Lord Clive class monitor

Lord Clive class monitor

The "Lord Clive" class, sometimes referred to as the "General Wolfe" class, of monitors were ships designed for shore bombardment and were constructed for the British Royal Navy during the First World War.

The "Lord Clives", all named after military rather than naval leaders, followed the "Abercrombie" class of four monitors.

The class consisted of:

*"Lord Clive", named after Clive of India, built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Launched June 1915. Served in the Dover monitor squadron and as a gunnery trials ship after the war. Broken up in 1927.
*"General Crauford", Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Launched July 1915, Served with the Dover Monitor squadron. Broken up in 1921.
*"Earl of Peterborough", built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Launched August 1915. Served in the Mediterranean during World War I. Broken up in 1921.
*"Sir Thomas Picton", named after Sir Thomas Picton, built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Launched 1915, served in the Mediterranean. Broken up in 1921.
*"Prince Eugene", named after Prince Eugene of Savoy, built by Harland and Wolff, Govan. Launched September 1915. Served in the Dover Monitor Squadron. Broken up in 1921.
*"Prince Rupert", named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Built by Hamilton. Launched 1915, served in the Dover Monitor Squadron. Broken up in 1923.
*"Sir John Moore", named after Sir John Moore, built by Scotts, Glasgow. Launched in 1915. Served in the Dover Monitor squadron. Broken up in 1921.
*"General Wolfe", named after James Wolfe, built by Palmers, Newcastle. Launched September 1915. Served in the Dover Monitor Squadron. Broken up in 1921.

The main armament consisted of a single twin convert|12|in|mm|0|sing=on gun turret taken from decommissioned "Majestic" class pre-dreadnought battleships.

18 inch conversions

Three of the ships, HMS "General Wolfe", "Lord Clive" and "Prince Eugene", were to be converted to take the BL 18 inch guns that had originally been allocated to HMS "Furious". The guns were fixed, firing to starboard, in a large housing amidships with control for elevation only, the ship being turned to effect traverse. The enormous rounds and charges were transported to the gunhouse on a light railway fixed to the main deck. Work was completed on two of the ships but the end of World War I intervened before "Prince Eugene" was finished. Both of the converted ships saw action. The original 12 inch turret was left in place to maintain stability.

"General Wolfe" fired on a railway bridge at Snaeskerke, four miles (6 km) south of Ostend, Belgium, on 28 September 1918. The range of 36,000 yards (33 km) made this the greatest range at which a Royal Navy vessel has ever engaged an enemy target using guns. "Lord Clive" fired a mere four rounds with the replacement gun at enemy targets.

The guns used were as follows [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_18-40_mk1.htm] :
* The gun from the rear turret of "Furious" was to have been fitted to "Prince Eugene".
* The gun intended for the forward turret of "Furious" was fitted to "General Wolfe".
* The gun fitted to "Lord Clive" was a spare.

References

*Conway's "All the World's Fighting Ships" 1906-1922
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_18-40_mk1.htm British 18"/40 (45.7 cm) Mark I at NavWeaps website]


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