HMS Majestic (1895)
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HMS Majestic
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| Name: | HMS Majestic |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | February 1894 |
| Launched: | 31 January 1895 |
| Commissioned: | December 1895 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk 27 May 1915 |
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| Class and type: | Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship |
| Displacement: | 16,060 t (15,810 long tons; 17,700 short tons) |
| Length: | 421 ft (128 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines, twin screws |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 672 |
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HMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1895, she was the largest predreadnought launched at the time. She served with the Channel Fleet until 1904, following which she was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. In 1907, she was part of the Home Fleet, firstly assigned to the Nore Division and then with the Devonport Division. From 1912, she was part of the 7th Battle Squadron.
When World War I broke out Majestic, together with the rest of the squadron, was attached to the Channel Fleet during the early stages of the war before being detached for escort duties with Canadian troop convoys. She then had spells as a guard ship at the Nore and the Humber. In early 1915, she was dispatched to the Mediterranean for service in the Dardanelles Campaign. She participated in bombardments of Turkish forts and supported the Allied landings at Gallipoli. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men.
Majestic was laid down at the Portsmouth Dockyard in February 1894. She was launched on 31 January 1895, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy less than a year later, in December 1895. The ship was 421 feet (128 m) long overall and had a beam of 75 ft (23 m) and a draft of 27 ft (8.2 m). She displaced up to 16,060 t (15,810 long tons; 17,700 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two 3-cylinder triple expansion engines powered by eight coal-fired cylindrical boilers. By 1907–1908, she was re-boilered with oil-fired models. Her engines provided a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) at 10,000 indicated horsepower (7,500 kW). The Majestics were considered good seaboats with an easy roll and good steamers, although they suffered from high fuel consumption. She had a crew of 672 officers and enlisted men.
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