majestic class pre dreadnought battleship royal_navy commissioned largest launched time served channel_fleet following assigned home_fleet firstly assigned 7th battle squadron world war broke majestic rest squadron attached channel_fleet early stages war detached escort duties canadian troop convoys spells guard ship early dispatched mediterranean service participated turkish forts supported allied landings gallipoli torpedoed boat sinking loss men design majestic laid portsmouth dockyard february launched january fitting work commenced commissioned royal_navy year later december ship feet long overall beam draft displaced long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted cylinder triple expansion engines powered coal fired cylindrical boilers oil fired models engines provided speed knots mph indicated horsepower considered good easy roll good suffered high fuel consumption crew officers enlisted men ship armed inch viii guns twin turrets forward aft turrets placed pear shaped barbettes sisters arrangement sisters future british battleship classes circular barbettes majestic carried inch guns mounted casemates gun decks amidships carried sixteen pounder guns pounder guns equipped torpedo tubes submerged ship hull deck mounted majestic ships class inches harvey armour allowed equal protection cost weight compared previous types armour allowed majestic sisters deeper lighter belt previous battleships loss protection barbettes main battery protected armour conning tower thickness steel sides ship armoured deck thick operational history commissioned december served portsmouth division present fleet review diamond jubilee queen victoria june later flagship vice admiral sir commander chief channel_fleet captain appointed command june paid april captain appointed command flagship rear admiral appointed commander chief present vii august underwent refit portsmouth february july unit reorganisation resulted channel_fleet january october paid reserve portsmouth majestic recommissioned portsmouth february flagship new home_fleet stationed began refit later year received radio new fire control systems flag transferred ship january private ship june majestic transferred stationed devonport refit completed march transferred august underwent refit majestic 7th battle squadron july collided sister ship victorious manoeuvres suffering damage world war outbreak world war august majestic rest 7th battle squadron assigned channel_fleet majestic underwent refit august september covered passage france september detached 7th battle squadron october october escort canadian troop convoy end october majestic transferred serve guard ship november transferred serve guard ship december unit combined battleship revenge bombard german coastal artillery belgium december january based portland dardanelles campaign february majestic assigned participate upcoming open departed early month command captain join mediterranean_fleet arriving malta fitted termed catching gear serve joined dardanelles force february february departed bombard ottoman turkish inner forts dardanelles morning february majestic battleships triumph allied heavy ships enter campaign firing inner forts hours majestic took hit waterline able continue operations patrolled area february supported early landings forts hours march patrolling march arrived march march majestic entrance dardanelles bombarded ottoman turkish positions hours returned march patrolled dardanelles march returned march majestic participated final attempt force straits naval power march opened fire fort hours engaged turkish field guns hidden woods shelled fort ceased fire fort fired mortally damaged battleship ocean majestic hit times twice lower tops twice forecastle returned hours dead wounded crew members majestic returned patrol duties march shelled turkish positions march hours opened fire april hours april fired abandoned british submarine aground near danger captured picket boats majestic triumph destroyed torpedoes boat majestic sunk turkish shore batteries retiring majestic returned april april majestic action signalling london allied landings begun gallipoli supporting coastal hours brought wounded troops aboard hours recovered boats gallipoli night april action early opening fire hours april exchanged fire turkish guns turkish shells achieving near misses sides ceased firing hours april anchored gallipoli majestic relieved triumph flagship admiral commanding squadrons supporting troops ashore loss stationed cape majestic battleship torpedoed gallipoli peninsula weeks hours commander german submarine fired single torpedo defensive screen destroyers anti torpedo nets striking majestic causing huge explosion ship began list port minutes capsized feet water killing men masts hit mud sea hull remained visible months finally submerged foremast collapsed storm
HMS Majestic (1895)