HMS Princess Royal (1911)
- HMS Princess Royal (1911)
HMS "Princess Royal" was a Royal Navy battlecruiser of the World War I era.
"Princess Royal" was the second of the three ships of the "Lion" class of battlecruisers built for the Navy. She was laid down in May 1910, launched 29 April 1911 by The Princess Royal,
During WWI she was assigned to the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet and on 28 August 1914 fought at the Battle of Heligoland Bight. In November 1914, "Princess Royal" was sent to assist in the hunt for Admiral Graf Spee's cruiser force, being sent to the Caribbean to guard against the possibility of Graf Spee using the Panama Canal. On 24 January 1915 she took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
On 31 May 1916 the "Royal" fought in the Battle of Jutland. The ship was hit multiple times, with 22 of her crew killed and 81 injured.
"Princess Royal" was sold for scrap in 1922 and broken up in 1926.
Walter Cowan was her Captain from 1915 to 1917, commanding her at Jutland.
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