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'''HMS ''Canada''''' was a battleship [incorrectly identified in the O.B. main page of the Battle of Jutland article as a member of the Iron Duke class] originally ordered by the government of Chile as Valparaiso. Before launching, the ship's name was change to Almirante Latorre. Incomplete at the outbreak of World War I, |
'''HMS ''Canada''''' was a [[battleship]] [incorrectly identified in the O.B. main page of the Battle of Jutland article as a member of the Iron Duke class] originally ordered by the government of [[Chile]] as ''Valparaiso''. Before launching, the ship's name was change to ''Almirante Latorre''. Incomplete at the outbreak of World War I, she was purchased by the British government and re-named HMS ''Canada''. |
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Builder: Elswick. |
Builder: Elswick. |
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Design notes: Original secondary armament was to be 22 X 4.7". This was changed to 16 X 6", then reduced to 12 X 6". Design somewhat similar to Iron Duke class, but lightly larger and mounted 14" guns instead of the 10 X 13.5" carred by the Iron Dukes. |
Design notes: Original secondary armament was to be 22 X 4.7". This was changed to 16 X 6", then reduced to 12 X 6". Design somewhat similar to Iron Duke class, but lightly larger and mounted 14" guns instead of the 10 X 13.5" carred by the Iron Dukes. |
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General notes: Took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the end of the war, she was returned to Chile under the Almirante Latorre name. |
General notes: Took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the end of the war, she was returned to Chile under the Almirante Latorre name. |
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She was the last World War I battleship afloat when she was sold around 1958 and scrapped in Japan. There she was a source of fittings for the repair of the museum ship, the [[Japanese battleship Mishima]] which had been built in British shipyard about the same time as the ''Canada''. |
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At the time she was sold. A sister ship, Almirante Cochrane, was also purchased by the Royal Navy. This ship was less complete than the Almirante Latorre, and was never completed as a battleship. Instead, laid incomplete on the slip from 1914 to 1917, when she was purchased and completed as [[HMS Eagle|HMS ''Eagle'']], an early [[aircraft carrier]]. |
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HMS Eagle served in World War II and was sunk in the Med while escorting one of the Malta convoys. |
HMS Eagle served in World War II and was sunk in the Med while escorting one of the Malta convoys. |
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==References== |
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*Jane's Fighting Ships. |
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[[Category:Royal Navy battleships|Canada]] |
[[Category:Royal Navy battleships|Canada]] |
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Revision as of 10:20, 1 December 2005
HMS Canada was a battleship [incorrectly identified in the O.B. main page of the Battle of Jutland article as a member of the Iron Duke class] originally ordered by the government of Chile as Valparaiso. Before launching, the ship's name was change to Almirante Latorre. Incomplete at the outbreak of World War I, she was purchased by the British government and re-named HMS Canada.
Builder: Elswick. Laid down: November, 1911; launched: November, 1913; completed: September, 1915. Displacement: 25,000 tons; about 32,000 tons fully loaded. Length: 625'; beam: 92' 6": draught: 33' maximum. Guns: 10 X 14", 12 X 6", 2 X 3" aa, 4 X 3 pdr. Torpedo tubes: 4 X 21" submerged. Machinery: 21 Yarrow boilers. L/P Parsons and H/P Brown-Curtis turbines. Fuel: coal and oil. Performance: 37,000 shp = 22.75 kts. Trials: 39,247 shp.
Design notes: Original secondary armament was to be 22 X 4.7". This was changed to 16 X 6", then reduced to 12 X 6". Design somewhat similar to Iron Duke class, but lightly larger and mounted 14" guns instead of the 10 X 13.5" carred by the Iron Dukes.
General notes: Took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the end of the war, she was returned to Chile under the Almirante Latorre name.
She was the last World War I battleship afloat when she was sold around 1958 and scrapped in Japan. There she was a source of fittings for the repair of the museum ship, the Japanese battleship Mishima which had been built in British shipyard about the same time as the Canada.
At the time she was sold. A sister ship, Almirante Cochrane, was also purchased by the Royal Navy. This ship was less complete than the Almirante Latorre, and was never completed as a battleship. Instead, laid incomplete on the slip from 1914 to 1917, when she was purchased and completed as HMS Eagle, an early aircraft carrier. HMS Eagle served in World War II and was sunk in the Med while escorting one of the Malta convoys.
References
- Jane's Fighting Ships.