hms lord nelson hms lord nelson lord nelson class pre dreadnought battleship launched completed royal_navy pre dreadnought ship flagship channel_fleet world war began lord nelson transferred mediterranean_sea early participate remained flagship later redesignated ottoman surrender ship moved black_sea remained flagship returning united_kingdom lord nelson placed reserve arrival sold scrap june construction description hms lord nelson laid launched september completion greatly delayed diversion inch guns turrets completion dreadnought fully completed october pre dreadnought laid royal_navy commissioned lord nelson displaced long tons deep load built length feet inches beam feet inches draft feet powered cylinder inverted vertical triple expansion steam engines developed total indicated horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph armed inch guns arranged twin gun turrets turret fore aft secondary armament consisted inch guns twin gun turrets corner superstructure single gun turret defence torpedo boats lord nelson carried pounder cwt guns pounder guns mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes torpedoes aboard service pre world war hms lord nelson commissioned reserve december chatham dockyard attached nucleus crew went commission january relieve battleship flagship april transferred january 2nd battle squadron temporarily attached september 4th battle squadron april relieved battleship vice admiral channel_fleet world war outbreak world war august lord nelson flagship channel_fleet based portland ships covered safe transport command sir france november transferred guard english coast possibility german invasion ship returned portland harbour december patrolled february dardanelles campaign february lord nelson ordered dardanelles participate departed portland february joined days later took bombardment inner forts supported initial landings early march ottoman turkish forts engaged heavily march hit times including stone landed deck kept flag officer suffered damage superstructure rigging hit waterline flooded coal repairs malta ship returned main attack narrows forts march later bombarded ottoman field batteries prior second battle lord nelson relieved battleship flagship flying flag vice admiral june bombarded docks shipping gallipoli aided spotting balloon inflicted significant damage lord headquarters aboard november december lord nelson hoisted flag vice admiral succeeded mediterranean operations end dardanelles campaign january lord nelson suffered casualties british naval forces area reorganized lord nelson flagship redesignated august squadron dispersed area protect allied held islands support british_army guard attempted breakout dardanelles german battlecruiser light cruiser lord nelson spent remainder war based alternating bases sister ship ship based according naval historian important role royal_navy blockade dardanelles guard breakout january rear admiral hoisted flag aboard lord nelson new commander needing transportation conference british_army commander finding personal yacht unavailable opted lord nelson present finally breakout attempt january ship dardanelles time participate resulting intercept gained shelter dardanelles lord nelson given short refit malta october lord nelson british squadron went constantinople november following armistice ottoman_empire served flagship black_sea april conveyed grand duke nicholas grand duke peter russia black_sea genoa lord nelson returned united_kingdom placed reserve august placed sale list june sold november german towed germany scrapping january
HMS Lord Nelson (1906)