As cadet training ship in the thirties
Computer line drawing by Nikolay Dimitrovi
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Laid down at the yard of Harland and Wolff, Govan on 12 October 1915, launched on 29 June 1916, commissioned in September 1916 and sold to be broken up in 1946 arrived she on 29 January of the next year in the Forth for her final fate. When she serving after 1918 as a cadet training ship was on the upper deck extra cabin accommodation realized and further more some other alterations for this duty. Sister ship was the Terror.
With a displacement of 8,000 (standard)-8,4560 (full load) were her dimensions 405’ x 88’ x 11’8” (or 123 x 27 x 3,56 metres). The four oiled fire Babcock boilers and the 2 shaft reciprocating engines supplied 6,000 hp allowing a speed of 12 knots. During the trial was with 7,244 hp a speed of 14,1 knots reached. The crew numbered in advance 204 men but was later increased to 315 men. The armament consisted originally of 2-15” guns (reach 40,000 yards) in one turret on the fore ship, 2x1-6” guns and 4x1-3” anti aircraft guns, after her refit was the armament changed into 2-15” guns, 8x1-4” guns, 2x1-3” anti aircraft guns and 2-quadraplue 0.50 anti aircraft machine guns. The armour consisted of 4” belt, deck and bulkheads, 8” barbette and 13” turret and as protection against torpedoes 9’ wide bulges.
A selection of ships'badges of his majesty's Royal Navies published by Gutta, Percha&Rubber, Limited in 1942, digital available via the website www.archive.org
The Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant evening edition dated 15 November 1919 mentioned that she was involved in forcing the capitulation of Krasnaja Gorka. Another Dutch newspaper Het volk: dagblad voor de arbeidspartij dated 4 November 1919 supplied more details. This newspaper was published by the Dutch Socialistic Democratic Labourers Party. The British correspondent of the Daily Express on board of the British Baltic Fleet telegraphed on 30 October that the Erebus bombarded during 3 days without success Krasjana Gorka, just a few shots were hits on Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday was the bombardment stopped and when started again there were 3 hits while she was hit by a shrapnel when the Russian guns answered the shooting. The results of the British bombardment were unknown caused by the fact that the pilots couldn’t see much in the low clouds.
