HMS Agamemnon
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HMS Agamemnon was one of two Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleships launched in 1906 and completed in 1908. She was the Royal Navy's second-to-last pre-dreadnought battleship to be built, followed by her sister ship, Lord Nelson. She was assigned to the Channel Fleet when the First World War began in 1914. The ship was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea with Lord Nelson in early 1915 to participate in the Dardanelles Campaign. She made a number of bombardments against Turkish fortifications and in support of British troops. Agamemnon remained in the Mediterranean after the conclusion of that campaign to prevent the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben and light cruiser Breslau from breaking out into the Mediterranean. Agamemnon shot down the German Zeppelin LZ-55 (LZ-85) during a bombing mission over Salonica in 1916. On 30 October 1918, the Ottoman Empire signed the Armistice of Mudros on board the ship while she was anchored at Lemnos in the northern Aegean Sea. She was converted to a radio-controlled target ship following her return to the United Kingdom in March 1919 and began service in 1921. Agamemnon was the last pre-dreadnought in service with the Royal Navy; she was replaced by Centurion at the end of 1926 and sold for scrap in January 1927.
1908
Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 18 knot,
William Beardmore and Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
In Mudros Bay, April 11th 1915 Art.IWMART4257
HMS Agamemnon Spithead 1909 Flickr 4793355422 358e6c21bd o
H.M.S. Agamemnon (Lord Nelson Class)
HMS Agamemnon arriving at Malta and Passing Fort St Angelo Art.IWMART3119
HMS Agamemnon (1906) as target ship 1924-1925
Agamemnon's 3-pounder AA gun
Agamemnon at Mudros
Off Cape Helles, Action Continuing, 3.40pm, May 17th 1915 Art.IWMART4329
HMS Agamemnon at Malta - coaling and taking in ammunition Art.IWMART3131
General Position of Fleet Soon After Sunrise, May 18th 1915 Art.IWMART4331| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | In Mudros Bay, April 11th 1915 Art.IWMART4257 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Agamemnon Spithead 1909 Flickr 4793355422 358e6c21bd o | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H.M.S. Agamemnon (Lord Nelson Class) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Agamemnon arriving at Malta and Passing Fort St Angelo Art.IWMART3119 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Agamemnon (1906) as target ship 1924-1925 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Agamemnon's 3-pounder AA gun | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Agamemnon at Mudros | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Off Cape Helles, Action Continuing, 3.40pm, May 17th 1915 Art.IWMART4329 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Agamemnon at Malta - coaling and taking in ammunition Art.IWMART3131 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | General Position of Fleet Soon After Sunrise, May 18th 1915 Art.IWMART4331 | Commons | ||
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