hms warrior hms warrior warrior class armoured cruiser built royal_navy decade 20th century stationed mediterranean world war began participated pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser warrior transferred grand_fleet december remained rest career heavily damaged withdrew later abandoned sank rising sea description warrior displaced long tons built long tons fully loaded ship overall length feet inches beam feet inches draught feet inches powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shafts developed total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered yarrow water tube boilers cylindrical boilers ship carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph armament main armament consisted inch guns single turrets distributed centerline turrets fore aft turrets disposed corners funnels secondary armament inch guns single turrets carried amidships wing inch guns vickers pounders fitted turret roofs forward aft ships duke edinburgh class cruisers secondary armament inch guns inch guns casemates ships referred warrior class extra turrets comparison half sisters stability reduced good steady gun platforms ship mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes mounted stern service warrior ordered naval construction programme armoured cruisers laid november launched november completed december completion warrior assigned 5th cruiser squadron channel_fleet transferred 2nd ship transferred 1st cruiser squadron mediterranean_fleet involved pursuit german battlecruiser light cruiser outbreak world war ordered engage warrior participated allied sweep led sinking austro hungarian light cruiser battle august days later ordered defend suez_canal turkish attack remained november ordered gibraltar join squadron french british ship search german warships sea african coast cancelled november location revealed survivors warrior joined grand_fleet december assigned 1st sir battle jutland 1st grand_fleet right squadron flagship warrior spotted opened fire shells felt short ships turned port pursuit cutting battlecruiser forced turn away avoid collision shortly spotted disabled german light cruiser sms closed engage ships reached range yards spotted turn german battlecruiser sms battleships yards away fire german ships heavy defence blew warrior hit shells saved german ships switched fire battleship steering jammed caused complete circles sight high_seas_fleet warrior heavily damaged german shells caused large fires heavy flooding engines continued running long allow withdraw west taken tow seaplane tender took surviving crew abandoned rising sea june upper deck feet water subsequently
HMS Warrior (1905)