British Majestic-class battleships
An item dated Gibraltar, 29th reported that the British battleships Jupiter and Magnificent (2) departed in western direction, probably towards Tangier, Morocco.(3)
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1. Laid down by J&G Thomson, Clydebank, Scotland on 24 April 1894, launched on 18 November 1895, completed at the Chatham Dockyard in May 1897, commissioned on 8 June 1897, refitted at Portsmouth, England in 1909-1910 and again in 1911-1912, seagoing gunnery training ship at the Nore between June 1912-January 1913, guard ship since October 1914, icebreaker at Archangelsk, Russia since 5 February 1915, paid off 19 May 1915, refitted at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England between 19 May-August 1915, guard ship at Aden since 21 October 1915, stationed at Port Said, Egypt April-November 1916, paid off at Devonport, England and her crew transferred to anti submarine vessels, now serving as a special service vessel and auxiliary patrol vessel, paid off in February 1918, accommodation ship, for disposal since April 1919, sold to be broken up on 15 January 1920 and towed on 11 March 1920 to Blyth. Of the Majestic-class consisting of the Majestic, Caesar, Hannibal, Illustrious, Jupiter, Magnificent, Mars, Prince George and Victorious, preceded by the HMS Renown and succeeded by the Canopus-class.
2. Laid down at the Chatham Dockyard on 18 December 1893, launched on 19 December 1894, completed in December 1895, commissioned on12 December 1895, turret drill ship and stokers’ training ship at Devonport, England since 27 September 1910, tender to the turret drill ship Vivid in February 1911, seagoing gunnery training ship since 14 May 1912, guard ship in 1914 until 16 February 1915, except for part of her secondary armament disarmed at Belfast, Ireland between February-April 1915, laid up Loch Goil until 9 September 1915, used as troop ship in the Dardanelles, paid off at Devonport on 3 March 1916, overflow ship there until August 1917, refitted at Harland&Wolff, Belfast in a ammunition ship between August 1917-October 1918, for disposal on 4 February 1920, still used as ammunition store ship at Rosyth, Scotland until April 1921, sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921 which was done at Inverkeithing in 1922. Of the Majestic-class consisting of the Majestic, Caesar, Hannibal, Illustrious, Jupiter, Magnificent, Mars, Prince George and Victorious, preceded by the HMS Renown and succeeded by the Canopus-class.
3. The Russo-Japanese war between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905. The Russian Baltic fleet underway towards to the Far East destroyed some British fishery vessels believing it were Japanese torpedo boats. England was furious and threatened to pursuit the Russian fleet now at Morocco to the Far East.
