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HMS Temeraire (1907)
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| Commissioned: | August 24, 1907 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, December 7, 1921 |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 18,800 tons |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 733 |
| Armament: | 3 x 18 inch (457 mm) guns 10 x 12 inch (305 mm) guns in pairs, 16 x 4 inch (102 mm) quickfiring guns, 4 x 3 pdr (1.4 kg) guns, and 3 torpedo tubes. |
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HMS Temeraire was a Bellerophon-class battleship in the Royal Navy that was commissioned on August 24, 1907.
Built by Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Temeraire took part in the Battle of Jutland and after the war she became a cadet training ship from September 1919 to April 1921.
It was sold for scrap December 7, 1921
Last updated: 05-12-2005 22:30:09
12-19-2008 14:25:18
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