H.M.S. Mars
1897
(Navis 114NS)
- Class: Majestic - 9 first class battleships of 1892-1894
- Displacement: 14,980 tons
- Dimensions: 421 (oa) x 75 x 27 ft
- Machinery: 2-shaft, 3 cylinder triple expansion, 10,000shp = 16.5 knots
- Armor: Belt 9in, bulkheads 12in-14in, barbettes 14in, turrets 10in, casemates 6in, CT 14in, decks 3in-4in
- Armament: 4-12in Mk VIII (2x2), 12-6in 40cal Mk II, 16-12pdr QF, 12-3pdr QF guns; 5-18in TT (2 port & starboard submerged, 1 aft)
- Complement: 714
- Builder: Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
- Laid Down: 2 Jun 1894
- Launched: 3 Mar 1896
- Completed: 7 Jun 1897
- Notes: 1897-1905 Channel Fleet; present at Jubilee Fleet Review Jun 1897 and Coronation Review Aug 1902. 1906 in Reserve at Portsmouth. 1907 Devonport Division of Home Fleet to 1914. Joined 9th BS July 1914, then guard ship at Humber. Disarmed early 1915 to provide 12in guns for Earl of Peterborough monitors. Sent as troopship to Dardanelles late 1915 and took part in evacuation of Anzac Beach 18/19 Dec and West Beach 8/9 Jan 1916. Returned to England to serve as harbor depot ship Sep 1916 to Jul 1920 when she went on disposal list. Scrapped 1921 at Briton Ferry.
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