womo Posted 20 July , 2007 Share Posted 20 July , 2007 Hi guys, forgive me but I know absolutely nothing about the naval side of the war Could someone shed some light on this list of vessels and tell me what they did and what theyre duties would have been? Impregnable Berwick Indefatigable Collossus Orion Thunderer Restless Romola Hope its not too tall an order!!!!! Regards, Womo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott 64 Posted 20 July , 2007 Share Posted 20 July , 2007 Womo Orion and Thunderer were both Orion class Dreadnought Battleships regards Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 20 July , 2007 Share Posted 20 July , 2007 Impregnable was a training ship at Devonport, Berwick was an armoured cruiser, Indefatigable was a battlecruiser, sunk at Jutland, Colossus was a dreadnought battleship, and Restless and Romola were R class destroyers. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 20 July , 2007 Share Posted 20 July , 2007 HMS Impregnable Harbour service ( ex Howe) Devonport a training vessel of 6557 tons launched 1860 became HMS Bulwark in 1919 HMS Berwick Kent class armoured cruiser of 9800 tons. HMS Indefatigable Indefatigable class Battlecruiser of 18,800 tons HMS Collossus Collossus or Neptune class Battleship of 20,000 tons HMS Orion Orion class Battleship of 25,000 tons HMS Thunderer as Orion. HMS Restless Admiralty R class destroyer leader of 1055 tons launched from John Browns yard on the Clyde on 12th August 1916. HMS Romola another Admiralty R class launched 14th May 1916 same yard Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womo Posted 20 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2007 Thanks Guys, Knew you'd come through. Cheers, Womo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 22 July , 2007 Share Posted 22 July , 2007 Womo If you go the site: http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk you will get a few photos of these old beasts and a description or two,even a sports crew on one occasion. Best wishes Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 23 July , 2007 Share Posted 23 July , 2007 Also recommended is this site for the larger ships http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/battleship/hms-orion.html Which tells you where the ships served in WWI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womo Posted 24 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 24 July , 2007 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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