HMS Raglan
1915 Abercrombie-class monitor
title: "HMS Raglan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["abercrombie-class-monitors", "ships-built-in-govan", "1915-ships", "world-war-i-monitors-of-the-united-kingdom", "world-war-i-shipwrecks-in-the-aegean-sea", "maritime-incidents-in-1918", "ships-built-by-harland-&-wolff", "shipwrecks-of-turkey"] description: "1915 Abercrombie-class monitor" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Raglan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary 1915 Abercrombie-class monitor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | HMS Raglan (1915).jpg |
| image_caption | HMS Raglan |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| country | United Kingdom |
| flag | |
| name | Raglan |
| namesake | FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan |
| operator | |
| builder | Harland & Wolff, Govan |
| yard_number | 476 |
| laid_down | 1 December 1914 |
| launched | 29 April 1915 |
| completed | 24 June 1915 |
| commissioned | May 1915 |
| fate | Sunk, 20 January 1918 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| class | monitor |
| displacement | 6150 LT |
| length | 334.5 ft |
| beam | 90 ft |
| draught | 10.2 ft |
| propulsion | *2 × triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines |
| speed | 6.5 kn |
| complement | 198 |
| armament | *as built: |
| *2 × [[14"/45 caliber gun#United Kingdom service | {{convert |
| *2 × {{convert | 14 |
| *1 × [[BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun | BL {{convert |
| armour | *Belt: 4 in |
| *Bulkheads {{convert | 4 |
| *Barbettes: {{convert | 8 |
| *Turrets: {{convert | 10 |
| *Deck: {{convert | 1 |
| aircraft | *October 1916: 1 × Short 166 |
| *September 1917: 1 × Short 184<ref name | BC/ |
| aircraft_facilities | Fitted to carry a seaplane |
| :: |
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = monitor | displacement = 6150 LT | length = 334.5 ft | beam = 90 ft | draught = 10.2 ft | propulsion = *2 × triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines
- 2 x Babcock & Wilcox watertube boilers
- 2 × shafts | speed = 6.5 kn | range = | endurance = | complement = 198 | armament = *as built:
- 2 × 14 in/45 caliber guns
- 2 × 12-pounder (3-inch) guns
- 1 × 3-pounder anti-aircraft gun
- 1 × 2-pounder AA gun
- 1918:
- 2 × 14 in/45 caliber guns
- 1 × BL 6 in Mk XII guns
- 2 × 12-pounder AA guns
- 1 × 3-pounder AA gun
- 1 × 2-pounder AA gun | armour = *Belt: 4 in
- Bulkheads 4 in
- Barbettes: 8 in
- Turrets: 10 in
- Deck: 1 - | aircraft = *October 1916: 1 × Short 166
- September 1917: 1 × Short 184 | aircraft_facilities = Fitted to carry a seaplane | notes =
**HMS Raglan ** was a First World War Royal Navy monitor, which was sunk during the Battle of Imbros in January 1918.
Design
On 3 November 1914, Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel offered Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, the use of eight 14 in/45 cal BL MK II guns in twin gun turrets, originally destined for the Greek battleship . These turrets could not be delivered to the German builders, due to the British blockade. The Royal Navy immediately designed a class of monitors, designed for shore bombardment, to use the turrets.
Construction
Raglan was laid down at the Harland & Wolff Ltd shipyard at Govan on 1 December 1914. The ship was named Robert E Lee in honour of the CSA General Robert E Lee, however as the United States was still neutral, the ship was hurriedly renamed HMS M3 on 31 May 1915. She was then named HMS Lord Raglan on 20 June 1915 and again renamed HMS Raglan on 23 June 1915.
Career
Raglan sailed for the Dardanelles in June 1915. She remained in the Eastern Mediterranean, based at Imbros. On 29 October, Raglan took part in the Third Battle of Gaza.
On 20 January 1918, while the battleships and were absent, Raglan and other members of the Detached Squadron of the Aegean Squadron were attacked by the Turkish battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly German battlecruiser ), the light cruiser Midilli (formerly German light cruiser ) and four destroyers. Raglan was sunk with the loss of 127 lives. The monitor was also sunk in the same battle. Midilli and Yavuz Sultan Selim ran into a minefield while withdrawing; Midilli sank and Yavuz Sultan Selim was badly damaged.
References
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914–1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972),
- Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985),
References
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