As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919
Monitors
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MARSHAL NEY (24th August, 1915), MARSHAL SOULT (17th June, 1915).
M. NEY
Guns: Has only 6 - 6 inch, 2 - 3 inch AA., 2 - 3 pdr. AA.
M. SOULT.
Guns: 2 - 15 inch (Dir. Con. H.A. elevation), 8 - 4 inch, 2 - 12 pdr., 2 - 3 inch AA., 2 - 2 pdr. AA.
- Displacement., 6670 tons.
- Complements, M. Ney 186, M. Soult, 228.
- Length, 340 (p.p.), 355.66 (o.a.) feet. Beam, 90.25 feet. Draught, 10.5 feet.
- Gun: As noted above.
- Armour: in Soult only, 8" Barbette, 13"-4.25" Gunhouse: in both, 4" Bulkheads fore and aft, 6" C.T., 4" - 1" Box Citadel over Magazine, l" Fo'xle Deck, 2" - 1.5" Upper Deck, Lower Deck 3" at bow, 1.5" at stern, 1" Navig. Position. Deep Bulge Protection.
- Machinery: 2 sets Diesel. 1. 2 screws. Designed H.P.. 1500 = 6.7 kts. Fuel: 235 tons, maximum. oil only.
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Name |
Builder |
Machinery |
begun |
Completed |
Trials |
|
M. Ney |
Palmer |
White |
Jan., 1915 |
Aug., 1915 |
2309 H.P. = 6.3 kts. |
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M. Soult |
Palmer |
Vickers |
Jan., 1915 |
Nov., 1915 |
1898 H.P. = 6.6 kts. |
General Notes.- Emergency War Programme. M. Ney practically a failure, on account of her engines being highly unreliable. 15 inch guns and barbette removed from her about 1917, and she was moored as Guard-Ship in the Downs.
Sir JOHN MOORE.
GENERAL CRAUFURD (8th July, 1915), SIR JOHN MOORE (31st May, 1915).
- Displacement, 5900 tons.
- Complements, 237.
- Length, 320 (p.p.), 335.5 (o.a.) feet. Beam, 87.25 feet. Draught. 10.5 feet.
- Guns: 2 - 12 inch, M. VIII, 25 cal. 4 to 2 - 6 inch 2 - 12 pdr. 2 - 3 inch AA. 2 - 2 pdr. anti-aircraft. 4 M. G.
- Armour (Krupp): 6" Bulkheads F. & A.., 8" - 2" Barbettes, 10.5" - 2" Gunhouse, 6" Conning tower, 1" Foxle deck, 6" Upper deck (slopes), 2" Upper deck, 1.5" Main deck, Anti-torpedo protection: Deep bulges.
- Machinery: Triple expansion. 2 screw,. Boiler, : Babcock & Wilcox. Designed H.P. 2310 (?) = 6.7 kts. 2 screws. Coal : 350 tons, maximum.
General Notes.- Emergency War Programme. Armed with 12 inch from old Majestics. These Monitors are extremely slow and unwieldy - in fact against a strong head wind and sea, they can only make 1 or 2 kts. But most remarkably steady gun platforms, on account of their huge beam and bulges.
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Name |
Builder and Machinery |
Begun |
Completed |
Trial |
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Gen. Crauford |
Harland & Wolff (Belfast) |
Jan., 1915 |
Aug., 1915 |
2523 H.P. = 7.4 kts. |
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Sir Jno. Moore |
Scotts S.B. Co. |
Jan., 1915 |
July, 1915 |
2500 H.P. = 7.75 kts. |
Special Note.-All other monitors of Abercrombie (14 inch) type and Earl of Peterborough (12 inch) type on Disposal List, 1919 - not required for War Fleet and will be broken up soon.
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