originally known second class pre dreadnought battleships royal_navy ship ordered purchased united_kingdom ending argentine chilean naval arms race triumph initially assigned transferred mediterranean_fleet ship briefly rejoined home_fleet transferred abroad triumph participated hunt campaign german colony china early world war ship transferred mediterranean early participate ottoman_empire torpedoed sunk german submarine design description triumph ordered chile response argentine purchase armoured cruisers italy time heightened tensions argentina crisis subsided financial problems forced chile ship sale early concerned russia buy united_kingdom stepped financing merchant bank purchased incomplete ships chile december ship designed chilean specifications particularly requirement fit dock regarded british second class battleship general characteristics triumph overall length feet inches beam feet inch draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load deep load metacentric height feet crew numbered officers enlisted men propulsion ship powered cylinder inverted vertical triple expansion steam engines driving propeller dozen yarrow water tube boilers provided steam engines produced total indicated horsepower intended allow reach speed knots mph engines proved powerful anticipated triumph exceeded knots mph sea trials carried maximum long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph service sister proved economical thought estimated range nautical miles knots armament ship armed calibre inch vii guns twin gun turrets fore aft superstructure guns fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity provided maximum range yards gun maximum elevation firing cycle vii guns claimed seconds gun provided shells triumph secondary armament consisted fourteen calibre inch guns guns mounted central battery main deck casemates abreast upper deck major problem guns main deck mounted low ship feet water deep load high speed heavy weather sea rolling guns fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity rate rounds minutes maximum elevation maximum range yards ship carried rounds gun defence torpedo boats provided fourteen pounder guns guns modified british service use standard pound shell pounder cwt gun british service fired inch projectiles muzzle velocity maximum range rate fire unknown rounds gun carried triumph ship mounted pounder hotchkiss guns fighting tops removed ship armed pair inch submerged torpedo tubes broadside carried torpedoes armour armour scheme roughly comparable duncan class waterline main belt composed krupp cemented armour inches thick feet high feet inches waterline normal load fore aft inch oblique bulkheads connected belt armour barbettes belt continued reduced thickness inches thick abreast barbettes reduced inches fore aft barbettes continued forward bow supported ship spur type ram continued aft steering gear compartment terminated inch transverse bulkhead upper inch armour covered ship rear barbettes level upper deck upper deck casemates protected inch faces sides enclosed rear inch plates inch guns main deck separated inch screens inches plating protecting funnel rear longitudinal inch bulkhead divided battery turret faces inches thick sides rear inches thick roofs inches thick sighting hood protecting gunners inches thick upper deck barbettes inches thick faces inches rear level inches respectively conning tower protected inches armour face inches rear deck armour inside central citadel ranged inches thickness outside citadel lower deck inches thick sloped meet lower belt armour construction service pre world war ordered chile laid february launched january completed june commissioned chatham dockyard june service home_fleet september ship struck dock slightly damaged fleet reorganization january home_fleet channel_fleet collided sister ship june suffered damage bow triumph received brief refit chatham dockyard october transferred mediterranean_fleet april ship returned home_fleet transferred august placed reserve hong_kong mobilized august beginning world war world war triumph recommissioned crews river supplemented officers enlisted men duke cornwall ready sea august triumph took operations german colony china early august intention stopping german shipping entering returning port triumph french cruiser captured german merchant ship laden coal cattle morning august chasing eventually capturing second merchant ship evening august triumph captured german merchant ship carrying coal cattle august attached imperial_japanese_navy army volunteers participated campaign german colony september triumph destroyer escorted convoy carrying british troops operations triumph taking german positions capture japanese triumph hit german shell bombardment october damaging mast killing wounding japanese hands triumph returned hong_kong refit november completion refit january triumph transferred dardanelles service ship departed hong_kong january stopped february february moving join triumph took opening attack entrance forts february february joined secondary battery silence fort february majestic allied battleships enter campaign carried initial attack inner forts february took attack fort march detached dardanelles march operations forts returning dardanelles march triumph participated main attack narrows forts march fired ottoman trenches april april picket boats majestic torpedoed sank british submarine run aground near danger captured ottoman forces triumph supported main landing forces april continued support ship underway firing ottoman positions torpedo nets watertight doors shut sighted submarine yards starboard beam hours belonged boat command lieutenant triumph opened fire immediately struck torpedo easily cut torpedo net starboard tremendous explosion resulted triumph took list starboard held list minutes increased destroyer evacuated crew capsized minutes later remained afloat upside minutes began sink slowly feet water officers enlisted men died sinking
HMS Triumph (1903)