H.M.S. General Wolfe
1918
(Navis 189aN)
- Class: Lord Clive - 8 monitors of 1914
- Displacement: 5,900 tons
- Dimensions: 335'6" x 87'2" x 9'7"
- Machinery: Triple expansion steam engines, 2 screws, 2,500ihp = 6.5 knots
- Armor: Belt 6in, decks 1.5in, bulges
- Armament: 1-18in, 2-12in (1x2), 2-6in (2x1), 2-3 in AA (2x1), 4-2pdr AA (4x1)
- Complement: 194
- Builder: Palmer
- Laid down: Jan 1915
- Launched: 9 Sep 1915
- Completed: Nov 1915
- Notes: The 12" main battery was taken from the obsolete Majestic-class battleship HMS Victorious. Belonging to the Dover Monitor Squadron, she was used to bombard German positions along the Belgian coast. The massive 18" gun was from the never-installed forward turret of light battlecruiser Furious and was installed in Jul 1918. It was first used in action Sep 1918. Decommissioned Nov 1918 and sold for scrapping in 1921.
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