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| image = [[File:HMS_Mars.jpg]] | | image = [[File:HMS_Mars.jpg]] | ||
| − | | caption = | + | | caption = HMS Mars 1901 - IWM Q39518 |
| − | | image2 = | + | | image2 = [[File:HMS_Mars_1.jpg]] |
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| − | | shipname = | + | | shipname = HMS Mars |
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = British Navy |
| − | | shipbuilder = Laird, Birkenhead | + | | shipbuilder = Laird Bothers, Birkenhead |
| shipyardnumber = | | shipyardnumber = | ||
| shiplaunched = 30 Mar 1896 | | shiplaunched = 30 Mar 1896 | ||
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| shiptype = pre-dreadnought battleship | | shiptype = pre-dreadnought battleship | ||
| shiptonnage = 14,900 tons | | shiptonnage = 14,900 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 421 ft (128.32m) |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 75 ft (22.86m) |
| − | | shipdepth = 8. | + | | shipdepth = 27 ft (8.23m) |
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw |
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
| shipcapacity = crew 675 | | shipcapacity = crew 675 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | ''HMS Mars'' was a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship of the Majestic class, the seventh member of a class of nine ships. The ship was laid down in the Laird Brothers shipyard in June 1894, she was launched in March 1896, and she was commissioned into the fleet in June 1897. 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. On 16 August 1904, ''Mars'' began a refit at Portsmouth which was completed in March 1905. ''Mars'' was serving as a guard ship at the Humber when World War I began in August 1914. | ||
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| + | ''Mars'' was transferred to the Dover Patrol on 9 December 1914, and was based at Dover briefly before moving to Portland on 11 December 1914. She was based at Portland until February 1915. In September 1915, ''Mars'' recommissioned to serve as a troopship in the Dardanelles campaign. ''Mars'' and her similarly disarmed sister ships ''Hannibal'' and ''Magnificent'', also acting as troopships, arrived at Mudros on 5 October 1915. At the Dardanelles, ''Mars'' took part in the evacuation of Allied troops from Anzac Cove. ''Mars'' returned to Devonport in February 1916, then paid off at Chatham, where she underwent a refit for conversion to a harbor depot ship. | ||
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| + | She recommissioned as a harbor depot ship on 1 Sep 1916, and served in this capacity at Invergordon until July 1920. She was sold for scrapping on 9 May 1921 and left Invergordon for scrapping at Briton Ferry in November 1921 | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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| + | ===Anzac Cove to Mudros harbour 20 - 21 December 1915=== | ||
* ''16th Battalion'' | * ''16th Battalion'' | ||
* † [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]] | * † [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:20, 15 January 2023
 HMS Mars 1901 - IWM Q39518 | |
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Mars |
| Owner | British Navy |
| Builder | Laird Bothers, Birkenhead |
| Launched | 30 Mar 1896 |
| Completed | June 1897 |
| In service | 8 June 1897 |
| Out of service | 9 May 1921 |
| Fate | sold for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | pre-dreadnought battleship |
| Tonnage | 14,900 tons |
| Length | 421 ft (128.32m) |
| Beam | 75 ft (22.86m) |
| Depth | 27 ft (8.23m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew 675 |
Remarks
HMS Mars was a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship of the Majestic class, the seventh member of a class of nine ships. The ship was laid down in the Laird Brothers shipyard in June 1894, she was launched in March 1896, and she was commissioned into the fleet in June 1897. 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. On 16 August 1904, Mars began a refit at Portsmouth which was completed in March 1905. Mars was serving as a guard ship at the Humber when World War I began in August 1914.
Mars was transferred to the Dover Patrol on 9 December 1914, and was based at Dover briefly before moving to Portland on 11 December 1914. She was based at Portland until February 1915. In September 1915, Mars recommissioned to serve as a troopship in the Dardanelles campaign. Mars and her similarly disarmed sister ships Hannibal and Magnificent, also acting as troopships, arrived at Mudros on 5 October 1915. At the Dardanelles, Mars took part in the evacuation of Allied troops from Anzac Cove. Mars returned to Devonport in February 1916, then paid off at Chatham, where she underwent a refit for conversion to a harbor depot ship.
She recommissioned as a harbor depot ship on 1 Sep 1916, and served in this capacity at Invergordon until July 1920. She was sold for scrapping on 9 May 1921 and left Invergordon for scrapping at Briton Ferry in November 1921
Soldiers carried
Anzac Cove to Mudros harbour 20 - 21 December 1915
- 16th Battalion
- † Ernest Edward Lockhart