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The After Guns and Barbette of the Revenge
ANV01241. The After Guns and Barbette of the RevengeWhen ships first began to be constructed of iron, the guns were mounted along each side and fired through the ports, much like in the old sailing Men-of-War. Then the revolving turret was designed and
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HMS Revenge - Battleship
Country : UK Launched : 3rd November 1892
HMS Revenge, Royal Navy Pre-Dreadnought steel armoured battleship of the Royal Sovereign Class, built by Palmers and launched 3rd November 1892 as part of the Naval Defence Act Programme of 1890. In 1912 she suffered damage from a collision and was subsequently refitted with modern fire controls, one year later she was towed to Motherbank and reduced to Material Reserve. At the outbreak of the first world war, Revenge, instead of broken up, was used to bombard the Belgian coast until being renamed Redoubtable and serving as a tender to HMS Victory in 1915.
Renamed Redoubtable 2nd August 1915. Finally broken up in 1919.
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