Bellerophon-class battleships
An item reported that the Dutch ocean going tugs Zwarte Zee and Witte Zee left on the 7th Portsmouth, England towards Dover, England towing the former battleship Superb towards the ship breakers to be broken up under the Washington Naval Treaty. The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant dated 10th reported the arrival the same day.
Notes
1. Building ordered on 26 December 1906. Building costs 1.744.287 pond sterling. Laid down at Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England with yard number 800 on 6 February 1907, launched on 7 November 1907, commissioned on 29 May 1909, completed 19 June 1909, reserve at Sheerness, England on 26 April 1919, decommissioned on 26 March 1920, gunnery target in May 1922, attack for aircraft in 1918 and sold to Stanlee Shipbreaking Company, Dover, England be broken up in December 1922. Of the Bellerophon-class dreadnoughts consisting of the Bellerophon, Superb and Temeraire preceded by the Dreadnought and succeeded by the St. Vincent-class.
2. Result of the Washington Naval Conference between November 1921-February 1922 signed by USA, England, Japan, Italy and France to limit the building of battleships, battle cruisers and aircraft carriers and to limit the possession of such capital ships by stopping completion of breaking up already existing.
