HMS Prince Eugene
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Prince Eugene |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Govan |
| Yard number | 477 |
| Laid down | 1 February 1915 |
| Launched | 14 July 1915 |
| Completed | 2 September 1915 |
| Commissioned | 21 August 1915 |
| Decommissioned | 1919 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Lord Clive-class monitor |
| Displacement | 5,850 deep load ) |
| Length | 335 ft 6 in (102.3 m) |
| Beam | 87 ft 2 in (26.6 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 10 in (3 m) (deep load) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | About 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) |
| Complement | 12 officers, 182 ratings |
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HMS Prince Eugene was one of eight
First World War. The ship was assigned to the Dover Patrol for the duration of the war and provided cover for the Inshore Squadron during the First Ostend Raid. She was sold for scrap
in 1921.
Design and description
The Lord Clive design was derived from that of the preceding
Prince Eugene was powered by a pair of four-cylinder
kW) and were designed for a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), although the ships proved to be significantly slower, with Prince Eugene reaching an adjusted speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) during her sea trials. The Lord Clives had a range of 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) at a cruising speed of 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph).[2]
The ships were armed with a pair of
predreadnought battleship HMS Hannibal. The ship's anti-aircraft armament consisted of a (3 in (76 mm)) and a 2-pounder (40 mm (1.6 in)) guns on high-angle mounts.[3]
Construction and career
Prince Eugene was named after
launched on 14 July and commissioned on 2 September.[6]
During a refit from December 1918 to March 1918, Prince Eugene was modified to accept a single 18-inch (457 mm) gun in a limited-traverse mount aft of her
scrapyard on 10 August 1923 to begin demolition.[7]
Citations
References
- Buxton, Ian (2008). Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914–1945 (2nd, revised and expanded ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-045-0.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0380-4.
- ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.