HMS Africa (1905)
HMS Africa was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. She was the penultimate ship of the King Edward VII class. Laid down on 27 January 1904, she launched 20 May 1905 and was completed November 1906.Like all ships of the class (apart from HMS King Edward VII), she was named after an important part of the British Empire, namely Africa. Decommissioned in 1918, Africa was placed on the sale list in March 1920, was sold for scrapping on 30 June 1920 and scrapped at Newcastle.
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HMS Africa (1905)
HMS Africa was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. She was the penultimate ship of the King Edward VII class. Laid down on 27 January 1904, she launched 20 May 1905 and was completed November 1906.Like all ships of the class (apart from HMS King Edward VII), she was named after an important part of the British Empire, namely Africa. Decommissioned in 1918, Africa was placed on the sale list in March 1920, was sold for scrapping on 30 June 1920 and scrapped at Newcastle.
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El último de los buques de nom ...... I, siendo comisionado en 1905.
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HMS Africa was a pre-dreadnoug ...... 920 and scrapped at Newcastle.
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1906-11-06
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laying down
1904-01-27
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1.380744e+2
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2.37744e+1
ship launched
1905-05-20
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Sold for scrapping, 30 June 1920
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*4 × BL Mk X guns
*4 × BL M ...... ns
*5 × 18 inch torpedo tubes
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*Belt: 8–9 inches
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United Kingdom
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*16,350 tons
*17,500 tons
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The first British launch of an airplane from a ship took place aboard Africa in 1912
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El último de los buques de nom ...... I, siendo comisionado en 1905.
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HMS Africa was a pre-dreadnoug ...... 920 and scrapped at Newcastle.
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HMS Africa (1905)
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HMS Africa (1905)
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HMS Africa
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The King Edward VII-class battleships were known as "The Wobbly Eight"
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