HMS Temeraire (1907)

HMS "Temeraire" was a "Bellerophon"-class battleship in the Royal Navy built at the Royal Dockyard, Devonport.

She was ordered under the 1906 Naval Estimates at the cost of £1,641,114. Although not externally much different from predecessor "HMS Dreadnought", internally she and others of the "Bellerophon"-class were much improved, with better sub-division of bulkheads against torpedo attack. A heavier secondary armament was believed to be capable of fighting off torpedo boat attacks.

World War I

For the majority of the war, "Temeraire" was a member of the 4th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. On a sweep of the North Sea on 18 March 1915, she unsuccessfully attempted to ram "U-29" which had just attacked HMS|Neptune|1909|6. During the summer of that year, she refitted at HM Dockyard, Devonport.

At the Battle of Jutland, "Temeraire", under the command of Captain E.V. Underhill, fired 54 12 inch shells and received no damage. In October 1918, she was detached to the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron under the overall command of Vice-Admiral Gough-Calthrope.

Post war

With the end of hostilities "Temeraire" was converted to a cadet training ship (seagoing). With the other members of her class, she was regarded as obsolete and was decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1921.

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/battleships/temeraire/hms_temeraire.htm Maritimequest HMS Temeraire Photo Gallery]