Bellerophon-class
An item referred to the German magazine Schiffbau dealing with the trials of the British warships completed in 1909. The HMS Téméraire (1) fitted out with Yarrow boilers had during her 30 hours trial with a speed of 13,5 miles and a horsepower of 4.800 hp a coal consumption of 2,8 lbs per hour/hp, 30 hours trial with a speed of 19,5 miles, 16.550 hp a coal consumption of 1,88 lbs per hour/hp and during the 8 hours trial with a speed of 21 miles and 24.600 hp and a coal consumption of 1,74lbs per hour/hp.
Note
1. Ordered to be built under the 1906 Naval Estimates for 1.641.114 pond sterling. Laid down at the Devonport Dockyard on 1 January 1907, launched on 24 August 1907, commissioned on 1 May 1909, converted after the war in a cadet training ship, decommissioned under the terms of the yet not ratified Washington Naval Treaty in 1921 and sol to be broken up on 7 December 1921. Bellerophon-class dreadnoughts consisting of the Bellerophon, Superb and Temeraire preceded by the Dreadnought and succeeded by the St. Vincent-class.
