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Tuesday 2 August 2022

British battleship HMS Caesar arrived at Christiania, Norway according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 23 November 1905

Majestic-class

An item dated London, England 21st reported that the British battleship Caesar would represent the United Kingdom at the accession of king Hakon VII at Christiania [nowadays Oslo, Norway].(1)

Note

1. Part of Majestic-class battleships, preceded by Renown, succeeded by Canopus-class, laid down by Portsmouth Dockyard on 25 March 1895, launched on 2 September 1896, completed in January 1898, commissioned on 13 January 1898, decommissioned on 23 April 1920 and sold to be broken up on 8 November 1921

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