HMS Iron Duke

HMS Iron Duke was a dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, and her keel laid in January 1912. Launched ten months later, she was commissioned into the Home Fleet in March 1914 as the fleet flagship. She was armed with a main battery of ten 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns and was capable of a top speed of 21.25 knots.

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1914  Wikimedia, Wikidata
beam 27.4 metre, speed 21.6 knot, draft 8.99 metre, length 189.81 metre, 2 QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun, 10 BL 13.5 inch Mk V gun, 12 BL 6 inch Mk VII gun, 4 QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss, 4 torpedo tube, 
Iron Duke-class dreadnought battleship, dreadnought, HMNB Portsmouth, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• Drachinifel page^@
• Secret Scotland page^@
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1914 HMS Iron Duke

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World War I

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World War II Q362

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ship commissioning

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ship launching

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keel laying

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Frameless

Admiral Jellicoe's flagship H.M.S. Iron Duke with escorting destroyers leading the Grand Fleet into action at Jutland, 31st May, 1916 CSK 2000

Souvenir made from the teak of Admiral Jericho's flagship

British battleships of the Grand Fleet in WW1

The Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 RMG PV2714

Battleship HMS Iron Duke - IWM Q 75209

Study of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 (No.5) RMG PV2765

Study of heaving the starboard anchors home on HMS 'Iron Duke' RMG PV2699

Emir Abdullah & Ronald Storrs on HMS Iron Duke LOC 08389v

Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20208

Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20206

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
link	page		Secret Scotland page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Admiral Jellicoe's flagship H.M.S. Iron Duke with escorting destroyers leading the Grand Fleet into action at Jutland, 31st May, 1916 CSK 2000		Commons
commons	image		Souvenir made from the teak of Admiral Jericho's flagship		Commons
commons	image		British battleships of the Grand Fleet in WW1		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 RMG PV2714		Commons
commons	image		Battleship HMS Iron Duke - IWM Q 75209		Commons
commons	image		Study of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 (No.5) RMG PV2765		Commons
commons	image		Study of heaving the starboard anchors home on HMS 'Iron Duke' RMG PV2699		Commons
commons	image		Emir Abdullah & Ronald Storrs on HMS Iron Duke LOC 08389v		Commons
commons	image		Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20208		Commons
commons	image		Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20206		Commons