HMS King Alfred (1901)
HMS King Alfred was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. She served as flagship of the China Station from 1906 until relieved in 1910. Upon her return home that year, she was placed in reserve before being recommissioned in mid-1914. She was assigned to the 6th Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet at the beginning of World War I. She was transferred to the 9th Cruiser Squadron in 1915 and assigned to convoy protection duties by the end of the year. King Alfred participated in the unsuccessful searches for the German commerce raider SMS Möwe in 1916–17 before beginning to escort convoys later that year. The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1918, but returned to service. She was sold for scrap in 1920.
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HMS King Alfred (1901)
HMS King Alfred was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. She served as flagship of the China Station from 1906 until relieved in 1910. Upon her return home that year, she was placed in reserve before being recommissioned in mid-1914. She was assigned to the 6th Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet at the beginning of World War I. She was transferred to the 9th Cruiser Squadron in 1915 and assigned to convoy protection duties by the end of the year. King Alfred participated in the unsuccessful searches for the German commerce raider SMS Möwe in 1916–17 before beginning to escort convoys later that year. The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1918, but returned to service. She was sold for scrap in 1920.
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HMS King Alfred was one of fou ...... he was sold for scrap in 1920.
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1903-12-22
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1899-08-11
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1.624584e+2
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2.16408e+1
ship launched
1901-10-28
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Sold forscrap, 30 January 1920
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*2 × single BL 9.2-inch Mk X g ...... × single 18-inch torpedo tubes
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armoured cruiser
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Ship completed
1903-12-22
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United Kingdom
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Ship laid down
1899-08-11
Ship launched
1901-10-28
Ship name
HMS King Alfred
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Ship namesake
Alfred the Great, King of Wessex
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*43 Belleville boilers
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*2 × shafts
*2 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
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