Erebus class monitor

Erebus class monitor

The "Erebus" class of monitors of the Royal Navy consisted of two ships: HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror".

* HMS "Erebus" (I02) was built by Harland and Wolff, Govan. She was laid down 12 October 1915, launched on 19 June 1916 and commissioned in September 1916. "Erebus" was scrapped in 1946.
* HMS "Terror" (I03) was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Laid down 26 October 1915, launched 18 May 1916 and commissioned in August 1916. "Terror" was lost in the Mediterranean on 23 February 1941, after being damaged by Luftwaffe Ju-87 "Stuka" dive bombers the previous day.

ervice

The class was to see most of its service in the Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) role. During World War I they operated off the German-occupied Belgian coast bombarding naval forces based at Ostend and Zeebrugge. HMS "Erebus" was damaged by a remote controlled explosive motor boat and HMS "Terror" was torpedoed by motor torpedo boats.

Both ships were placed in reserve between the wars but returned to service in World War II where they were again used to provide fire support to British troops.

References

* Conway, "All The World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921"

External links

* [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=232&navy=HMS Uboat.net - Erebus Class]



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