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1/700 HMS Iron Duke Hull Bottom Bow
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HMS Iron Duke was the lead ship in a class of four superdreadnoughts of the Royal Navy; ordered as improved King George V class vessels, the main differences between the classes was a heavier, 6'' secondary battery on the KGVs. Main battery calibre, layout, speed, and armour thicknesses were basically unchanged.
Launched in October 1912 and entering service in November 1913, Iron Duke became flagship of the Home Fleet under Admiral George Callaghan. Transferred to Scapa Flow as the clouds of war gathered over Europe, the ship became the lead vessel of the Grand Fleet (its core composed of the former Home Fleet) under Admiral Jellicoe at the beginning of hostilities.
The Great War was fairly uneventful for most of the British battleships with the exception of the clash at Jutland in May 1916. The 9th unit in the line, Jellicoe's flagship scored an impressive amount of hits during the battle, mainly against the German battleship Konig, the cruiser Wiesbaden and several destroyers.
In November that year, Iron Duke was in drydock for horizontal armour upgrades as Jellicoe was promoted to First Lord of the Admiralty and Admiral Beatty became commander of the Grand Fleet. He soon after moved his flag from Iron Duke to the newer Queen Elizabeth; in 1918, further refits saw flying-off platforms fitted to B and Q turrets of the ship.
In March 1919, the battleship was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet, acting as flagship once again, and employed against Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War.
Three years later, Iron Duke became the stage for a mediation between Greek and Turkish forces to put an end to disputes rising in the aftermath of the Ottoman Empire's collapse.
In November 1931, after spending the rest of her active career in the Mediterranean, Iron Duke was disarmed and converted into a gunnery training vessels under the terms of the Washington Treaty. B and Y turrets were removed, and various smaller additional guns added atop the empty barbettes.
During the Second World War, the ship acted as a floating base and anti-aircraft platform for defence of Scapa Flow. She was attacked and damaged several times in 1939-1940, and had to be run aground to prevent sinking. There she rested until March 1946, when sold for scrap; refloated in April, she was moved and sold to another company, which scrapped her in 1948.
Launched in October 1912 and entering service in November 1913, Iron Duke became flagship of the Home Fleet under Admiral George Callaghan. Transferred to Scapa Flow as the clouds of war gathered over Europe, the ship became the lead vessel of the Grand Fleet (its core composed of the former Home Fleet) under Admiral Jellicoe at the beginning of hostilities.
The Great War was fairly uneventful for most of the British battleships with the exception of the clash at Jutland in May 1916. The 9th unit in the line, Jellicoe's flagship scored an impressive amount of hits during the battle, mainly against the German battleship Konig, the cruiser Wiesbaden and several destroyers.
In November that year, Iron Duke was in drydock for horizontal armour upgrades as Jellicoe was promoted to First Lord of the Admiralty and Admiral Beatty became commander of the Grand Fleet. He soon after moved his flag from Iron Duke to the newer Queen Elizabeth; in 1918, further refits saw flying-off platforms fitted to B and Q turrets of the ship.
In March 1919, the battleship was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet, acting as flagship once again, and employed against Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War.
Three years later, Iron Duke became the stage for a mediation between Greek and Turkish forces to put an end to disputes rising in the aftermath of the Ottoman Empire's collapse.
In November 1931, after spending the rest of her active career in the Mediterranean, Iron Duke was disarmed and converted into a gunnery training vessels under the terms of the Washington Treaty. B and Y turrets were removed, and various smaller additional guns added atop the empty barbettes.
During the Second World War, the ship acted as a floating base and anti-aircraft platform for defence of Scapa Flow. She was attacked and damaged several times in 1939-1940, and had to be run aground to prevent sinking. There she rested until March 1946, when sold for scrap; refloated in April, she was moved and sold to another company, which scrapped her in 1948.
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