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HMS Royal Sovereign (1892) (7th) |
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This the seventh vessel to carry the name was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard
on 30-Sep-1889 and launched 26-Feb-1891.
She was one of 70 vessels ordered under the Naval Defence Act of 1889, and set the standard for most of the pre-dreadnought capital ships that followed. The idea of the new design was increased fighting efficiency, plus maintenance of speed in a seaway. She served with the Channel Fleet from 1892 to 1892 (Flagship 1892-95). Then on to the Mediterranean 1897 to 1892 and as a guardship 1892 -1905. After a refit in 1903 she was in Reserve until 1907 when she joined the Home Fleet. Sold 07-Oct-1913 and broken up at Genoa.
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23 October, 2012.
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