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Thursday 15 September 2016

British fleet off Constantinople, Turkey numbered several battleships according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 15 March 1920

Revenge-class


HMS Royal Sovereign as the Russian Archangelsk

Iron Duke-class

King George V-class

An item reported that the British fleet off Constantinople, Turkey (1) numbered 2 squadrons battleships including the Ramillies (2), Revenge (3), Resolution (4), Royal Oak (5) and the Royal Sovereign (6) of the first battleship squadron and the Marlborough (7), Benbow (8), Emperor of India (9) and the Ajax (10) of the fourth battleship squadron.

Notes
1. At that moment was the Turkish War of Independence between 19 May 1919-11 October 1922 although there was an armistice still unfinished. Not earlier as on 24 July 1923 was with the Treaty of Lausanne peace. Their opponents of the Ottoman Sultanate were Armenia, Greece, England, Italy and France. The locations of the acts were was Anatolia, North Mesopotamia and Thrace.
2. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class. Laid down at William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, Scotland on 12 November 1913, launched on 12 June 1916, commissioned on 1 September 1917 and broken up at Troon, England in 1949. Pennant 07.
3. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class. Laid down at the shipyard Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 22 December 1913, launched on 29 May 1915, commissioned on 1 February 1915, fitted out with torpedo bulges October 1917-February 1918, added to the stokers’ training establishment HMS Imperieuse since May 1944, to be disposed since 8 March 1948 and sold to be broken up in July 1948 at Inverkeithing, Scotland. Pennant number 06.
4. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class. Laid down at Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 29 November 1913, launched on 14 January 1915, commissioned on 30 December 1916, added to the stokers’ training establishment HMS Imperieuse since 1944 and sold to be broken up at Faslane on 5 May 1948. Pennant number 09.
5. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class. Laid down at the Navy Dockyard, Devonport, England on 15 January 1914, launched on 17 November 1914, commissioned on 1 May 1916 and sunk by the German submarine U-47at Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939. Pennant number 08. Nicknamed The Mighty Oak.
6. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class. Laid down at the Navy Dockyard, Devonport, England on 15 January 1914, launched on 39 April 1915, commissioned on 18 April 1916, in Russian navy as the Akhangelsk serving 30 May 1944-January 1949 and broken up at Inverkeiting, Scotland where she arrived on 18 May 1949. Pennant 05.
7. Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class. Laid down at the Devonport Dockyard on 25 January 1912, launched on 24 October 1912, completed and commissioned in June 1914, removed from active service in 1929, for disposal since May 1932, sold to the Alloa Shipbreaking Company to be broken up in 1932 and arrived for this purpose at Rosyth, Scotland on 25 June 1932.
8. Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class. Laid down at the Devonport Dockyard on 25 January 1912, launched on 24 October 1912, completed and commissioned in June 1914, removed from active service in 1929, for disposal since May 1932, sold to the Alloa Shipbreaking Company to be broken up in 1932 and arrived for this purpose at Rosyth, Scotland on 25 June 1932.
9. Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class. Laid down at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furnesss on 31 May 1912, launched on 27 November 1913, renamed Emperor of India, completed in November 1914, commissioned on 10 November 1914 and finally stricken in 1929, used as a target for gun practices sunk in 1931 salvaged and sold to be broken up on 6 February 1932 arriving at Rosyth, Scotland on 16 February 1932 for this purpose, Her building was ordered as the Delhi.
10. Part of the King George V-class consisting of the King George V (ex-Royal George), Audacious, Centurion and Ajax, preceded by the Orion-class and succeeded by the Iron Duke-class. Ordered under the 1910 construction program. Laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland on 27 February 1911, launched on 21 March 1912, completed on 31 October 1913, decommissioned in 1924, part of the reserve at Devonport and sold to the Alloa Shipbreaking Company be broken up om 10 December 1926 which started at Rosyth, Scotland from 14 December 1926 on.