During sweeps by the fleet, she and her sisters often steamed at the heads of divisions of the far more valuable
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on the night of 13–14 January. After completing training on the 14th, they returned to Rosyth on 15 January. On 23 January, the 1st and
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hauled down her quarantine flag on 30 September 1918, 52 crew members had died of illness out of a total complement of less than 800.
915:. The aircraft moved quickly down the runway, dipped slightly after leaving it, but then pulled up and climbed easily. Samson circled
802:'s colonies in Africa, she was the last battleship constructed at Chatham, later classes of battleships being too large for the yard.
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491:, the main British fleet during the war. Through 1914 and 1915, the ships frequently went to sea to search for German vessels, but
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arrived on 2 May 1916), and on 3 May 1916 the squadron was separated from the Grand Fleet, being transferred to the Nore Command.
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1034:; They rejoined the 3rd Battle Squadron when it returned to the United Kingdom and rejoined the Home Fleet on 27 June 1913.
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on 20 May 1905, the ship was supposed to be christened by the Marchioness of Salisbury, however, due to unforeseen illness,
1172:, sortied to support the battlecruisers. The 3rd Squadron ships left first and steamed at full speed to reach ships of the
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reached a top speed of 18.95 knots (35.10 km/h; 21.81 mph) from an average of 18,671 ihp (13,923 kW).
1361:. Five more crewmen died on 12 September. The next day, another eight perished. On 14 September, ten more crewmen died.
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1765:"HMS AFRICA – September 1916 to November 1918, Mediterranean, Central and South Atlantic convoys (9th Cruiser Squadron)"
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The 3rd Battle Squadron went to sea on 12 January 1915 for gunnery training, steaming north and passing to the west of
1125:. On the first reports of contact with German units on the morning of 16 December, the Grand Fleet commander, Admiral
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entered its cockpit to attempt the first British shipboard aircraft take-off on 10 January 1912 while the ship was at
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returned to the United Kingdom; she went into reserve at Portsmouth in November 1918. Following the First World War,
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for a refit that lasted until January 1916. On her way back to Scapa Flow, she passed unharmed through an area off
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in December 1906, armed with a battery of ten heavy guns compared to the typical four of most pre-dreadnoughts.
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in August 1916. Upon its completion in September 1916, she left the 3rd Battle Squadron and transferred to the
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was placed on the sale list in March 1920, and was sold for scrapping to Ellis & Company of
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took her place. The construction of the ship was completed in November 1906. Named for the
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sent burial parties ashore daily, and the ship was put into quarantine. By the time
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950:, and by 1917 would become an important part of British fleet operations.
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1943:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 1–104.
1882:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 1–113.
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1940:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
1922:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 63–69.
1878:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
1820:. Vol. I. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
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932:in May. Based on the 1912 flight experiments on
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601:was 453 feet 9 inches (138.30 m)
476:. In 1913, the ship returned to British waters.
433:), she was named after an important part of the
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1085:, It was used to supplement the Grand Fleet's
699:fore and aft. These were supported by a heavy
2271:World War I battleships of the United Kingdom
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2008:Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J. (1972).
1993:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
1308:When her refit was completed in March 1917,
673:(34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) from 18,000
541:Left elevation and deck plan as depicted in
613:of 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m). The
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444:in July 1905, she served briefly with the
1141:, though they failed to reach the German
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1006:(October 1912–May 1913); it arrived at
725:3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
316:3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
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310:12-pounder 3 in (76 mm) guns
304:BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk VII guns
298:BL 9.2 in (234 mm) Mk X guns
292:BL 12 in (305 mm) Mk IX guns
197:453 ft 9 in (138.3 m) (
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1861:. New York: George H. Doran Company.
878:took part in aircraft experiments at
693:12-inch (305 mm) 40-calibre guns
669:-class ships had a top speed of 18.5
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1962:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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1960:British Naval Aircraft Since 1912
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653:, with steam provided by sixteen
2031:. London: Salamander Books Ltd.
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272:(34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
2069:. London: G. Cave Associates.
1835:A Naval History of World War I
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576:Director of Naval Construction
251:triple-expansion steam engines
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1794:British Battleships 1889–1904
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1014:by an international force of
733:18-inch (457 mm) torpedo
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548:Following the development of
1213:. While they were training,
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1706:, pp. 206, 210–216.
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418:. The ship was built by
209:75 ft (22.9 m)
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1987:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
1958:Thetford, Owen (1991).
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625:(15,835 to 16,140
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2027:Gibbons, Tony (1983).
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452:. She then joined the
2012:. London: Ian Allan.
1899:British Warship Names
1792:Burt, R. A. (2013) .
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1286:Austro-Hungarian Navy
1166:Battle of Dogger Bank
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1562:, pp. 283, 293.
1548:Manning & Walker
1357:following a case of
1314:9th Cruiser Squadron
1312:was attached to the
1290:Paolo Thaon di Revel
1194:3rd Cruiser Squadron
1135:4th Battle Squadrons
1113:On 14 December, the
1051:Map of the North Sea
1043:With the Grand Fleet
869:Fleet Air Arm Museum
790:on 27 January 1904,
727:for defence against
675:indicated horsepower
509:9th Cruiser Squadron
2048:British Battleships
1730:, pp. 265–266.
1694:, pp. 193–196.
1670:, pp. 182–184.
1658:, pp. 174–180.
1646:, pp. 290–291.
1634:, pp. 277–278.
1427:, pp. 264–266.
1407:Newcastle upon Tyne
1316:for service in the
1274:Portsmouth Dockyard
1119:2nd Battle Squadron
1032:4th Battle Squadron
1000:3rd Battle Squadron
895:Short Improved S.27
865:Short Improved S.27
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769:Operational history
617:-class battleships
572:William Henry White
499:. Later that year,
462:3rd Battle Squadron
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1901:. London: Putnam.
1454:Lyon & Roberts
1350:influenza pandemic
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1969:978-1-55750-076-2
1950:978-0-87021-907-8
1920:Warship 2001–2002
1889:978-0-85177-133-5
1844:978-1-55750-352-7
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