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HMS Hercules

HMS Hercules

The fourth HMS Hercules was a Colossus-class dreadnaught battleship built by Palmers, Jarrow, launched on May 10, 1910, and commissioned on July 31, 1911 at Portsmouth. She was a 20,000-ton dreadnought, mounting 10 12 inch (305 mm) guns and capable of 21 knots (39 km/h).

HMS Hercules served in the First World War  and was broken up for scrap in 1921.

 

Title: HMS Hercules
Record Type: Boats
Type: Dreadnought Battleship
Date Launched: 10-05-1910
Record Maintained By: CEP
Subject Id: 48064