Lord Nelson-class
An item referred to the Naval and Military Record dated 27 April 1921 reporting that the British HMS Agamemnon was to be used as target under her own steam although electrically controlled by another ship.(1)
Note
1. Building ordered in 1904. Laid down by the William Beardmore and Company’s Daimuir Naval Construction Works, Daimuir, Scotland on 15 May 1905, launched on 23 June 1906, completed on June 1908, commissioned on 25 June 1908, decommissioned on 20 March 1909, converted into a target ship at the Chatham Dockyard between 6 December 1920-8 April 1921, radio-controlled target ship between 1923-1926 and then replaced by HMS Centurion and finally sold to J. Cashmore, Newport, England to be broken up on 24 January 1927. On 1 March she left the Portsmouth Dockyard to her final destination at Newport. Her building was seriously delayed caused by problems with the shipyard personnel and using her guns for the HMS Dreadnought. Of the Lord Nelson-class consisting of the Lord Nelson and Agamemnon, preceded by Swiftsure-class and succeeded ny HMS Dreadnought.
