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Pages in category "World War I naval ships of the United Kingdom" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It became clear that the Royal Navy would not have been able to win the war without the support of the United States. [30] [31] The Royal Navy's losses during the war totalled around 40,000, including 34,600 killed and 5,100 wounded. In addition, there were 1,250 prisoners of war. [32] In 1914, the Royal Navy consisted of three fleets.
The ships were put into reserve following the war, and were put up for sale by the Admiralty after the subject of their post-war use was brought up in the House of Commons. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] On 14 February 1920, 48 ships of the Kil class were sold to two different civilian owners for conversion to cargo carriers. [ 1 ]
List Click on headers to sort columns. List of cruisers of World War I Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Achilles Royal Navy Warrior armored cruiser 13,550 22 April 1907 sold for scrap 9 May 1921 Adamastor Portuguese Navy unprotected cruiser 1,729 3 August 1897 decommissioned 16 October 1933, scrapped April 1934 Admiral Makarov Imperial Russian Navy Bayan ...
The List of Royal Canadian Navy ships of the First World War lists the surface warships, submarines and auxiliary vessels in service during the war. It includes all commissioned, non-commissioned, loaned or hired ships. and all ships crewed by RCN personnel under the command of the RCN. [1] [2] [3]
Decommissioned 21 April 1948; museum ship: Thunderer Royal Navy: Orion: super-dreadnought: 22,274 15 June 1912 31 August 1926 Sold for scrap 6 November 1926 Thüringen Imperial German Navy: Helgoland: dreadnought: 22,808 1 July 1911 16 December 1918 Ceded to France 29 April 1920, scrapped 1923–1933 Triumph Royal Navy: Swiftsure: pre ...
This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.The list starts from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, up until the emergence of the battleship around 1880, as defined by the Admiralty.
Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. Corbett, Julian. Naval Operations to the Battle of the Falklands. History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents. Vol. I (2nd, reprint of the 1938 ed.).