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Description: | HMS Iron Duke was the lead ship of four Iron Duke-
class battleships which were laid down in 1912,
and carried a main armament of 10 x 13.5 inch
guns. She was built at Portsmouth Dockyard and
commissioned in March 1914, relieving HMS
Neptune as flagship of the Home Fleet.
In August 1914, Admiral Jellicoe hoisted his flag in
Iron Duke at Scapa Flow. She fought at Jutland in
1916 and remained flagship of the Grand Fleet until
1917. In 1919 she became flagship of the
Mediterranean Fleet. Iron Duke was scrapped in
1948
The ship's bell of HMS Iron Duke
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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