Category: Royal Navy
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HMS Hood (1891)
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
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British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Repulse (1892)
British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Repulse (1892) The Royal Sovereign–class, including Repulse, was authorised under the 1889 Naval Defence Act to modernise Britain’s battle fleet. These were high-freeboard, heavy-armour barbette ships designed by Sir William White as successors to the 1880s ironclads. They were heavily armed and armoured for Baltic and North Sea operations. Repulse’s design derived from… Read more
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British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Empress of India (1891)
British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Empress of India (1891) HMS Empress of India was one of eight Royal Sovereign class pre dreadnought battleships authorised under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. Built at Pembroke Dockyard, she was laid down in 1889, launched in 1891, and completed in 1893. The class represented a decisive move away from… Read more