HMS Formidable (1898)

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament 12 × 6-inch guns
4 × 12-inch guns
16 × 12-pounder guns
6 × 18-inch torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 75 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Portsmouth_Dockyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Formidable-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned October 1901
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement 780
gptkbp:displacement 15,000 tons
gptkbp:draught 26 ft
gptkbp:fate sunk by submarine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Formidable (1898)
gptkbp:laidDown 21 March 1898
gptkbp:launched 17 November 1898
gptkbp:length 431 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:English_Channel
gptkbp:notableEvent first British battleship sunk by submarine in WWI
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion triple-expansion steam engines
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkb:Channel_Fleet
5th Battle Squadron
gptkbp:speed 18 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 1 January 1915
SM U-24
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Formidable
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6