Iron Duke
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? | + | HMS ''Iron Duke'' was a dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, and her keel laid in January 1912. Launched ten months later, she was commissioned into the Home Fleet in March 1914 as the fleet flagship. She was armed with a main battery of ten 13.5-inch (340 mm) guns and was capable of a top speed of 21.25 knots (39.36 km/h; 24.45 mph).<br /> | ||
+ | ''Iron Duke'' served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland. There, she inflicted significant damage on the German battleship SMS ''[[König]]'' early in the main fleet action. In January 1917, she was relieved as fleet flagship. After the war, Iron Duke operated in the Mediterranean as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. She participated in both the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War in the Black Sea and the Greco-Turkish War. She also assisted in the evacuation of refugees from Smyrna. In 1926, she was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, where she served as a training ship.<br /> | |||
+ | ''Iron Duke'' remained on active duty for only a few more years; in 1930, the London Naval Treaty specified that the four ''Iron Duke''-class battleships be scrapped or otherwise demilitarized. ''Iron Duke'' was therefore converted into a gunnery training ship; her armour and much of her armament was removed to render her unfit for combat. She served in this capacity until the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, when she was moored in Scapa Flow as a harbour defense ship. In October, she was badly damaged by German bombers and was run aground to avoid sinking. She continued to serve as an anti-aircraft platform for the duration of the war, and was eventually refloated and broken up for scrap in the late 1940s. | |||
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? | + | File:HMS Iron Duke 1914.png|HMS ''Iron Duke'' in 1914 | ||
+ | File:SHraspIronDuke.png|Plan of ''Iron Duke'' | |||
+ | File:HMS Iron Duke (1912) 2.jpg|''Iron Duke'' in November 1913 | |||
+ | File:Kitchener boarding HMS Iron Duke 5 June 1916 IWM HU 66128.jpg|Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener boarding ''Iron Duke'' on 5 June 1916 | |||
+ | File:The Burning of Smyrna as seen from HMS King George V.jpg|HMS ''Iron Duke'' as seen from HMS ''King George V'' at the Great Fire of Smyrna | |||
+ | File:Iron Duke in Port-Said.jpg|''Iron Duke'' in Port Said in 1921 | |||
+ | File:WinchesterCathedral Dreyer HMS Iron Duke.jpg|The ship's bell of HMS ''Iron Duke'', which was presented to Winchester Cathedral by Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer (1878–1956), her captain during the Battle of Jutland. The bell stands above a slab commemorating Dreyer and his wife. | |||
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343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II** mount5 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire2 shots/min. |
Reload Time30 sec. |
Rotation Speed2.5 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time72 sec. |
Firing Range15.27 km. |
Maximum Dispersion227 m. |
HE Shell343 mm HE Mk III |
Maximum HE Shell Damage5,900 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell40 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity759 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight635 kg. |
AP Shell343 mm AP Mk Ia |
Maximum AP Shell Damage9,900 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity759 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight635 kg. |
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount2 х 2 pcs. |
Firing Range4.3 km. |
Rate of Fire20 shots/min. |
Reload Time3 sec. |
HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 % |
152 mm/50 BL Mk.VII/XII on a PVIII/PIX mount12 х 1 pcs. |
Firing Range4.3 km. |
Rate of Fire6.98 shots/min. |
Reload Time8.6 sec. |
HE Shell152 mm HE 4crh |
Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity914 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 % |
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount2 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second18.8 |
. . . Firing Range5.01 km. |
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount4 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second56 |
. . . Firing Range2.49 km. |
12.7 mm Mk.III4 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second8.4 |
. . . Firing Range1.2 km. |
Maximum Speed20.99 knot |
Turning Circle Radius650 m. |
Rudder Shift Time18.5 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range14.49 km. |
Air Detectability Range8.02 km. |
Iron Duke — British Tier V battleship.
The idea to equip battleships with heavy 152 mm secondary guns came about in 1909. The four Iron Duke-class battleships were similar to their predecessors but differed by more powerful secondary armament and larger dimensions. After commissioning in 1914, Iron Duke participated in World War I and was Admiral Jellicoe's flagship during the Battle of Jutland. In 1919, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet and took part in the intervention in Soviet Russia. In 1939, she was transferred to Scapa Flow. On October 17, 1939, the ship was damaged by a German air raid and scuttled.
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