Lord Clive-class monitor

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Class overview
NameLord Clive class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byAbercrombie class
Succeeded byMarshal Ney class
Built1915
In commissionJune 1915 – 1927
Completed8
Scrapped8
General characteristics
TypeMonitor
Displacement6,150 tons
Length335 ft (102 m)
Beam87 ft (27 m)
Draught9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2,310 hp
Speed6.5 knots (12.0 km/h)
Complement194
ArmamentOriginally two BL 12 inch Mk VIII in a single turret, two QF 3-pounder guns. Lord Clive and General Wolfe had an additional single BL 18 inch Mk I in 1918 installed aft. Similar work on Prince Eugene was not completed because of the end of the war.
Armour
  • Belt: 6 inch
  • Turret: 10.5 inch
  • Barbette 8 inch
  • Deck 2 inch

The Lord Clive-class monitor, sometimes referred to as the General Wolfe class, were ships designed for shore bombardment and were constructed for the Royal Navy during the First World War.