HMS Lord Nelson (1906)

	Lord Nelson
History
United Kingdom
Name	Lord Nelson
Builder	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow
Cost	£1,651,339
Laid down	18 May 1905
Launched	4 September 1906
Completed	October 1908
Commissioned	1 December 1908
Decommissioned	May 1919
Fate	Sold for scrap, 4 June 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement	15,358 long tons (15,604 t) normal; 16,090 long tons (16,350 t) load; 17,820 long tons (18,110 t) deep
Length	443 ft 6 in (135.2 m)
Beam	79 ft 6 in (24.2 m)
Draught	26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
Installed power	16,750 ihp (12,490 kW); 15 × Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers;
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	9,180 nmi (17,000 km; 10,560 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	Peacetime ca. 750; Wartime 800–817;
Armament	2 × 2 - 12 in (305 mm) Mk X guns; 4 × 2, 2 × 1 - BL 9.2 in (234 mm) Mk XI guns; 24 × 1 - QF 12-pounder 18 cwt guns; 2 × 1 - 3-pounder guns; 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Main belt: 12 in (305 mm) amidships, 2–6 in (51–152 mm) forward; Decks: main 1.5 in (38 mm); middle 1–4 in (25–102 mm); lower 3 in (76 mm); 12-inch (305-mm) turrets: 12 in (305 mm); 9.2-inch (234-mm) turrets: 7 in (178 mm); Barbettes: 12 in (305 mm); Bulkhead aft: 8 in (203 mm); Citadel: 8 in (203 mm); Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm);

HMS Lord Nelson was a Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1906 and completed in 1908. She was the Royal Navy's last pre-dreadnought. The ship was flagship of the Channel Fleet when the First World War began in 1914. Lord Nelson was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea in early 1915 to participate in the Dardanelles Campaign. She remained there, becoming flagship of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron, which was later redesignated the Aegean Squadron. After the Ottoman surrender in 1918 the ship moved to the Black Sea where she remained as flagship before returning to the United Kingdom in May 1919. Lord Nelson was placed into reserve upon her arrival and sold for scrap in June 1920.

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History
Lord Nelson
United Kingdom
Name	Lord Nelson
Builder	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow
Cost	£1,651,339^[1]
Laid down	18 May 1905
Launched	4 September 1906
Completed	October 1908
Commissioned	1 December 1908
Decommissioned	May 1919
Fate	Sold for scrap, 4 June 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement	15,358 long tons (15,604 t) normal; 16,090 long tons (16,350 t) load; 17,820 long tons (18,110 t) deep
Length	443 ft 6 in (135.2 m)
Beam	79 ft 6 in (24.2 m)
Draught	26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
Installed power	16,750 ihp (12,490 kW) 15 × Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines 2 × shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	9,180 nmi (17,000 km; 10,560 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	Peacetime ca. 750 Wartime 800–817
Armament	2 × 2 - 12 in (305 mm) Mk X guns 4 × 2, 2 × 1 - BL 9.2 in (234 mm) Mk XI guns 24 × 1 - QF 12-pounder 18 cwt guns 2 × 1 - 3-pounder guns 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Main belt: 12 in (305 mm) amidships, 2–6 in (51–152 mm) forward Decks: main 1.5 in (38 mm); middle 1–4 in (25–102 mm); lower 3 in (76 mm) 12-inch (305-mm) turrets: 12 in (305 mm) 9.2-inch (234-mm) turrets: 7 in (178 mm) Barbettes: 12 in (305 mm) Bulkhead aft: 8 in (203 mm) Citadel: 8 in (203 mm) Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm)