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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Gorgon'''''
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|P.59 (Sep 1915), N.51 (Jan 1918)<ref>Dittmar & Colledge, p. 102.</ref>
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|laid=11 Jun, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 47}}
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|Laid down:
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|11 June, 1913<ref>Dittmar & Colledge, p. 102.</ref>
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|Launched:
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|9 June, 1914
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|Commissioned:
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|1 May, 1918
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|Fate:
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|Scrapped
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|Displacement (normal):
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|4,825 tons
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|Length:
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|290 feet
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|Beam:
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|74 feet
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|16 feet 4 inches
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|Propulsion:
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|2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers
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|Speed:
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|13 knots
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|Range:
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|Complement:
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|303
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*2 × BL 9.2"/50 Elswick Pattern 'E' guns in single Mark IX mountings
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*6 × BL 6"/49 Mark XVIII guns in single Mark IV mountings
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'''H.M.S. ''Gorgon''''' was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] for use as a [[monitor]].  Originally to have been named the ''Nidaros'', the ''Gorgon'' was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war.  To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.
 
'''H.M.S. ''Gorgon''''' was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] for use as a [[monitor]].  Originally to have been named the ''Nidaros'', the ''Gorgon'' was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war.  To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.
  
 
==Construction==
 
==Construction==
 
The ''Nidaros'' was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913.  She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.
 
The ''Nidaros'' was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913.  She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.
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==Service==
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Upon commissioning, ''Gorgon'' immediately joined the [[Dover Patrol]]'s {{UK-DF|6}}, which already had eleven monitors for bombarding enemy coastal positions.{{SMNLMay18|p. 14}}
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She paid off at Devonport on 18 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
  
 
==Alterations==
 
==Alterations==
''Gorgon'''s main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she joined the fleet, specifically June 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 15.</ref>
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''Gorgon'''s main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she joined the fleet, specifically June 1918.{{FCHMShips|p. 15}}
  
==In Command==
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==Captains==
*Commander [[Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott|C.A. Scott]]
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott|nick=Charles A. Scott|appt=1 May, 1918<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 803}}|end=30 July, 1919<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Gordon Brickenden|nick=Francis G. Brickenden|appt=30 July, 1919|end=27 May, 1920}}
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==Footnotes==
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==See Also==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gorgon_(1914) Wikipedia]
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)
Pendant Number: P.59 (Sep 1915)
N.51 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick[2]
Laid down: 11 Jun, 1913[3]
Launched: 9 Jun, 1914[4]
Commissioned: 1 May, 1918
Sold: 28 Aug, 1928[5]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Gorgon was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the Royal Navy during the First World War for use as a monitor. Originally to have been named the Nidaros, the Gorgon was so heavily modified and her completion deemed such a low priority that she missed most of the war. To her fell the duty of firing the last rounds on the German-held Belgian coast.

Construction

The Nidaros was ordered from Armstrong's in Elswick in January, 1913. She was launched on 9 June, 1914 by Madame Vogt, the wife of the Norwegian Minister to Great Britain.

Service

Upon commissioning, Gorgon immediately joined the Dover Patrol's Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, which already had eleven monitors for bombarding enemy coastal positions.[6]

She paid off at Devonport on 18 May, 1920.[7]

Alterations

Gorgon's main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she joined the fleet, specifically June 1918.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  6. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 14.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  8. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
  9. Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 803.
  11. Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.

Bibliography


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