| HMS King Alfred (1901) | |
|---|---|
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| Career |  |
| Class and type: | Drake-class armoured cruiser |
| Name: | HMS King Alfred |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched: | 28 October 1901 |
| Christened: | Countess of Lathom |
| Fate: | Sold 30 January 1920 for breaking up |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,100 tons |
| Length: | 500 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 71 ft (22 m) |
| Armament: |
2 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk X guns in single turrets |
HMS King Alfred was a 14,100-ton Drake-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name, after Alfred the Great, historical king of Wessex.
Service history[]
King Alfred was built by Vickers Limited at Barrow-in-Furness and launched on 28 October 1901, when she was named by the Countess of Lathom.[1]
Like her sisters, King Alfred served in the First World War, surviving it to be sold for breaking up on 30 January 1920. She was finally broken up in the Netherlands.
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HMS King Alfred being built at Barrow-in-Furness
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HMS King Alfred being built at Barrow-in-Furness
References[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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