Lord Clive-class monitor
The Lord Clive-class monitor, sometimes referred to as the General Wolfe class, were ships designed for shore bombardment and were constructed for the Royal Navy during the First World War.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lord Clive class |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Abercrombie class |
| Succeeded by | Marshal Ney class |
| Built | 1915 |
| In commission | June 1915 – 1927 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Scrapped | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Monitor |
| Displacement | 6,150 tons |
| Length | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Beam | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2,310 hp |
| Speed | 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h) |
| Complement | 194 |
| Armament | Originally two BL 12 inch Mk VIII in a single turret, two QF 3-pounder guns. Lord Clive and General Wolfe had an additional single BL 18 inch Mk I in 1918 installed aft. Similar work on Prince Eugene was not completed because of the end of the war. |
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