HMS Illustrious

The third HMS Illustrious of the British Royal Navy was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship. The ship was built at the Chatham Dockyard; her keel was laid down in March 1895, her completed hull was launched in September 1896, and she was commissioned into the fleet in April 1898. She was armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and a secondary battery of twelve 6-inch (152 mm) guns. The ship had a top speed of 16 knots.

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1896  Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 16 knot, 
Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, Chatham Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
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1896 HMS Illustrious

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World War I

1895-03-11T00:00:00Z

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keel laying

1898-04-01T00:00:00Z

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ship completed

1919-04-21T00:00:00Z

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ship decommissioning

1898-04-15T00:00:00Z

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ship commissioning

1896-09-17T00:00:00Z

1896-09-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

Majestic Class Battleships- HMS Illustrious Q39169

Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20185

Majestic Class Battleships- HMS Illustrious Q39168

HMS Illustrious (1896) firing guns

3Fi069-043 - FETES FRANCO-ANGLAISES, JUILLET 1905 LE CUIRASSE ANGLAIS "ILLUSTRIOUS" EN RADE DE BREST

HMS Illustrious 1898 IWM Q 039168

Btv1b532064205 visite de l'escadre anglaise (cropped)

Btv1b532064205 visite de l'escadre anglaise

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Majestic Class Battleships- HMS Illustrious Q39169		Commons
commons	image		Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20185		Commons
commons	image		Majestic Class Battleships- HMS Illustrious Q39168		Commons
commons	image		HMS Illustrious (1896) firing guns		Commons
commons	image		3Fi069-043 - FETES FRANCO-ANGLAISES, JUILLET 1905 LE CUIRASSE ANGLAIS "ILLUSTRIOUS" EN RADE DE BREST		Commons
commons	image		HMS Illustrious 1898 IWM Q 039168		Commons
commons	image		Btv1b532064205 visite de l'escadre anglaise (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Btv1b532064205 visite de l'escadre anglaise		Commons