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Thursday, 31 August 2017

Boilers of British battleship HMS Canopus needed repairs according to the Dutch magazine Machineblad dated 1903-1904 no. 5

An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated June 1903 reporting that the costs of the needed boiler repairs of the decommissioned British battleship Canopus were estimated to be 70.000-80.000 Dutch guilders.

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1. Laid down on 1 December 1896, launched on 11 March 1899, completed in October 1900, commissioned on 1 November 1921, renamed HMS Crescent in April 1920 and finally sold to be broken up on 19 December 1922. Of the Canopus-class, consisting of the Albion, Canopus, Glory, Goliath, Ocean and Vengeance, preceded by the Majestic-class and succeeded by the Formidable-class.