Category: Military

HMS Ramillies (1892) HMS Ramillies was a Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy, launched on 1 March 1892 at J. & G. Thompson at Clydebank, having been laid down in 1890. She was commissioned into service in 1893. The Royal Sovereign Class Ramillies was one of eight ships in the Royal Sovereign… Read more

HMS Hood (1891) HMS Hood was a British Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class, though significantly modified from her sisters. Design & Construction Hood was laid down in 1889 at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 30 June 1891. She was designed by the Director of Naval Construction, Sir William White, and was… Read more